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Interview with Dr. Vivek Agrawal - AIPGMEE 2013 Rank: 507


Name: Dr. Vivek Agrawal

Dr. Vivek secured rank 507 (UR Category) in AIPGMEE 2013 Exam.

We invited him for a small interview on his road to success.


AcrossPG : Firstly Congrats on securing a good ranks! What is the secret of your success in this exam in few lines?
Answer : THANK U... HARD WORK, DEDICATION & SELF-CONFIDENCE MAKE A LETHAL COMBINATION...

AcrossPG : Who inspired you to take up Medicine?
Answer : MY MOM WANTED TO BE A DOCTOR... SO SHE MADE ME ONE...

AcrossPG : When did you seriously started to prepare for PG Entrance Exams?
Answer : During Internship


AcrossPG : Were you able to prepare well during the internship period?
Answer : I DID MY INTERNSHIP AT SION HOSPITAL, MUMBAI WHERE I DID MY UG... SION HAS VERY HEAVY INTERNSHIP... BUT I DID WHATEVER WAS POSSIBLE... I HAD A DECENT RANK IN MY STATE CET AT THT TIME...

AcrossPG : What was your main / primary strategy for the preparation of the exams?
Answer : THE PRIMARY STRATEGY WAS TO COVER ALL SUBJECTS...ALL 20... THEN TO REVISE THEM ALONG WITH MCQ'S n TESTS...

AcrossPG : How did you prepare the time table for your studies and were you able to stick to it?
Answer : I USED TO DECIDE HW MANY DAYS TO GIVE TO EACH SUBJECT... TIME-BOUND STUDY PLAYED A HUGE ROLE FOR ME... I USED TO TRY MY MAX TO ACHEIVE THE TARGET, BUT SUMTIMES I CUD NOT... THE POINT IS --- YOU HAV TO BE TIME BOUND...

AcrossPG : In your opinion, how much time one require to preparing for this exam?
Answer : 10-11 MONTHS OF DEDICATED STUDY SHUD SUFFICE... BUT AS WE COMMONLY SEE, THERE IS A HUGE AMOUNT OF VARIATION IS THIS... A POINT TO STRESS HERE IS THT, U SHUD NOT KEEP LOOKIN AT OTHERS THT SUMBDY ELSE CUD GET A RANK BEFORE ME... IF U R NT HAPPY WITH WHT U R GETTIN, IF U HAV CONFIDENCE TO STUDY, THEN DONT STOP TILL U GET WHT U WANT...

AcrossPG : We appreciate that preparing for PG Entrance is really challenging. During your preparation, did you ever doubt your ability to succeed in it, and how did you fight it?
Answer : QUITE A NUMBER OF TIMES... BT M BLESSED TO HAV A LOVELY FAMILY BACK HOME... A SET OF SCHOOL N COLLEGE FRIENDS WHO ALWAYS CHEERED ME... ALL IN ALL I WAS A BIT PAMPERED...

AcrossPG : What was your study strategy? Which is better, between selective-intensive study or wide-extensive study?
Answer : WIDE EXTENSIVE WHEN U DO UR UG... SELECTIVE INTENSIVE DURING INTERNSHP..

AcrossPG : What changes in study pattern do you think should be adopted in view of NEW TREND in DNB and AIPGMEE exams (Multiple days and Psychometric analysis)?
Answer : THIS IS PROBABLY THE MOST IMP QUESTION... IL JOT DOWN THE CHANGES ONE BY ONE---

1) NW INDIVIDUAL SUBJECTWISE STUDY FOR ALL 20 SUBJECTS IS A MUST...
2) I PERSONALLY FELT SHORT BUKS LIKE ROAMS DNT HELP MUCH...BT MANY PPL DO SUGGEST IT...
3) SOLVE AS MANY MCQS POSSIBLE...DO MCQS BEFORE READING ND AFTER READING A TOPIC...
4) GIVE TESTS REGULARLY...ITS FUN WHN U GO WRONG EVN AFTR READING THT TOPIC...
5) NOW THERE IS NOTHING LIKE IMP OR LESS IMP... NOW EVERYTHING IS IMPORTANT... UR TARGET SHUD BE TO REMEMBER "EACH CHAPTER, EACH TOPIC, EACH DETAIL"
6) JOINING CLASSES HELPS A LOT, BT ITS NOT MANDATORY...I NEVR WENT FOR ANY CLASS... LAST BUT NOT THE LEAST,

ABT MULTISESSION EXAMS...

1) I NEVR WASTED A SINGLE MOMENT IN THINKING ABT THE EXAM PATTERN...
2) I PERSONALLY BELIEVE IF U STUDY WITH A CORRECT METHOD, THEN U WILL NO DOUBT GET A RANK...
3) I GAV MY ALL INDIA ON 5TH MORNING... IT WAS A TUFF PAPER...FOR ALMOST EVERYBODY, BARRING A FEW... I DID NOT HAVE MUCH HOPES FROM ALL INDIA WHEN I HEARD ABT OTHER SESSIONS...FORTUNATELY I HAD A GUD STATE RANK... BUT THE STORY WAS DIFFERENT WHN THE RESULTS WERE OUT...

AcrossPG : Which book did you study for subject-wise theory preparation?
Answer : ANAT, FMT-- ACROSS ( NOW IT CAN BE REPLACED BY ARVIND ARORA)
PHYSIO, BIOCHEM-- ARVIND ARORA...
PATHO, MICRO, PSM, ENT, OPTHAL , ORTHO, SARP,
PEADS -- ARVIND ARORA...
PHARMAC- GARG/ARVIND ARORA...
OBGY- SAKSHI ARORA + sum topics frm dutta
MED- MUDIT KHANNA...
SURGERY- AMIT ASHISH+ BHATIA CLASS NOTES+ MY UG TEXT BUK KALAM... BHATIA TEST PAPERS...

AcrossPG : How important is studying theory from text books for this new pattern of exam?
Answer : U CAN USE TEXTBOOK WHENEVER U FEEL THERZ SUMTHN MISING OR IF U REMEMBER SUMTHN FRM UR UG TEXTBUK... I USED TO REFER TEXTBUKS RETROGRADELY...FOR SUMN IMP TOPICS... LIKE I READ RETINA CHAPTER FROM KHURANA... 1ST 12 CHAPTERS FRM OBGY BEFORE MY STATE EXAM, AS IT WAS REQUIRED... SURGERY- I READ SRIRAM BHATT...ITS AN EXCELLENT BUK...I USED TO QUICKLY GO THRU IT N MARKED IMP POINTS...THEN REVISED ONLY MARKED POINTS...

AcrossPG : Which books did you study for MCQ practice? Exam wise and subject-wise.
Answer : ALL SUBJECTWISE BUKS HAV MCQS...DINT HAV TIME FOR TRIPLE A... KALAM HAS A GUD COLLECTION OF MCQS...PLZ READ KALAM FOR MCQS AT LEAST... THE TRICK LIES IN THE WAY U DO MCQS... U SHUD SOLVE THEM LYK A TEST... I USED TO DO MCQS BEFORE AND THEN AFTR READING THE SAME TOPIC... BT LAST 1- 1.5 MONTHS, I READ ONLY THEORY...

AcrossPG : Which subjects should be focussed upon in your opinion?
Answer : AS I HAV ALREADY MENTIONED, U SHUD NOT SKIP ANY SUBJECT... BUT IF U R SHORT OF TIME, U MAY PREFER TO SKIP 1/2 SHORT SUBJECTS OR SYSTEMIC PATHO IF U R CONFIDENT...

AcrossPG : How did you plan your revision? How many months to keep for revision and which books or notes to study?
Answer : REVISE WHT U HAV READ... LAST 2 MONTHS SHUD BE FULLY DEVOTED TO REVISION... THTS THE CRUX OF THE ENTIRE PLAN... 99% PPL GO WRONG IN PLANNING REVISION... SUPPOSE U HAV 62 DAYS... 1ST REVISION-- 30 DAYS 2ND REVISION-- 20 DAYS 3RD REVISION- 12 DAYS...

AcrossPG : How much did internet helped you in your preparation? and did AcrossPG kept you updated about exams?
Answer : THIS YR SPECIALLY INTERNET HELPED A LOT... RXPG WAS THE ONLY SOURCE TO GET ANY NEW INFO QUICKLY... IT HELPED IN RELAXATION ALSO...

AcrossPG : What was your strategy for the exam day? How many questions did you attempt and why? What helped you to fight the nerves?
Answer : STRATEGY WAS TO SOLVE SURE QUESTIONS IN 1ST GO... THEN COME BACK ND DO MARKED ONES... ATTEMPTED ALL Q's...NO NEGATIVE MARKING... U HAV 2 KEEP COOL...DNT THINK MUCH ABT THE RESULTS...DNT KEEP THINKIN WHT IF IT IS DIFFICULT... GO WITH A SPIRIT TO FIGHT...

AcrossPG : Did you joined any Coaching Classes? Did coaching helped in your success?
Answer : NO... BUT CLASSES DO HELP DEFINITELY...

AcrossPG : What are your comments on this new multiple session entrance exam for Medical PG Entrance? Is it fair and appropriate? Do you feel hard work or luck play more important role?
Answer : NO... SINGLE SESSION IS THE BEST... AS FAR AS LUCK IS CONCERNED, U CAN BE UNLUCKY IN SINGLE SESSION EXAM ALSO... BT STIL SINGLE-SESSION IS MORE APPROPRIATE...

AcrossPG : What do you want to specialize in, why and where?
Answer : STIL HAVENT DECIDED...

AcrossPG : Whom do you attribute your success to? 
Answer : PARENTS,FAMILY, FRIENDS... ITS A TUFF PHASE...IT TAKES A HEAVY TOLL ON U...

AcrossPG : What is your final advice to your juniors and colleagues who couldn't make it this time?
Answer : I WAS IN A SIMILAR SITUATION ONCE... BT THERE WAS A WILL POWER WHICH ALWAYS PUSHED ME, AND NEVR ALLOWED ME TO COMPROMISE... ITS A DIFFICULT PHASE SPECIALLY FOR REPEATERS... NEVR EVR THINK NEGATIVE...DNT COMPARE URSELF WITH NEBDY... JUS THINK THT A SINGLE RANK IS GONNA MAK ALL UR WISHES CUM TRUE... DREAM...DREAM A LOT... RUNNING MADLY BEHIND UR DREAMS ND MAKIN THEM TRUE IS A JOY WHICH I CANT PUT IN WORDS... ITS HUGELY GRATIFYING WHN UR PARENTS HAV TEARS IN THEIR EYES OUT OF HAPPINESS WHICH U HAV GIVEN... ITS HUGELY REWARDING WHEN UR BROTHRS/SISTERS/FRIENDS ARE PROUD OF U... FOR PPL WHO CUDNT MAK IT THIS TIME, "SUM GOALS ARE SO GLORIOUS, THT ITS WORTH EVN TO FAIL IN THEM."


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