AIIMS exam takes place twice every year out of which the November exam every year is a trend setting exam that comes out with several fresh questions that have not appeared in any of the previous exams of any board. It is one of the highest quality examinations where sheer luck factor is almost nil due to the quality of questions as well as limited number of seats. The questions come from varied sources and may not be limited to your regular set of text books. So only those students who are well versed with the scientific concepts will get through and this has been proved time and again. Those who have been busy only remembering answers from guidance books can either change their strategy for the remaining 3 weeks or get ready for a shocker.
Total number of questions = 90
Total time duration = 90 minutes
Negative marking = 1/3 negative marking for wrong answers.
The duration of paper will be 90 minutes containing 90 multiple choice questions covering all the subjects taught at BDS level. There is 1/3 negative marking for wrong answers in the test.
What does the analysis of AIIMS 2009 Nov exam say? What should be the strategy for AIIMS 2010 examination ?
1. Students survey taken after last year's Nov 2009 AIIMS examination showed that students went wrong in the application type of questions. Application type of questions are not direct lifts from the textbooks nor do they carry a straightforward enquiry. For example, if there is an applied type of question in General Medicine, it would challenge you to make a U turn and go into pharmacology and then into pathology/microbiology and lastly into physiology/biochemistry. This requires thorough understanding of basics and subject knowledge. So only those students who know how these subjects are interlinked with respect to the concept mentioned in the question, will be able to answer correctly. Those who give the examination in a hope to get repeat MCQs invariably go wrong.
2. Students who were depending solely or heavily on the key given in the MCQ books did not do well in the Nov 2009 AIIMS exam. You need to “generate” answers on the day of examination and not necessarily remember them before only to forget on that day. This calls for a different type of preparation.
Preparatory phase - Read every question and the options given carefully. Let it challenge your intellect. Take time to solve it. This is the time when you get the concept behind the question. Understand it , solve it, verify by referring the textbook. This is the way MCQs are to be handled in the preparatory phase. In the revision phase, try to time the questions. 100 questions in one hour is a good speed.
3. Even in the last 15 days - stick to textbook based preparation. Don't change your strategy now. Increasing the number of MCQs per day or or solving only MCQs in the last 15 days has scripted many sob stories. As the exam approaches, your confusion should reduce & confidence should increase and not the other way around. Start Now! Good luck !
Total number of questions = 90
Total time duration = 90 minutes
Negative marking = 1/3 negative marking for wrong answers.
The duration of paper will be 90 minutes containing 90 multiple choice questions covering all the subjects taught at BDS level. There is 1/3 negative marking for wrong answers in the test.
What does the analysis of AIIMS 2009 Nov exam say? What should be the strategy for AIIMS 2010 examination ?
1. Students survey taken after last year's Nov 2009 AIIMS examination showed that students went wrong in the application type of questions. Application type of questions are not direct lifts from the textbooks nor do they carry a straightforward enquiry. For example, if there is an applied type of question in General Medicine, it would challenge you to make a U turn and go into pharmacology and then into pathology/microbiology and lastly into physiology/biochemistry. This requires thorough understanding of basics and subject knowledge. So only those students who know how these subjects are interlinked with respect to the concept mentioned in the question, will be able to answer correctly. Those who give the examination in a hope to get repeat MCQs invariably go wrong.
2. Students who were depending solely or heavily on the key given in the MCQ books did not do well in the Nov 2009 AIIMS exam. You need to “generate” answers on the day of examination and not necessarily remember them before only to forget on that day. This calls for a different type of preparation.
Preparatory phase - Read every question and the options given carefully. Let it challenge your intellect. Take time to solve it. This is the time when you get the concept behind the question. Understand it , solve it, verify by referring the textbook. This is the way MCQs are to be handled in the preparatory phase. In the revision phase, try to time the questions. 100 questions in one hour is a good speed.
3. Even in the last 15 days - stick to textbook based preparation. Don't change your strategy now. Increasing the number of MCQs per day or or solving only MCQs in the last 15 days has scripted many sob stories. As the exam approaches, your confusion should reduce & confidence should increase and not the other way around. Start Now! Good luck !
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