Most of time I get some questions regarding books needed for PG medical entrance preparation.Though I have listed a few of the most needed books, readers keep on asking for a comprehensive list. The most important point is to study the most essential books and trying to retain most of the topics learned.Revision is more important than extensive reading.
Must read books for AIPGME
1.Ashish Gupta latest 2 Volumes(AIIMS previous questions)
2.Mudit Khanna 2 volumes(AIPGME previous questions)
Cover these 4 books at first before thinking of reading anything else.
Semi essential books
1.ACROSS 2 volumes
2.Sparsh Gupta Pharmacology
3.Sparsh Gupta Pathology
4.Ashish Gupta Surgery
5.Ashish Gupta Medicine
6.Manoj Chaudhary PGI question papers.
Some good books worth reading
1.ENT by Dr.Shibu George
2.Platinum notes published by Jaypee books
3.Sure Success or ROAMS
4.Anatomy by Dr.Arivuselvam
5.Rapid review AIPGME 2011 by Rahul K.R
As new pattern is being planned for NEETPG2012, preparing for assertion reasoning type questions might prove beneficial.If you have good books to add to this list, please share with us in the comments section.
plz tell me d question pattern of NEET-PG… And also plz tell d rank range in aipgmee for getting a ms degree in ortho in kolkata…
Hi Rajesh
New pattern is not yet released, but it is expected that it will be having assertion reasoning questions, pictures and more clinical questions.
i m in 3rd yr mbbs.
Can u please guide me,how should i prepare for AIPGEE.
There is a lot of talk abt Platinum notes book.
3 volumes. What is the assesement fr it.
Platinum notes is good for subject wise study.But watch out for mistakes, because I have found many mistakes while going through platinum notes.
examples of mistakes
hi! wot books to read for topics like ophthalmology community medicine etc iam new to this site so plz help me make rite choices for pg
Opthalmology questions are usually hard in AIPGMEE,it is better you stick to AG/MK for both opthalmology and Community medicine.No matter how hard you learn Opthalmology, they ask even harder questions.Check out for the changes regarding energy requirements in males and females ,Ideal reference man and woman,census details etc.Learn these from the latest edition of Park.
Hi Jobin! I belong to the group of PG aspirants who relied almost completely on the Q banks – a huge mistake considering that none of exams went well, not even the state entrance exams.This is my first attempt following one year of preparation post internship.
This may sound stupid but I’m considering trying for MLE the following year , not that my folks are in favour of it or that I have many friends there. Its just that right now the road at the end of MLE seems worth the struggle. Much debated as this topic may be, could you please elaborate on the pros and cons of aipgee vs usmle on your website. It would definitely help us, the confused lot to take a wise decision.
Also, if i decide to prepare only for aipgee and lets say, I want to start from the month of April 2012 ( using March to take a break, get over my depression and rejuvenate) which of the foll would you suggest to make our basics strong-
1)sudying and revising some notes of all the 19 subjects eg IAMS, speed, Bhatia, platinum, roams, etc. This seems faster.
Or
2)Starting with the latest papers of AA and MK, reading the back reference for every question from the std books and making notes. This seems better but more time consuming.
Yes, good.Stick to your plan, revise basics in between.
Platinum notes book.
Why is everyone reading it.
Some points regarding platinum notes
1.Platinum notes cover almost all state papers,AIIMS,PGI,AIPGMEE etc.So it gives an overall idea.
2.You are likely to forget the facts because there are many.
3.Since they have listed questions asked in state PG entrance exams, some choices are wrong in those exams.So it contradicts questions from AIIMS,PGI etc.You can understand this while reading the book.
4.Another point is that little or no proof reading or editing has been done, so some simple errors have crept in.These simple facts can be made correct even without reading this book, but you may go wrong if you read the book.
VERDICT:If you are confident that you can correct the mistakes in the book while reading, it is a good book.
Yes SURELY IT IS A GOOD BOOK , BETTER THAN others.
As it is 3 volumes, covers every subject and is given in a nice presentation.Also much matter repeated from it in AIPG 2011, State Exams.
But Text reading is the Golden Standard and HAS NO SUBSTITUTE.
Go for Text And Platinum together not alone
thanks…i was not knowing about this site…it really helps pre pg aspirents
can u plzz tell us how to stdy for neet!!
NEET pattern is not yet confirmed, but it will be clinically oriented questions. So try to learn the practical aspects and also read the USMLE questions.
hello….im new to this gr8 site…. i want to enquire regarding majors…..how to tackle them!!! along with remembering all facts frm basic sciences!!
The Platinum notes book is a new book. Very useful for revision but How many revisions are sufficent and needed from this book to be able to grasp.