All About Medical Exams, Institutes, And Its Preparations

Most of the students aspire to become a doctor since their childhood, therefore a career in medicine has been one of the most pursued by the students and the total number of aspirants appearing for the Medical Entrance Examinations is rapidly increasing every year.

Overall, more than 12 lakh students appear for the medical entrance exam all over India for admission into different medical colleges. Medical Entrance Examinations are conducted every year and are directed on an all India basis as well as at the state level. There are various medical institutes in India, which conduct their own entrance test and select the candidate based on the ranking system.

Here is the list of few top medical entrance examinations which is conducted all over India for various medical colleges as the part of the admission process.

1. AIIMS (All India Institute of Medical Sciences)
2. COMEDK (The Consortium of Medical, Engineering and Dental Colleges of Karnataka)
3. GOA CET (Goa Common Entrance Test)
4. JIPMER (Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research)
5. KCET (Karnataka Common Entrance Test)
6. MH CET (Maharashtra Common Entrance Test)
7. NEET (National Eligibility cum Entrance Test for MBBS BDS Admission)
8. PGIMER (Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research Entrance Exam)
9. UPCAT (Uttar Pradesh Common Admission Test)
10. UPMT (Uttarakhand Common Pre Medical Entrance Examination)

There are many reputed medical colleges in India, both government and private sectors and the students are selected every year based on their performance either at State level like KCET or at the national level like NEET 2018 exam. On an average, a college offers several medical courses for both bachelors and masters level. There are between 20 to 30 top medical colleges in India. Listed below are a few of them.

1. All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS),
2. Delhi Grant Medical College, Mumbai
3. John’s Medical College, Bangalore
4. Lady Hardinge Medical College (LHMC), Delhi
5. Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata
6. Bangalore Medical College (BMC), Bangalore
7. Kasturba Medical College (KMC), Manipal
8. MS Ramaiah Medical College, Bangalore
9. Seth G.S. Medical College, Mumbai
10. Stanley Medical College (SMC), Chennai

Therefore, clearing this exam and getting admission into a medical college to pursue the MBBS course is quite the challenging task for every candidate.  Here are a few tips and tricks to crack this entrance exam.

• Focus more on textbooks, important and high weightage chapters.
• Never skip any topic, just have a brief review and make a note of all important points.
• Practice more sample papers, model question papers and all the important points discussed by your lecturers.
• Have a group study or join the best NEET coaching centre. Self-studying will work, but group studying positively improves the student’s success as they are trained by the toppers and other expert tutors.
• Lastly, never forget to solve NEET 2017 question papers on a daily basis. This improves your confidence towards the preparation and you can also know about the current exam pattern.

These were some information regarding the medical entrance exams and tips to crack the upcoming medical exams.

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