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Hello, my dear friends, I am Dr. Amrit Nasta, your surgery faculty at the CSF, and today I have the honour of introducing and congratulating Dr. Pallab Roy, who has secured an amazing 269 score in his DNB theory papers.
First of all, Dr. Pallab, congratulations. That is truly an awesome score. Let me tell you, students are so fearful of the DNB papers. They feel passing is so difficult and wonder how to clear it with residency. But here we have a live example, and you must be in the top 10, I am sure, in the university. Officially, it has not come, sir, but mostly.
- So, Dr. Pallab Roy, tell me first a little bit about yourself—where you are currently working, doing a residency.
Dr. Pallab Roy: “Currently, I am a third-year postgraduate resident, sir, at District Hospital, Dharwad. It’s in Karnataka.”
- When you were preparing for the theory, did you get time during your DNB years? How did you start preparing?
Dr. Pallab Roy: “Sir, from first year only I started studying, sir. From first year, Bailey and Love—I started. Actually my HOD sir has a big role in this. From the very beginning he used to tell, you have to study, like these three years are like a penance to you. You have to study, you have to study, you have to work, you have to study, you have to work.”
- So when you used to study, you must have thought there is so much portion. How did you do it with so much work Monday to Sunday? Did you get stressed?
Dr. Pallab Roy: “In first year, I started studying, sir, but I used to study very lost. After my first FAT exam, sir, when the question paper came, it was a disaster. That habit of MBBS leaves you to write answers, right? It was so long ago and suddenly we are in a professional environment, then someone tells you to write answers on anything and everything.”
- Then how did you prepare for theory? You must not have got much time.
Dr. Pallab Roy: “Sir, I would like to say that before your videos, I just happily studied; there was no path, just studied. But after the videos, I got a point that yes, I have to go in this path, then I will have something in the future, I will be able to study, I will be able to retain something. The first chapter is Metabolic Response to Injury, sir, I saw your videos, sir, I used to read Bailey and Love.”
4. I heard this time the DNB theory papers, like always, had a lot of repeated questions. Did you solve the papers also? I have recorded almost all the papers on the app.
Dr. Pallab Roy: “Almost, sir, almost maximum, sir, except for the first paper. Maximum questions were repeated. There were some comedic questions, sir, but that was also almost repeated. If you solve the previous papers properly, then it makes a big difference.”
- So what is the plan for the future?
You will have your practical maybe in a month’s time. We are having a lot of ongoing lectures with senior faculty on the app. Are you planning to attend them so that you are ready for the practical?
Dr. Pallab Roy: “I will utilize them, sir, for the practicals, obviously. Because theory is tough and practice is also tough. And again, we lose that track of presenting cases. On your app, I have seen senior teachers who regularly, weekly discuss different cases. And you can also present cases if you want. Then when you go in for your practicals, you will be very confident.”
- So what are your plans for the future?
Dr. Pallab Roy: “Sir, the plans for the future should be practical for now. Then on the 7th of November, we have our NEET SS exam. I am planning to crack the NEET SS exam this year.”
- I have also recorded the video explanation of our very good Q-Bank for NEET SS. You can watch that as well, if you have time. And what are you planning to take in the NEET SS exam?
Dr. Pallab Roy: “For now, sir, I would like to take Plastic Surgery. And CVTS. Plastic and CVTS—I will take either of them.”
Great, great. So, Dr. Pallab, I won’t take any more of your time. Thank you so much for joining us and congratulations. Soon, you will clear your practicals also. Then you will become a surgeon—certified—and then maybe Plastic Surgeon or CVTS Surgeon. All the best for your future.
Dr. Pallab Roy: “Thank you, sir. Thank you so much for your time. Thank you.”
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