Meet Vatsa Ashish Batra, NEET topper, AIR 2, as he shares a day in his life, preparations strategy, and interesting tips to beat the exam stress.
Some core pieces of advice that Vatsa has for the students aspiring to sit for the NEET exam are:
1. Consistency is the key to success
2. Error analysis is crucial to evaluate self-performance. After every mock test analyse your performance
3. Learn from your mistakes. Try to avoid repeating the same mistake twice.
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4. It is important to have faith in yourself even when you fail, believe that it will work out and you can do it.
Also Read:
- Performance Anxiety – How to beat it?
- Preparation Strategy- A Day in the Life of Vatsa
- Did Coaching help him excel in NEET?
- Know Vatsa Personal Life – Family and Personal Interests
Performance Anxiety – How to beat it?
Performance anxiety factor before the exam can be reduced by attempting a lot of mock tests. This will definitely boost your confidence. Vatsa believes that rather than focusing on securing 720, it is important to work on the questions at hand.
In addition to academic pursuits, Vatsa took the route of meditation on an everyday basis to keep his calm. It even helped him surmount the negative vibes. He shares, it is important to know the art of controlling the mind and thoughts rather than letting the mind control your actions. Meditation helps in beating the stress that can otherwise impact performance in the exam.
Preparation Strategy- A Day in the Life of Vatsa
As he shares his day, here are some preparation strategies followed by Vatsa to gear up for the exam:
1. Study for One and a half hour intervals followed by 15 to 20 minutes/30 minutes break depending upon the demand of the topic in hand.
2. In his leisure time, he preferred listening to music or taking a stroll outside in the lap of nature.
Did Coaching help him excel in NEET?
He has accredited the contribution of the experienced faculty in enabling him to accomplish this feat. He even shared that the faculty was quite approachable and would often ask him if his preparation is on track. The study material provided by the coaching institutes is also instrumental in guiding the students toward success.
Know Vatsa Personal Life – Family and Personal Interests
Vatsa has a father and an elder brother. Both of them motivated him to pursue medicine as a career field after class 12. His elder brother is a third-year MBBS aspirant. While being serious about his studies, he indulged in watching web series to relax his mind.
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The time for NEET preparation varies on factors like capacity of individual, hours of study per day, etc. Students should keep aside minimum five to six months for the NEET UG exam preparation. Candidates must keep a month prior to the exam for revision.
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The NEET exam contains questions from Physics, Chemistry and Biology. As per the analysis of NEET question papers and feedback shared by candidates, the NEET Physics section as the difficult among the three.
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The NEET UG exam carries 720 scores. There are 180 questions compositely from Physics, Chemistry and Biology. The exam has negative marking for wrong answers. One mark is deducted for each incorrect answer.
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Knowing the NEET exam pattern is necessary to prepare for the exam. Candidates get to know about the number of questions in the exam, marking scheme, duration, negative marking, subjects name and mode of the exam through the paper pattern.
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There is no provision in conducting the NEET 2026 exam twice a year. The NTA conducts the exam only once a year in the month of May. Candidates need to keep a track on the NTA NEET website to get the updates on the exam.
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Students who are born in Odisha or hold a domicile in the state are eligible to appear for Odisha NEET Counselling for MBBS and BDS courses. Moreover, students need to clear the NEET 2026 exam to take part in the state counselling
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The NTA has released the NEET 2026 information bulletin for admission to medical and allied courses. The courses offered under the NEET UG exam are MBBS /BDS /Dental /BAMS/ BSMS /BUMS /BHMS.
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Candidates need to capture their live photograph on the NEET application form 2026. The live photo capture facility is available under the upload documents section of the online form.
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In NEET 2026 application process, the NTA has introduced the live photo capture facility for candidates. Those applying online for the exam need to capture their live photograph as per the given guidelines-
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