AIPMT topper's advice: “Don’t just cram”
HAILING from a family of doctors, cracking the medical entrance exams seems like a natural career choice for Siddharth, who is currently studying at the All India Institute of Medical sciences (AIIMS) in New Delhi. He offers some good advice to aspiring medical students.
How to crack NEET: Click here for topper's tips
How to crack JIPMER and AIIMS: Click here to know from twin topper
|
Apart from the AIPMT, he also gave the entrance test for AIIMS (ranked 3), the Delhi Pre-medical Test (DPMT - ranked 1) and Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE - ranked 1).
Today, he is pursuing his MBBS at AIIMS. But according to Siddharth, though getting into medicine was a well-thought out decision, he has seen both the perks and the challenges of the profession and was also aware that admission to the profession was not a cakewalk.
A consistently good student, Siddharth scored 95.2 percent in Class 12. He attended Delhi Public School, Rohini, located a stone’s throw away from his house. Recounting his entrance exam preparation days, he says, “I would wake up in the morning and study Biology, and when I got bored I would solve Chemistry and Physics numericals.”
Note that Siddharth was an ace when it came to Physics, but struggled with Biology. But he studied harder in the subject during the last two months of preparation. “Students should capitalise on their strengths and work on weaker areas,” he says.
He joined the Narayana IIT Academy in Rohini in Class 11 as it has a good faculty and was located close to his house. He would learn what was taught in the institute the very same day. He stresses on being regular at school, too.
“Joining a coaching institute most importantly instils a competitive spirit in you, since there are also other students there aiming for the same,” he says. “There were many brilliant students around me who could not make it in the first attempt. I was determined to give my best,” he adds.
He, however, does not deny the fact that students do clear the exams sans any coaching. He stresses that they could enrol for the mock test series offered by a coaching class, if not a regular course.
The AIPMT is conducted in two stages: Prelims and Finals, which are both three-hour exams. The Prelims is conducted in the first week of April and comprises 200 objective-type questions, 50 each in Physics, Chemistry, Botany and Zoology. A correct answer fetches 4 marks and a wrong answer, a negative marking of 1. Those who clear the Prelims, will give the final exam in May, which comprises 120 objective-type questions. While half the questions in the AIPMT prelims are from Biology, the AIIMS exam focuses more on Modern Physics and Human Physiology.
When quizzed about the future, Siddarth says he wants to conduct research alongside being a practicing doctor.
| Siddharth’s study mantras |
|
Click below for AIPMT 2014 Offical Threads
https://www.careers360.com/Medicine/Pattern-of-AIPMT-2014-Exam
https://www.careers360.com/Medicine/Preparation-for-AIPMT-2014
Save
Popular Courses and Specializations
List of colleges accepting NEET
Browse Colleges by State
Questions related to NEET
On Question asked by student community
Hello,
If you are studying 10+2 with Computer Science and you want to do MBBS, then you must have Biology in Class 12 to become eligible for NEET . Without Biology, you cannot apply for NEET.
Here are the possible ways:
-
Take Biology as an additional subject.
You can register for Biology through your school or as a private candidate from a recognized board. After passing Biology, you become eligible for NEET. -
Change your stream to PCB (Physics, Chemistry, Biology).
If your school allows stream change, you can shift to PCB and complete 12th with Biology. -
Finish your 12th and then study Biology separately.
After completing 12th with Computer Science, you can appear for Biology next year through NIOS or your state board. Once you pass Biology, you can apply for NEET. -
Do Class 12 again with PCB.
This takes more time but is also an option if you want a strong base.
To appear for NEET, Biology is compulsory. So you will need to add or study Biology in one of the above ways.
Hope it helps !
That's stressful, but this is a common temporary issue during high-traffic counseling!
If NEET PG 2025 Choice Locking is not opening, it usually means one of two things:
-
High Server Load: You may be trying during peak hours. Wait a few hours (try late at night or early morning) and refresh the portal.
-
Date Window: The locking window might not have officially started yet, or you may have passed the initial locking period.
Crucial Advice: The system automatically locks your saved choices after the final deadline passes. Ensure you save your choices frequently so that even if you can't manually lock them, the system does it for you. Review the official schedule here: https://medicine.careers360.com/articles/neet-pg-2025-choice-filling-and-locking
Hello,
You have good chances to get a clinical seat in Andhra Pradesh with the rank of 231. And you belong to the BC-B category, which will increase your chances, but it will also depend on the specific clinical branch's cutoff list that you are aiming for.
Hope it helps!!!
Hi dear candidate,
With consistent amount of practice each day you can surely score good in your NEET exam, you can find enough study material for NEET exam on our official website. Refer to the link attached below that might help you:
Important questions: Most Repeated Questions in NEET Exam - Important Question for NEET 2026
Sample papers for better practice: NEET Sample Paper 2026 With Solutions- Download Model Paper PDF
Tips to prepare: NEET Preparation Tips 2026 - Strategy, Best Books, & Study Plan
BEST REGARDS
Hello,
Here is the best source to download NEET previous year question papers in Hindi medium : NEET Hindi PYQ and answer keys
Hope it helps !
Popular NEET Questions
the product 'P' will be ,
| Column A | Column B |
| A |
a) Organisation of cellular contents and further cell growth. |
| B |
b) Leads to formation of two daughter cells. |
| C |
c) Cell grows physically and increase volume proteins,organells. |
| D |
d) synthesis and replication of DNA. |
Match the correct option as per the process shown in the diagram.
1-b,2-a,3-d,4-c
1-c,2-b,3-a,4-d
1-a,2-d,3-c,4-b
1-c,2-d,3-a,4-b
0.16 g of dibasic acid required 25 ml of decinormal solution for complete neutralisation. The modecular weight of the acid will be
32
64
128
256
0xone is