Dr. Motin’s journey to AIR 99 in NEET PG 2025 began during his MBBS years at Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Aligarh Muslim University. He started thinking about PG preparation in the second year and became more serious from the third year, while continuing with his regular university studies.
By the time he entered internship, he had completed his second, third, and final-year subjects, although his first-year subjects remained a backlog. Managing preparation alongside internship duties then became his next challenge. His experience highlights how building a foundation during MBBS and using internship primarily for revision helped him strengthen his preparation for NEET PG.
Dr. Motin belonged to the 2019 MBBS batch at Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Aligarh Muslim University. While he did not think much about PG preparation in the first year, his interest gradually developed during the second year.
He started thinking about subjects such as pharmacology, pathology, and microbiology and became more serious about preparation from the third year. During his third and final years, he combined his university studies with MCQ practice, which helped him cover a substantial part of the syllabus before internship.
Reflecting on this phase, he said:
“Aur uske baad sir sabse pehle second year se thoda-thoda sochna shuru kiya PG ke baare mein. Second year mein pharma, patho, micro bade-bade subjects, wahan se sochna shuru kiya. First year mein to koi khayal nahi aaya PG ka. Uske baad third year se seriously padhai third year se shuru hui.”
By the time internship began, his preparation was already at a stage where he could focus more on revision rather than learning everything from scratch.
One of the important aspects of Dr. Motin’s preparation was completing most of his second-, third-, and final-year subjects before the internship. He acknowledged that first-year subjects remained a weak area for him, which later created difficulties.
He explained:
“Mera first year backlog tha. First year maine internship mein kiya hai. Lekin first year ke alawa second year, third year, final year hamara ho gaya tha.”
He also highlighted why students should not ignore their MBBS subjects. According to him, leaving foundational subjects for internship can force students to depend on shortcuts and revision-oriented resources without having a strong base.
His own experience taught him the value of completing the main learning phase properly before internship.
Dr. Motin specifically remembered the impact of PW faculty’s pharmacology teaching during his MBBS. His interaction with the faculty during college helped develop his interest in competitive preparation and made him see his regular classes from a more exam-oriented perspective.
He recalled:
“Aap matlab bahut bahut shandaar, matlab aisa laga nahi ki is koi matlab college ki class chal rahi hai. Aisa laga kisi coaching mein baith ke jo hai NEET ki tayari kar rahe hain. Itna shandaar tareeke se aapne padhaya, maza aa gaya tha college mein.”
This experience became an important early point in his preparation journey. Rather than treating NEET PG preparation as something completely separate from MBBS, he gradually connected his regular academic studies with competitive exam preparation.
Internship brought another challenge in balancing preparation with duty. Dr. Motin said he was able to find around three to four hours for preparation on most days.
His strategy was closely connected to the foundation he had built during MBBS. Instead of trying to learn completely new topics after exhausting duty hours, he focused on revising previously studied material and practising questions.
He explained:
“Agar aapne pehle se MBBS ki syllabus padh rakhi hai. To just you have to do internship mein aapko just syllabus ko revise karna hai. It is almost a passive process, not active learning mein hi hai bahut zyada.”
This approach helped him use limited study time more effectively during internship.
His internship also ended on March 5, leaving him several additional months before the NEET PG examination. He used this period to further refine his preparation.
While preparing for NEET PG, Dr. Motin felt that guidance was one area where he faced difficulty. He believed that the syllabus was too large to approach randomly and that aspirants needed a clear strategy.
He said:
“Koi agar koi achha kiya hai isse pehle to usko aage guide karna chahiye ki matlab how to approach the syllabus because syllabus bahut bada hai. Aap haphazali kuch bhi nahi kar sakte. Har cheez ka ek algorithm hona chahiye.”
For him, repeated revision was an important part of that strategy. He believed that students should aim to revise the syllabus multiple times rather than trying to finish it only once or twice before the examination.
This experience also made him think about helping future juniors who may face similar difficulties with guidance.
Based on his own experience, Dr. Motin shared three major pieces of advice for future NEET PG aspirants.
His first advice was simple:
“First advice to ye hai ki start early. Jitna jaldi aap shuru karenge, utna behtar.”
He recommended building notes and familiarity with subjects from the early years of MBBS so that the content feels familiar when students return to it during internship.
Dr. Motin strongly advised students not to depend entirely on shortcuts.
“Doosri cheez ye hai sir ki aap shortcuts na dhoondhe.”
He recommended using the main learning resources to build concepts first, followed by revision during internship. According to his experience, the preparation should gradually move towards shorter revision resources as the concepts become stronger.
His third major advice was to include GTs in preparation, particularly towards the later stages.
“Teesri cheez ye hai sir ki aapko last ke 6 mahine mein GT zaroor dena chahiye.”
He also maintained a copy of his GT mistakes and reviewed them before the examination. This helped him identify recurring errors and avoid repeating them.
Even after securing a two-digit rank, Dr. Motin reflected on the mistakes he made during the examination. He felt that some of his incorrect answers were silly mistakes caused by overthinking.
His advice was:
“Overthinking to ye main zaroor bolunga ki don't overthink. Agar jo cheez aapne kabhi nahi padha hai, kabhi mat maarna. Jo padha hai wahi hai aur aasaan hi aata hai exam mein. Aapko believe karna padega.”
For him, the focus was not on trying to predict something completely new but on reducing avoidable mistakes and trusting the preparation already completed.
Dr. Motin’s journey to AIR 99 in NEET PG 2025 highlights the value of building preparation gradually during MBBS instead of waiting until internship. His experience also shows why strong fundamentals, regular revision, GT practice, and error analysis can become important parts of preparation.
Most importantly, Dr. Motin’s journey shows the value of starting early, building strong concepts, revising regularly, and learning from mistakes. His experience can help future NEET PG aspirants approach their preparation with greater clarity while managing MBBS and internship.