Interview with our topper Dr. Abhimanyu Nehra - Rank-1 AIIMS Nov - 2011

Interview with our topper Dr. Abhimanyu Nehra

Dr.Abhimanyu Nehra did his MBBS from PGIMS, Rohtak and joined DAMS Test & Discussion Series Regd no DL00120

He secured Rank 6^th IN PGI Chandigarh Exam

He secured Rank 1 IN AIIMS Nov, 2011 Exam

DAMS: Congratulations on securing a good ranks. What is the secret of your success in this exam?
Dr.Abhimanyu Nehra: Consistency

DAMS: How did your parents, family and friends contribute to your success?
Dr.Abhimanyu Nehra: My Parents & Family had pivotal role in my success. Special Thanks to my friends Sunil, Bhagat, Ajay & Garima.

DAMS: We appreciate the fact that preparing for an extremely competitive exam must be really challenging. During your preparation, did you ever doubt your ability to succeed in it?
Dr.Abhimanyu Nehra: No

DAMS: Which books did you read for the theory part?
Dr.Abhimanyu Nehra: Physiology : Gavong, Pathology : Robbins, Medicine: Harrison’s 2^nd Part, 1^st Part: Hematoogy, Micro: Anat Narayan, Pharmacology: KDT + Some part (anticoplastic) Immuno Modulators, Leppincott’s, Biochem: Harpen’s (gene technology only & DNA). Anatomy, Biochem, Orthopaedics, Ophthalmology, FMT, Psychiatry across & ENT-Sakshi Arora.

DAMS : Which books did you read for MCQ revision? Which revision books were the most productive and which were least?
Dr.Abhimanyu Nehra: AIIMS AA ten years (2001 onwards), AIPGMEE K (2003 onwards), Paediatrics & Microbiology Arvind Arora, Pharmacology –Govind Rai Garg. Did all MCQs once. Read answers of only 2500 difficult questions

DAMS : How important you think was DAMS in your preparation ?
Dr.Abhimanyu Nehra: DAMS was damn important. Te division of syllabus into small parts was excellent & helped me to cover whole syllabus completely & consistently.

DAMS: What do you think is the better way of preparation between selective, intensive study and wide, extensive study? What did you choose as your style of studying?
Dr.Abhimanyu Nehra: Wide extensive study till final year. Selective intensive study especially for difficult topics & questions during internship.

DAMS: Indian PG entrances are highly competitive so to compete them students end up in appearing in multiple PG exams , kindly extend your views on this and also their pros and cons of appearing in multiple PG entrances .
Dr.Abhimanyu Nehra: As preparation for all PG exam is more or less same. So multiple exams give you multiple chances.

DAMS: Which subjects did you focus on?
Dr.Abhimanyu Nehra: Did all subjects equally well. Focussed on my weak subjects only during last 3 months eg. Ophthalmology, Orthopaedics, Anatomy, Biochem, Medicine-Cardio, CNS, Endocrine.

DAMS: What was your strategy for the exam day? How many questions did you attempt and why?
Dr.Abhimanyu Nehra: PGI-244/250 questions 468 options out of 1250. Marked only those options whom were 70-80 % sure. In AIIMS 192/200.

DAMS: Which teachers in DAMS influenced you most and what do you like about DAMS and would recommend to your juniors?
Dr.Abhimanyu Nehra: Radio-Dr.Sumer Sethi, Surgrey-Dr.Rajeev Tiwari, Biochem-Dr.Poonam Aggarwal, Physio-Dr.Anupama Devgan, Medicine-Dr.Arvind Choudhary, Paediatrics -Dr.Sidharth Sethi, Dermat-Dr.Pramanshu Bhushan.

Interview with our topper Dr. Alpesh Goyal - PGI & AIIMS Nov - 2011

Interview with our topper Dr. Alpesh Goyal

Dr.Alpesh Goyal did his MBBS from MAMC and joined DAMS 2 Years student Test & Discussion Series Regd no DL00338

He secured Rank 3^rd IN UPSC Medical Exam

He secured Rank 32^nd IN PGI Chandigarh Exam

He secured Rank 20 IN AIIMS Nov, 2011 Exam

DAMS: Congratulations on securing a good ranks. What is the secret of your success in this exam?
Dr.Alpesh Goyal: Thanks. There is no secret for my success. Just the old saying that with ordinary talent and extra ordinary perseverance, everything is achievable perhaps hold true for me

DAMS: How did your parents, family and friends contribute to your success?
Dr.Alpesh Goyal: My parents, friends are the sole reason. I could secure this rank

DAMS: Who influenced you to take up Medicine?
Dr.Alpesh Goyal: My parents and my elder brother inspired me to take up medicine.

DAMS: We appreciate the fact that preparing for an extremely competitive exam must be really challenging. During your preparation, did you ever doubt your ability to succeed in it?
Dr.Alpesh Goyal: Yes, sometimes you may feel bit how, but then you need to focus and things will fall in place.

DAMS: Which books did you read for the theory part?
Dr.Alpesh Goyal: All the general text books we read for our professional exam

DAMS : Which books did you read for MCQ revision? Which revision books were the most productive and which were least?
Dr.Alpesh Goyal: A.A and M.K Dr. Sumer Sethi’s text book of read only.

DAMS : How important you think was DAMS in your preparation ?
Dr.Alpesh Goyal: I joined DAMS in my pre-final year and continued it with test series in my internship. I thank DAMS notes are compact, updated and easy to revise. Also their grand tests are very useful

DAMS: What do you think is the better way of preparation between selective, intensive study and wide, extensive study? What did you choose as your style of studying?
Dr.Alpesh Goyal: Selective intensive study.

DAMS: Indian PG entrances are highly competitive so to compete them students end up in appearing in multiple PG exams , kindly extend your views on this and also their pros and cons of appearing in multiple PG entrances .
Dr.Alpesh Goyal: One can generally prepare for one / two exams but appearing in multiple exam helps to build the confidence and exam temperament which is most important for the D- day

DAMS: Which subjects did you focus on?
Dr.Alpesh Goyal: All subjects are usually important. But to get top rank, a hold is refused on short subjects

DAMS: What was your strategy for the exam day? How many questions did you attempt and why?
Dr.Alpesh Goyal: My strategy in PGI exam was to attempt any option only after being sure about it. I attempted around 245 questions in PGI

DAMS: What do you want to specialize in, why and where?
Dr.Alpesh Goyal: Medicine or paediatrics from PGI, as it is one of the best centres in the country for these subjects

DAMS: Which teachers in DAMS influenced you most and what do you like about DAMS and would recommend to your juniors?
Dr.Alpesh Goyal: Dr. Sumer Sethi for his constant support and valuable guidance.Dr. Rajeev Tiwari. Surgery, Dr. Sumer Sethi. Paediatrics.

Interview with our topper Dr. Vivek Tewari PGI & AIIMS NOV, 2011

Dr Vivek Tiwari did his MBBS from Maulana Azad Medical College and joined DAMS ___ Regd no______
He secured Rank 18 IN PGI NOV2011 Exam
He secured Rank 5 IN AIIMS NOV2011 Exam
DAMS: Congratulations on securing a good rank. What is the secret of your success in this exam?Dr VIVEK: Thank you.. There was no other secret besides hard work and blessings of my parents..
DAMS: How did your parents, family and friends contribute to your success?Dr VIVEK: My family and friends were the cornerstone of my success..my family gave me mental support all through this phase..and my friends provided me the guidance whenever I needed it..i will like to thank ALPESH GOYAL my fast friend for his valuable support,he is a born genius..who clarified all my doubts.
DAMS: Who influenced you to take up Medicine?Dr VIVEK: Actually my elder brother has done BDS,so there was this medical environment right there during my +2 phase..moreover,my maternal grandfather is a doctor and my 3 maternal uncles are also doctors…so there was always this fascination about this profession.
DAMS: We appreciate the fact that preparing for an extremely competitive exam must be really challenging. During your preparation, did you ever doubt your ability to succeed in it?Dr VIVEK: Yes,I was never sure whether I will be able to clear any pg entrance with internship…but my parents encouraged me throughout my preparation..
DAMS: Which books did you read for the theory part?Dr VIVEK: For final year subjects ,I relied on IAMS notes which I read during final year…for other subjects ,I tried to cover theory from mcq books only and test and discussion classes..although I could not do full syllabus in any subject…its very difficult to complete all theory syllabus during internship..but I tried to read as much as I can from these books..
DAMS : Which books did you read for MCQ revision? Which revision books were the most productive and which were least?Dr VIVEK: Amit Ashish ,Mudit Khanna…there is no alternative to them ,it is indispensable to do these books ,if u want to clear pg entrance…although here also I could not finish all..i did previous 5 year papers from amit ashish and 5 years from Mudit khanna..for pharma-gobind rai garg is a very gud book..and for micro Rachna Chourasia..for pgi ,Manoj Choudhary is a wonderful book..
DAMS : How important you think was DAMS in your preparation ?Dr VIVEK: I joined grand test series of DAMS…it was very productive to give DAMS GT..specially for PGI, those tests are the best..
DAMS: What do you think is the better way of preparation between selective, intensive study and wide, extensive study? What did you choose as your style of studying?Dr VIVEK: I think its better to study extensively during final year and to do intensive focussed study in internship..thats what I followed..
DAMS: Indian PG entrances are highly competitive so to compete them students end up in appearing in multiple PG exams , kindly extend your views on this and also their pros and cons of appearing in multiple PG entrances .Dr VIVEK: I think giving multiple exams has a certain advantage that if u could not do well in 1 for whatsoever reason ,u still have a chance…provided there is ample gap between various exams..
DAMS: Which subjects did you focus on?Dr VIVEK: I focussed on the short subjects more. I think to get good rank in any exam ,they are much more important than the long ones…
DAMS: What was your strategy for the exam day? How many questions did you attempt and why?Dr VIVEK: There was no strategy for the exam per se , I just tried to give my best. I just thought I have to mark between 600-700 options in PGI coz I thought that is the appropriate number to attempt in PGI ,though I could not count actually in the end…I just finished my paper on time. moreover before exams I thought to be careful in marking responses during exam and to give ample time for it…although in the exam in nervousness ,I marked 3 options wrongly…this is the thing one should be most careful about ..because there is no point in studying if u cant show it in exams..
DAMS: What do you want to specialize in, why and where?Dr VIVEK: I want to take either Gen. surgery or Orthopaedics…coz I have lot of interest in surgical field. moreover its like a passion to me to do surgeries..
DAMS: Which teachers in DAMS influenced you most and what do you like about DAMS and would recommend to your juniors?Dr VIVEK: I did not join DAMS classroom programme, so I cant tell about it…though my friends tell me that its good..specially surgery and pharma…I joined Grand test series. which I found very productive in PGI. some questions came directly from it in the exam…

DR. ANKITA SAINI (Interview MCI Screening - Sep, 2011)

Dr Ankita Saini did her MBBS from Manipal University and joined DAMS

She has cleared MCI Screening – September -2011.

Ques. DAMS: Congratulation on securing a top rank in MCI Screening. What is the secret of your success in this exam?

Ans. Intensive study and regularly in assessment.

Ques. DAMS: How did your parents, family and friends contribute to your success?

Ans. Provided me ample support to get though the fear of excelling that every aspirant has. Family friends and every one have been a lot of support.

Ques. DAMS: Who influenced you?

Ans. This been my dream to be a Doctor the tittle itself been a lot influential to me so chased it.

Ques. DAMS: We appreciate the fact that preparing for an extremely competitive exam must be really challenging. During your preparation, did you ever doubt your ability to succeed in it?

Ans. Yeah, a lot of times, doubting yourself is necessary to assess oneself. And it helps you to get over your shortcoming. In that I took test as I joined this institute and this been instrumental in breaking all my doubts.

Ques. DAMS: Which books did you read for the theory part?

Ans. Seriously speaking getting through basic text books is enough to clear MCI but yes I did study MK-1/2, AA/1/2/3, DAMS explanation and Vikas Dhikav.

Ques. DAMS: Which books did you read for MCQ revision? Which revision books were the most productive and which were least?

Ans. No need to get through books like across because they are for PG as there level is too high. For MCI just basic text books are enough.

Ques. DAMS: How important you think was DAMS in your preparation?

Ans. DAMS provided me subject wise test series. That provided me the raw material to start with in preparing for MCI exam and also I was able to assess my self regularly. The best thing that helped me is the regularity that I wished to have been provided me in this institute focused preparation is what needed to clear MCI exam. The staff been helpful and the schedule is quite flexible so that candidate gets “time” that is the money in getting there MCI exam I wasn’t exhausted at any time ever.

Ques. DAMS: What do you think is the batter way of preparation between selective, intensive and wide, extensive study? What did you choose as your style of studying?

Ans. I prefer selective, intensive study. Just brush up your facts and you can get there the exam easily. But of course, the amount of time you get to self study and relax matters so I had chosen the pattern of study where I can reproduce the output as getting through the exam. One does not need to get into wide extensive to excel in MCI presence of mind would matter in exam time.

Ques. DAMS: Which subjects did you focus on?

Ans. PSM, MED, Surgery, Pathology, OBS/Gyne, Radiology, Forensic & Ortho.

Ques. DAMS: What was your strategy for the exam day? How many questions did you attempt and why?

Ans Attempt all questions that was what I had in my mind. There is no negative marking then why should I leave any questions. But surely blind ticking is not makes you get through I learnt and went with luck. But luck as I think is labour under correct knowledge.

Ques. DAMS: What do you want to specialize in, why and where?

Ans. Would want to go for medicine as its vast never ending for me to learn. But all depends on what I get its too early to say.

AIIMS Mock Errata

Q-17 Which is true about histone acetylation

a. Increased euchromatin formation

b. Increased heterochromatin formation

c. Methylation of DNA

d. DNA replication

Ans 17: (a) Increased heterochromatin formation

Ref– Harper's biochem.28th edition, page315

Sol

Q-96 A teacher slapped a girl student; she suffered from 25% hearing loss which resolved on surgery what kind of injury this is

a. Simple

b. Grievous

c. Dangerous

d. Serious

Ans 96: (b) Grievous

Ref– Read the text below

Sol

Q-123 A lady G2P1 with 10 wks pregnancy with one live child has ocular toxoplasmosis. The risk of present baby to get infected is:

a. 50%

b. 25%

c. 100%

d. Nil.

Ans-123: BONUS

Ref:Read the text below

Sol:

Q-138 Prognosis of congenital diaphragmatic hernia depends on

a. Size of hiatus

b. Pulmonary hypertension

c. Age

d. Time of surgery

Ans 138: b,c

Ref– Read the text below

Sol

Q-140 Which of the following best describes the correct sequence for eruption of permanent teeth?

a. Central incisors, first premolars, canines, second molars

b. First molars, central incisors, canines, first premolars

c. Central incisors, lateral incisors, canines, first molars

d. First molars, lateral incisors, canines, first premolars

Ans 140: (a) Central incisors, first premolars, canines, second molars

Ref– Read the text below

Sol: