How to prepare for NEET without Coaching- A complete guide

How to prepare for NEET without Coaching- A complete guide

Preparing for NEET without coaching has always been thought of by many students for many years and some of them successfully manage to clear it as well. But after the Covid-19 Pandemic hit the entire world, preparation of entrance examinations like NEET without coaching became a top priority for students.

Here in this article, you will get to know all you need to know about NEET Preparation by yourself without attending any Coaching. Although to crack NEET without coaching will surely require sincere effort and dedication from the student.

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So, this article is divided into various sections showing different steps and strategies you need to follow for your NEET Preparation via Self-study.

Steps you need to follow for your NEET Preparation without Coaching are as follows:

Gather all relevant information about NEET: This is the first and foremost important step for your preparation. Gather all relevant information regarding NEET like Latest exam pattern, Syllabus, relevant topics, Books, Exam Timeline, and more.

NEET Exam Pattern Overview:

NEET Exam Pattern in Detail:

NEET Marking Criteria:

Note: Candidates are advised not to attempt multiple answers during the NEET exam as it will cost them negative marking.

Exam Timeline

Keep Knowledge of all Important Topics for NEET Preparation: Here below there are Important Topics listed for NEET Preparation in each of the 3 sections namely Physics, Chemistry and Biology respectively:

NEET Weightage – Physics :

Physics is one of the 3 sections in NEET and carries a weightage of 180 Marks in the NEET Question Paper. Below are the listed average number of questions that have been asked from the Important Topics of various Units and Chapters of Physics from Class 11^th and Class 12^th respectively.

Expected Unit Wise and Chapter wise number of questions in Physics:

*Please Note: The above estimation of a number of questions is based upon the number of questions asked from each Topic in NEET from 2020 to 2009 (Including AIPMT).

Chemistry is one of the 3 sections in NEET and carries a weightage of 180 Marks in the NEET Question Paper. Below are the listed average number of questions that have been asked from the Important Topics of various Units and Chapters of Chemistry from Class 11^th and Class 12^th respectively

Expected Unit Wise and Chapter wise number of questions in Chemistry:

*Please Note: The above estimation of number of questions is based upon the number of questions asked from each Topic in NEET from 2020 to 2009 (Including AIPMT).

NEET Weightage- Biology

NEET Examination is of Total 720 marks out of which 50% or 360 Marks are allotted to Biology alone. The Biology Section Topics are mainly divided among Botany and Zoology. Here below you can find the average number of questions expected in NEET Unit wise and Chapter wise from Class 11^th and 12^th Biology Syllabus.

Expected Unit Wise and Chapter-wise number of questions in Biology:

*Please Note: The above estimation of number of questions is based upon the number of questions asked from each Topic in NEET from 2020 to 2009 (Including AIPMT).

Have the best set of Books and Study Material for an effective NEET Preparation: Having the right set of Books and preparation material is one of the most important requirements for cracking any entrance exam like NEET which has such high competition. Here are some of the important books that you can refer for NEET preparation at your Home and School for all the 3 sections- Physics, Chemistry and Biology.

Among all the Books and Study Material for each section NCERT Books are the ones that are recommended by everyone including Past year Toppers, Coaching Institutes and Experts, the same are recommended by NTA and CBSE as well. Below you can read some of the quotes of NEET Expert Faculty and mentors and also past year toppers in their Interviews.

“The best books for NEET exam will be NCERT Class XI and XII books. All you need to understand concept and their applications to solve MCQ’s rather than mugging up.”  – Mayank Joshi ,Founder Director of Sarvottam Career Institute Kota

“NCERT books are the most authentic textbooks; they are the most optimal source of information regarding syllabus and content. So they are enough.” - Brajesh Maheshwari Sir-Director and Head of department (HOD) Physics at the Allen Career Institute.

Recommended Books – Physics

Recommended Books – Chemistry

Recommended Books – Biology

Attempt the Best Mock Tests and correctly analyse your preparation: Giving the Right Mock Tests at the Right Time and in the Right amount is the key to success for your NEET Preparation.

It’s always good to analyse your Preparation regularly and know your stand among competition at regular intervals as this is a Competitive examination and the best way to do the same is to check your performance in popular mock tests that are available online.

So not just giving the Best Mocks at the right time and right amount is important but regularly analysing your performance in them and continuous improvement is needed to get success in NEET.

“Mock tests of topics you complete must be taken right from the start of your preparation and initially one mock test a month is good but in the last few months if you are scoring well then you must attempt 1 mock test every 3 to 4 days” - Soyeb Aftab, AIR I NEET

“Mock tests can be your rank booster since you need to achieve this speed to solve 180 questions in 3 hours as per your exam pattern. It will also help improve your accuracy along with speed by Analysis & Performance Evaluation.” – Mayank Joshi ,Founder Director of Sarvottam Career Institute Of Kota

This is one of the major reasons why students join coaching institutes. Here are some of the major Mock Tests available online which have been referred by some past year toppers and have delivered good results recently.

Some of the Most Popular Mock Tests available for NEET as recommended by experts for best Results are as follows:

NEET Mock Test Series By Aakash 

NEET Mock Test Series By Allen 

NEET Mock test Series By Gradeup

All India NEET Mock Test Series 2021 By Unacademy 

Grade Booster NEET Mock Test Series By Unacademy 

NEET Mock Test - Zoology By Testmocks - Zoology 

NEET Mock Test- Botany By Testmocks  Botany 

NEET Mock Test- Chemistry By Testmocks - Chemistry

NEET Mock test- Physics By Testmocks – Physics 

Solve Past year Papers for a better idea of the exact type of Questions: This is a very useful strategy for candidates preparing for NEET 2021 without coaching. Solving NEET paper from the previous years will provide the candidates with an idea about the pattern of questions asked in the examination and also help them improve their time-management skills.

This has always been recommended by past year Toppers as well as Coaching Institutes and other NEET experts.

“If you want to secure a good rank in NEET then previous year's question papers plays the same role as the theory section. in-depth analysis of the question papers will also help you judge which topics are important with respect to NEET. You will feel more confident while attempting easy, intermediate and advanced difficulty levels questions after solving previous years question papers of last 10 years” – Mayank Joshi ,Founder Director of Sarvottam Career Institute Kota

Please Find below the NEET Past year Papers that you can Download for free:

NEET 2020 Question Paper with Answer Key

NEET 2019 Question Paper

NEET 2018 Question Paper

Re-AIPMT (NEET) 2015 Question Paper

AIPMT (NEET) 2015 Question Paper

AIPMT (NEET) 2014 Question Paper

Students can download more NEET Past year Papers here: NEET Past year Papers

Make Proper Schedule and Time Table:

So, it’s the first thing which comes to the mind of a student, when and how to study, if the demanded preparation is of exam competitive like NEET, but one thing which must be taken very seriously while making a time table for yourself, is that your time table must be dynamic for you; Meaning something which works for someone else might not work for you.

This is one of the most important reason why students join coaching institutes and also parents decide to send their child to a Coaching Institute so that the student has a proper daily schedule for study and is well disciplined. Remember you are going to be a good Doctor, Surgeon, Dentist etc so having a proper routine and discipline will ot just be useful now but all your life.

So, look at the things in the syllabus of NEET which you have to cover, not what last year did while preparing.

Proper Revision is required

It’s only 2 weeks away, things are rushing you are scrambling more and more things in your head, but 1 hour before your exam you feel like null, and then you get paper in your hand, and BOOM!

You feel like you know the question, but something is lacking from your head to perform this question rightly, this my dear is result of lack of revision in your preparation, so remember one thing even if you don’t even know about some concepts, spend most of your time revising things you already know.

Specially in Entrance Examinations like NEET where you study the entire syllabus of two classes namely 11^th and 12^th of Physics, Chemistry and Biology and that too in detail and with so many formulas and tricks and what not it is always necessary to have an effective revision strategy to hold all your learning just before the examination so that you can appear for NEET with your full strength.

So, Proper Revision before the examination is a must to seal your seat in the Top colleges in NEET.

Take out time for self and relaxation:

It’s just not about NEET preparation, it’s the rule of life, nothing believe me nothing goes fine if you just don’t enjoy that thing.

So, firstly try to make this preparation thing fun for you, and never exclude anything you like to do from your life just because it’s consuming your time, and remember it’s just an exam dude, treat it like one, otherwise it might start treating you😊

Everyone has their own way of studying and learning things some might sit for 5 hours some might even sit for 10, so always don’t compare your studying methods with others and always take care of your mental health first.

“I want to say to the future neet aspirants to work hard and keep studying consistently & not be distracted or disheartened by any hurdles or obstacles they face, if you work hard you will surely achieve your goal. Never put emphasis on how many hours you study but on how much you can study in one hour”- Soyeb Aftab, AIR -I NEET 2020

Here are some of the Videos that you can watch for making Strategy for your NEET Preparation and also for self-inspiration:

https://youtu.be/nzIv43kaJAs

https://youtu.be/LmYB6P1vBts

https://youtu.be/ogqB_KFApUA

https://youtu.be/_jMdp3wyx5I

https://youtu.be/x7azs48icD4

*Please Note: Although in the above article we have tried our best in including everything regarding NEET Preparation without Coaching. Still if you find anything above that might not be true or if there is something that is missing and should have been included etc. Please share your suggestions at [email protected] so that we can include all the important things and it helps every NEET aspirant of our country.