What do I do to crack the NIMHANS entrance exam for a post-graduation in neurosurgery?

NIMHANS conducts an online MCQ based entrance test for Mch/DM Neurology and MD Psychiatry. A common exam is held for all these courses, and later on, a separate merit list is published for each. You have to select your course while applying, and can’t change it later on. You can apply for all three courses or one/two of them. 

Here is some information on the entrance exam:

1. It is a one-hour test with 150 MCQs.
2. 1 mark is awarded for each correct answer, and ¼ mark is deducted for each wrong answer.
3. 90-100 questions are asked from 19 MBBS subjects. These questions are not related to CNS. With good preparation for other PGMEE, you can answer them.
4. Regular one-liner guidebook questions are asked.
5. 50-60 MCQs are directly/indirectly related to CNS. For these, read the neuro aspect of all major subjects- Anatomy, Physio, Medicine, Psychiatry, Surgery, Patho, Micro, Pharma, Radio, and Anaesthesia. These questions are solvable given that you prepare well in the last 10-15 days before the exam.

The entrance is overall easy. However, the number of seats is very low, so the margin of error for silly mistakes is very low. 

Read all subjects before the last 10 days. Then, focus on the Neurology part in the last 10 days. By following these tips, you’ll successfully crack the NIMHANS entrance test.