Cleared my FMGE in my first attempt with 194!
First of all, a request to the mods to add a FMGE flair!!
Advice from an average student.
When i started seriously preparing in my 5th year, I thought why do people say that clearing this exam is so difficult!? Why is the pass percentage so low? (It has improved this year, but still lagging). Because in the end you have to score just 150/300 without the negative marking! So what's the problem!?
I think that in general majority of FMG's don't really study. Yes. As simple as that. A lot of them go and join classes in india after coming back and expect to clear the exam in 6 months! Frankly speaking, NOT POSSIBLE. Not unless you are Dr. House or Dr. Murphy! Yes there are some people who pass but they have marks in range of 150-160, which honestly speaking is luck.
But the majority of people can't clear it! The exam has leveled up tremendously in the past few yrs!! Even the 2022 paper was so much more easy and filled with direct questions!!! But the people who appeared this time know what the level is!
PYTs are in bulk but are asked in a very twisted manner!
Just PYQs are NOT of any use. You can solve them but you have to KNOW THE TOPIC thoroughly!
Concepts are key!!! It will help you eliminate options effectively!
For clearing concepts, Main videos are must. START EARLY! earlier the better! Main videos will help you setup a base of subjects on which you can later build up on!
GTs are extremely important! Don't look at the score, Please look it as a time management and learning tool. Trust me, it will help you attempt all the questions in time. A lot of my friends didn't pass because they couldn't attempt all the questions!!! And not attempting questions in an exam where there in no negative marking is a CRIME.
PLEASE REVIEW THE GTs. ITS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT. Review even the correct questions if you can!!! You will see the effects in the end of your preparation!
START giving GTs as early as possible! Doesn't matter if you have done 1 subject, all subjects or zero. Start early and try to use a laptop or computer to attempt it. Will help you get accustomed to the UI of the exam software.
Try to get atleast 80% grip on all subjects. The distribution is honestly a scam and it's the examiners who decide what subject weightage to increase! This time it was pediatrics! Last time it was Surgery and before that it was PSM! So try to know atleast the basics in the subjects you are weak in!!
ObsGyn and Surgery are the most scoring subjects. Try to make them your strongest! PSM also very important but unpredictable. But also scoring. Do these three as properly as possible! Medicine is a good subject but no one can know everything so do pyts thoroughly and don't waste your time on what you don't know close to the exam!
Short subjects very important. They will help you cross 150. Don't ignore them. Psy, fmt, derma, radio, anesthesia.
11.Solve as many questions as possible. Do not compromise on this. In the end it's an MCQ exam and MCQ solving is a skill. You have to hone it andit needs practice. Doesn't matter if you are getting questions wrong. Make them wrong now rather than in the real exam.
- I prepared from marrow. I think they have the most similar level/ language of the questions in the real exam. I also attempted free gts from prep, cerebellum and doc tutorials. Do this to understand the true level of your preparation. I would recommend marrow as a primary source for almost all subjects.
Except: Dr. Preeti Sharma for Patho/Micro. (Best)
Dr. Sandeep Sharma for Pediatrics.
Dr. Rajiv Dhawan for ENT.
Dr. Azam for Anatomy/Biochem.
This was all the gyan i can give. If you have any questions please ask, i would love to help) Trust me, if I can pass, so can you!!! Just Persevere till the end and revise as much as possible. Godspeed ✨