Interview with our topper Dr. Nishant Kumar


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


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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.  

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