Interview
with our topper Dr. Nishant Kumar
Dr. Nishant Kumar did his MBBS from JIPMER
and joined DAMS
He secured Rank 56 IN AIIMS Nov
2013
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DAMS: Congratulations on securing a
good ranks. What is the secret of your
success in this exam?
Dr. Nishant Kumar: Thanks a lot. I think, goal oriented hard work, ability to stay motivated & guidance from the DAMS classes did the wonders.
Dr. Nishant Kumar: Thanks a lot. I think, goal oriented hard work, ability to stay motivated & guidance from the DAMS classes did the wonders.
DAMS: How did your parents, family and
friends contribute to your success?
Dr. Nishant Kumar: without the immense support of my parents, family & friends, it would not had been possible to achieve it. At low times, my friends, dr. rajeev & dr. vivek ranjan, helped me to keep my spirits high, by their motivating talks.
Dr. Nishant Kumar: without the immense support of my parents, family & friends, it would not had been possible to achieve it. At low times, my friends, dr. rajeev & dr. vivek ranjan, helped me to keep my spirits high, by their motivating talks.
DAMS: Who influenced you to take up
Medicine?
Dr. Nishant Kumar: It was my parents wish to see me as a doctor and personally, I too have a keen interest in medicine. So it’s a combined decision i must say.
Dr. Nishant Kumar: It was my parents wish to see me as a doctor and personally, I too have a keen interest in medicine. So it’s a combined decision i must say.
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. Nishant Kumar: One may feel low at times, while preparing for such exam, owing to the amount of syllabus to be covered in a short span, and the thought of the extreme competition. At such times, i used to take some time off from studies & the listen music, or talk to my friends.
Dr. Nishant Kumar: One may feel low at times, while preparing for such exam, owing to the amount of syllabus to be covered in a short span, and the thought of the extreme competition. At such times, i used to take some time off from studies & the listen music, or talk to my friends.
DAMS:
Which books did you read for the theory part?
Dr. Varun Bansal: During my mbbs days, I read the standard textbooks that everybody follows. Additionally, i followed kartzung, along with KDT. I started doing MQ books in internship.
Dr. Varun Bansal: During my mbbs days, I read the standard textbooks that everybody follows. Additionally, i followed kartzung, along with KDT. I started doing MQ books in internship.
DAMS : Which books did you read for MCQ
revision? Which revision books were the most productive and which were least?
Dr. Nishant Kumar: For AIIMS exam, AA & MK books are indispensable. I read Dr. Sumer Sethi’s radiology, which is not only useful for radiology but helped in tackling questions of other subjects too. For others i did across.
Dr. Nishant Kumar: For AIIMS exam, AA & MK books are indispensable. I read Dr. Sumer Sethi’s radiology, which is not only useful for radiology but helped in tackling questions of other subjects too. For others i did across.
DAMS : How important you think was DAMS
in your preparation ?
Dr. Nishant Kumar: My Alma Mater, JIPMER gave me the basics of medical sciences & DAMS beautifully reinforced & added the extra amount of information & concepts that is required for PGMEE. Getting the rant what i got was unimaginable without all those hours i spent in DAMS classes.
Dr. Nishant Kumar: My Alma Mater, JIPMER gave me the basics of medical sciences & DAMS beautifully reinforced & added the extra amount of information & concepts that is required for PGMEE. Getting the rant what i got was unimaginable without all those hours i spent in DAMS classes.
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. Nishant Kumar: I mainly followed selective study but i went extensive for few selective chapters like hematology, kidney & cns. Some topics like electrocochleography, congenital cystic diseases of kidney & neoplasia, I read in full details.
Dr. Nishant Kumar: I mainly followed selective study but i went extensive for few selective chapters like hematology, kidney & cns. Some topics like electrocochleography, congenital cystic diseases of kidney & neoplasia, I read in full details.
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. Nishant Kumar: Given the uncertainty that lingers even after a good preparation, its better to go for multiple exams. But as the pattern of questions asked in different exams have become completely different lately, one need to strike a balance while preparing. DAMS class notes are very helpful in such case, as it’s an amalgamation, which covers all the patterns.
Dr. Nishant Kumar: Given the uncertainty that lingers even after a good preparation, its better to go for multiple exams. But as the pattern of questions asked in different exams have become completely different lately, one need to strike a balance while preparing. DAMS class notes are very helpful in such case, as it’s an amalgamation, which covers all the patterns.
DAMS: Which subjects did you focus on?
Dr. Nishant Kumar: As in AIIMS exam, ophthalmology questions used to be notoriously difficult, so i concentrated most on it. Then, I concentrated more on medicine also (especially hematology), as it makes their major bulk of question paper in exam.
Dr. Nishant Kumar: As in AIIMS exam, ophthalmology questions used to be notoriously difficult, so i concentrated most on it. Then, I concentrated more on medicine also (especially hematology), as it makes their major bulk of question paper in exam.
DAMS: What was your strategy for the
exam day? How many questions did you attempt and why?
Dr. Nishant Kumar: I attempted 190 questions in AIIMS exam. I tried not to attempt data based questions, unless i m completely sure of the answer.
Dr. Nishant Kumar: I attempted 190 questions in AIIMS exam. I tried not to attempt data based questions, unless i m completely sure of the answer.
DAMS: What do you want to specialize
in, why and where?
Dr. Nishant Kumar: I would like to go for ophthalmology. AIIMS is obliviously the natural choice, as it is the apex centre for ophthalmology.
Dr. Nishant Kumar: I would like to go for ophthalmology. AIIMS is obliviously the natural choice, as it is the apex centre for ophthalmology.
DAMS: Which teachers in DAMS influenced
you most and what do you like about DAMS and would recommend to your juniors?
Dr. Nishant Kumar: Every teacher in DAMS is proficient in their respective subjects. Thanks to Dr. Sumer Sethi for bringing such a wonderful brigade of “alchemists” under one roof. I would definitely recommend my juniors to join DAMS, with a word to have a trust in this institution & its excellence, & to work hard as much the teachers here do for us.
Dr. Nishant Kumar: Every teacher in DAMS is proficient in their respective subjects. Thanks to Dr. Sumer Sethi for bringing such a wonderful brigade of “alchemists” under one roof. I would definitely recommend my juniors to join DAMS, with a word to have a trust in this institution & its excellence, & to work hard as much the teachers here do for us.
