Before taking any such decision you have to consider your own circumstances. It is neither a very easy exam not a very tough exam. The main problem is number of students seating for the exam. This is much much greater than the number of available seats. I remember earlier days, when the students used to get MBBS seats in top government colleges after getting around 550 marks in NEET. But those day number of students were less and to some extent the question level of the exam used to a little bit tough. In today’s time the level of question is easy so the competition got tougher. So, if you want to take part in counselling or want to take drop and keep your preparation on again, then you must consider these points.
Your recent NEET score and rank
The very first thing which you should consider is your recent NEET score and rank. It’s better to analyse recent years trend and your score and rank.
- If you are at borderline score or around the cutoff mark then you must take part in counselling till the mop up round, because it happens every year that cutoff in mop round generally decreases and you may get a seat, although this depends upon the college you are selecting and sometimes your luck too!
- If you are around the cut off mark but its sure that you will not get a seat then you must take drop and start your preparation without wasting time.
- But if your score is too low or around 150-300 after multiple attempts then it’s time to go for any other options or If you are financially strong and you want to do MBBS only then go for private collages or MBBS from foreign countries. But if it’s your 1st attempt, then motivate yourself and prepare for another year.
- Mental strength
The very second thing to be considered is your mental strength. It’s not an easy task to read the same thing again, going and seating with your junior or other dropout students and ignoring the most painful thing i.e. taunts of your relatives and neighbours. Before starting again you should keep yourself prepared for these things first.
- Number of drop
This is third thing that comes in mind before starting preparation again. You should wisely think on it. As the number of drop increases the pressure get much higher on you. So, I would suggest don’t take too much drops. But if you have confidence on yourself you can take chance, because ultimately it’s completely your dream so choice is also yours.
- Your Age
Although there is no age limit for NEET, as we know if anything happens on time then everything seems much better. If it got too much delay then it’s worth decreases. I am saying being practically, that medical degree is not a short term degree. It takes a lot of time to be completed, so please try to get as early as possible. Don’t waste too much your age in preparation because your personal as well as social life get affected if your age is too much.
- Your financial status
To be very honest, the preparation for NEET is very costly. That is sometimes not affordable by many people. It’s not only includes your coaching fee, but there’s a lot other expenses too. So, before starting your preparation again make sure to have sufficient capital.
These all are the factors you should consider but there is one more perspective that you should consider, whatever rank or score you are getting, if you wish you should take part in counselling to understand the process, how its done, what are the things you require, important documents etc. if you will go through the process, you will understand it and it will be easy for you for the next year.
So, on the basis of above discussed points let’s conclude our discussion. I have given you all the practical points which are to be considered. But at the end I must say if you have fire inside you to become ‘Doctor’ nothing can stop you. I would love to quote a very nice line you should remember “Mujhe doctor nahi doctor hi banna hai”. I wish you all the best for whatever choice you make.
- Devendra Kumar ( BDS, PGDCH)
