Overcoming Distractions: A Journey to Academic Success

Pulkit transformed his study habits, overcoming distractions to ultimately improve his score from 259 to 661.

### Overcoming Challenges: My Journey from 259 to Success in Medical Exams
* 📚 I started my preparation in September, giving myself about **six to seven months** to complete the syllabus, but I scored only **259 marks** when I needed **300**.
* 🤝 Despite having good friends in prestigious colleges like AIIMS and BMC, I often felt **inadequate and struggled with distractions**, especially from my phone.
* 📱 My phone addiction grew as I spent **13-14 hours a day on social media**, which severely affected my studies and led to a **backlog in my coursework**.
* 📝 Realizing the need for change, I began to **limit my phone usage** and sought help from friends for notes while utilizing YouTube for lectures to **strengthen my concepts**.
* 📈 After two months of dedicated study, my test scores improved from **259 to over 300**, showing that **consistent effort can lead to significant progress**.
* 💡 I learned to focus on revising and understanding the material rather than getting bogged down by immediate test results, recognizing that **marks are merely a reflection of effort**.
* 💪 Ultimately, I realized that **self-trust and a positive mindset** are crucial in overcoming challenges, and I hope to inspire others with my journey that "**nothing is impossible**."

मैंने सितंबर से तैयारी शुरू की थी, तो मेरे पास लगभग छह से सात महीने थे। मैंने अपने सिलेबस को पूरा कर लिया था। मेरे नतीजे में 259 नंबर हैं, जबकि मुझे 300 नंबर चाहिए थे। अब मुझे पढ़ाई करते हुए दो महीने हो गए हैं। मैंने यह किया कि जैसे ही दिन का चयन हो गया था, मेरे अच्छे दोस्त एम्स दिल्ली में हैं, कुछ बीएमसी में हैं और कुछ एमसी में। वे सभी अच्छे दोस्त हैं, लेकिन मैं खुद को अच्छा नहीं समझता।

You should attend the lectures on time so that you don't fall asleep. A boy who scored 259 marks in the first attempt and 661 in the second—how did he increase his score so much in just one drop? What was my strategy? I will share that with you in my stock. Hello, my name is Pulkit, and I am pursuing my MBBS degree from Vardhman Mahavir Medical College in New Delhi. Our financial condition is not so good that we can shift to the city and pay for better conditions.

For your family and also in studies, it helps a lot. Then Dad said, No, son, you have to do it. I couldn't, but you show that you can do something extra. We need to do something extra; we can't keep living like this in the middle class forever. So, I thought, Alright, when I was a student in the 11th grade, we didn't belong to such a well-off family that we could go very high, so we made do with something normal.

मैंने कोचिंग क्लासेस जॉइन कर लीं, और जब मैं गया, तो कोविड का समय आ गया था। इसलिए मुझे एक फोन की भी जरूरत थी। फोन आने से क्या हुआ, कि बहुत ज्यादा डिस्ट्रक्शन हो गई। पहले तो मैंने सोचा था कि मुझे एम्स जाना है, लेकिन उसके नीचे कुछ नहीं जाना है। मुझे एमसी चाहिए, जो भी चाहिए, उसके नीचे क्या ही करेंगे। फिर मैंने बहुत सारे मॉडल ले लिए और बहुत सारी किताबें खरीद लीं और उन्हें पढ़ने लगा।

रहा कि एक-दो महीने तो सब कुछ smoothly चला, फिर उसके बाद सिलेबस इतना ज्यादा हो गया है और टाइम इतना कम है कि मैं मैनेज नहीं कर पाया। तो बैकलॉग तो होना ही था, क्योंकि मैंने 5-6 किताबें ले ली थीं और एक ही चैप्टर पर काम कर रहा था। शुरुआत में इससे फायदा हुआ, पहले तीन चैप्टर तो अच्छे हुए, लेकिन सिलेबस इतना बढ़ गया कि अब उसे मैनेज कैसे करूं? तो मेरा बैकलॉग हो गया। अब बैकलॉग हो गया तो टेस्ट में नंबर तो कम आएंगे क्योंकि...

According to the test syllabus, if the syllabus is not completed by the date, and if the marks are low, then there will be regret. The question is, how did the marks come out? If our brother scores 700, he will get less in AIIMS; when 710 comes, he will get 700. My friend, selection will hardly happen with 400 out of 400. So, there will be a lot of regret. Just like today, I took the test; I spent two or three days on regulation, but it won't help. Otherwise, regret will come again, and the backlog keeps increasing. If there is something that you can tackle now...

If you don't do it, it will keep increasing. I wasn't told this before, but now I know. That's why I'm telling you that if you have a backlog, start working on it now. Don't extend it. If I have a backlog, then it becomes a regret that I have a backlog because I didn't get good marks in the last test. Now how will I improve? This is a cycle of regret that never got completed for me. It took me 150 years, and it hasn't happened in two years for you either. It would be good if it does. So now what happens is that we are giving the test.

जब नंबर नहीं आ रहे होते, तो धीरे-धीरे ऐसा लगता है कि मैं खुद की जिंदगी में नहीं हूं। यह सपना किसी और के लिए है, मैं इसके लिए नहीं हूं। ऐसा होना ही नहीं चाहिए। फिर वही है कि फोन आ गया था। अब ऐसा है कि जब भी हम किसी से पीछा छुड़ाना चाहते हैं, तो हम कुछ और करने लग जाते हैं। तो मेरा फोन से एडिक्शन बढ़ने लगा। जैसे ही मैंने पढ़ाई से थोड़ा ध्यान हटाया, फोन पर एडिक्शन बढ़ता गया। मैं इंस्टाग्राम चलाने लगा और भी बहुत ज्यादा सोशल मीडिया में डूब गया।

Once I joined the media, I was easily spending 13 to 14 hours a day, and then I would sleep. I was skipping classes, and my total base was affected for two years. Now, as things are progressing, it gradually comes to a point where you realize that this is not right; you have to focus on what is better and what is correct. That was the time when I was in the middle of my 12th grade, and by then, everything had cleared up. I had a backlog of a year, and I figured out how to complete it.

होगा, इतनी चिंता थी। अब लगेगा कि नहीं, यार, कुछ तो करना है। आप देख लो, ऑप्शन से मेरे पास एक तो मैं नीत कर सकता था, दूसरा बोर्ड। तो बोर्ड्स और नीत, दो चूज करने दो। मेरे पास नेट का था, 1 साल और 6 महीने का बैकलॉग बोर्ड्स का था। मुझे आसान लगा कि बोर्ड्स कर लेते हैं, नीत तो ड्रॉप में भी हो जाएगा। वैसे भी प्रेशर होता है, सब बच्चे ड्रॉप लेकर आते हैं। इधर है, तो मैंने सोचा बोर्ड्स कर लेते हैं। बोर्ड्स में अच्छे परसेंटेज आ जाएगी।

If we do B.Sc., we will complete it; if we need to take a drop, we will take a drop. I have done a little bit, but the thing is, if a distracted person starts studying from today, how long will they be able to study? Like, when I was studying, I started with two to three hours, and gradually increased it to five hours. I didn’t put in too much effort, but I managed to study for four to five hours a day. However, even with that, the results were not very good for him in the twelfth grade.

I scored only 80%, but the thing is that I had started studying a bit. I gradually reduced my phone usage; it wasn't as much as before. Now, I've dropped out. It was really bad; my internet connection was so poor that I couldn't even calculate my marks. I don't care how much I'll score now; I will just be called a dropper. The fact is, I only realized after the results came out that I had so many selections.

मार्क्स से मेरा सिलेक्शन होने वाला है। यह तो पहले बता दो, अगर सिलेक्शन नहीं होगा तो। मैंने सोचा था कि यार, ड्रॉप लगेगा तो थोड़े दिन बाद तैयारी शुरू कर देंगे। अब थोड़ा मौज-मस्ती कर लेते हैं। सब बच्चे घूमने जा रहे हैं, हम भी घूम लेंगे। थोड़े दिन तो ऐसे-ऐसे करके मैंने एक-दो महीने वैसे ही वेस्ट कर दिए। थोड़ा-थोड़ा पढ़ना था, जैसे दिन में कभी दो दिन में एक चैप्टर पढ़ लिया। अब आएगा, मतलब इतना।

I wasn't serious, I thought I had a lot to do, but it seemed easy. There was a realization point that came to me, like I think it was one or two months after our exams when the results had also come out. After the results, toppers' interviews are everywhere, right? So one day my dad was watching an interview of a topper, and I felt like, What have I done that I'm not in this position?

You are working so hard, and they are farming extensively to meet our needs. I mean, they are putting in efforts in every possible way. They have done much more than what they could have done. It made me feel sad because, no matter how much we say it, everyone feels sad. We also want to do something, but some people get sad for just a day or two, while others become very serious about it. So, I felt sad that things are not going well.

It won't work like this, friends. How long will we roam around with friends? How long will we be a burden to our families? They will think that this person is not doing anything; they are spending money, and we are just wasting it. We are wasting our time on YouTube, Instagram, and whatever distractions there are. I remember an important thing my dad told me. I was supposed to study for my sixth-grade exams, and as I was going to the sixth grade, he said, Son, work hard.

है, तेरा रिजल्ट आएगा। मुझे भरोसा है तुझ पर। तेरे रिजल्ट पक्का आएगा। ठीक है, तो बस थोड़ा अच्छे से पढ़कर देख। मुझे नहीं पता उस बात को क्या असर होगा। मुझे और मेरे को सोचना है कि नहीं यार, फैमिली की कितनी अच्छी कंडीशन नहीं है। दोस्तों, दो-तीन ड्रॉप्स लें। तेरे को करना है। कुछ हो जाए तो फिर मैंने पापा से कहा, पापा, बस मुझे तो अभी करना है, चाहे कुछ हो जाए। लाइक, 259 नंबर थे और उसके लिए इतनी बड़ी बात सोचने भी इसी साल करना है। बहुत बड़ी।

The thing is, you must have seen that people are saying they scored 100 marks, 200 marks, and even more. I had never heard such things in my coaching or from my teachers. So, I didn't pay much attention to it. I thought, let it be, whatever will happen will happen. God is with me; I just need to give my 100%. Whatever happens after that is a different matter. Okay? So, after that, I started my preparation. Initially, I reflected on the mistakes I made during my drop year.

मैं जो स्टार्ट कर रहा हूँ, उससे पहले पता लगाओ कि हमने 2 साल वेस्ट क्यों किए हैं। मैंने देखा कि सबसे पहले मेरा एक कारण था, मेरा फोन। फोन का डिस्ट्रक्शन मेरे लिए इतना ज्यादा था कि मुझे लगा कि इसे छोड़ना ही पड़ेगा, वरना सिलेक्शन तो छोड़ दो, तुम्हारे 400 नंबर भी नहीं आएंगे। तो मैंने धीरे-धीरे, आप लोग जैसे अनलॉकिंग करते हैं, वैसे मैंने भी कोशिश की। बट हमारी आदतें होती हैं।

Hey, come on, let's run for just five minutes. After that, whatever happens, we'll see. It's been five minutes; just let it go for five minutes. I'm just increasing the timer for five minutes, it keeps increasing. I kept instructing for two hours comfortably, but now I'm regretting it. You ruined the start of the day, and now your whole day is ruined. It's like my last two or three days felt like, No, my phone has become serious.

It takes time to deal with seriousness in a good way. I realized that if the phone is with me, studying becomes difficult. If I want good results, I have to work hard and eliminate distractions. So, I thought, let's keep the phone aside. Why should I hold the phone when I can study in a better way? I discussed this with my dad.

पापा, मुझे कंट्रोल नहीं हो रहा है और यह मेरी दिक्कत है। जब भी मैं फोन चलाता हूं, तो तीन-चार घंटे तक व्यस्त हो जाता हूं। फिर मुझे अच्छा नहीं लगता। अब जब तुम पढ़ नहीं रहे हो, तो पूरा दिन खराब ही जाएगा। ऐसी सोच मेरी होती थी और यह सबकी सोच अलग-अलग होती है। मुझे लगता है कि यह सबके साथ होता होगा। अगर आप दिन की शुरुआत अच्छी नहीं करते, तो आपको लगता है कि आज का पूरा दिन खराब ही जाएगा। फिर मैंने अपने...

Dad, what should I say? You take the phone; I don't need a phone. Whatever I have to do, I can do it with your phone. So, now look, I had two options. Dad said, You should enroll in coaching. I thought about it and realized that I know how it is in coaching. It would mean staying away from home again, and I would need to keep a phone. If I keep a phone, then the same two years of expenses will start all over again. So, I refused and told Dad that I didn't want coaching.

कोचिंग के नोट्स हैं, मैंने अपने नोट्स अच्छे से नहीं बनाए क्योंकि मैं क्लासेस बैंड करता था। मैं कहां से नोट्स बनाऊंगा? तो मैंने अपने दोस्तों से कहा कि तुम अपने नोट्स भेज दो। जैसे दिन का सिलेक्शन हो गया था, मेरा एक दोस्त दिल्ली में है, बीएमसी में कोई और एमसी में कोई। तो अच्छे दोस्त हैं, अच्छे से मेरे। लेकिन मैं ये नहीं कह सकता कि वो अच्छे थे। तो उनसे मैंने अपने नोट्स मांग लिए कि यार, तुम अपने नोट्स दे दो, मैं अपने पढ़ लूंगा। तो फिर मैंने पापा से कहा कि यार, आप फोन तो...

रख लो अपने पास, मैं आपके फोन को उसे कर लूंगा। उन लेक्चरर्स की वजह से क्योंकि डी-कॉन्सेप्ट बिल्ड करना पड़ता है। पहले मेरे कॉन्सेप्ट जीरो थे क्योंकि क्लासेस मैंने लेनी थी, सब कुछ खराब था। तो कॉन्सेप्ट के लिए मैंने यूट्यूब का सहारा लिया क्योंकि यूट्यूब भी पढ़ने के लिए एक अच्छा प्लेटफॉर्म है। मैंने अपने जो फ्री लेक्चरर्स होते हैं, वो चीज कर लिए। मैंने उन्हें देखा था, और मैंने कैसे देखा था? फोन तो मेरे पास नहीं था, तो पापा के फोन से लेक्चरर्स को डाउनलोड किया।

I put it on my pen drive and connected the pen drive to the LED to see. In this way, I completely eliminated distractions from suggestions that come on YouTube and everything else. I had to study when my mom would wake me up. I preferred YouTube lecturers. As soon as I wake up in the morning, that's when my mind is the most active. If you wake up after having slept, you need to...

थोड़ी डर और सुन लेट हूं, तो आप उसे टाइम पर लेक्चरर्स देखो ताकि आपकी नींद नहीं आए। मैं कैसे करता था, मैं जैसे उठाता था, फिर हाँ, दो-तीन घंटे पढ़ लिया। तो फिर उसके बाद खाना खाता था, तब नींद आई है। मोस्ट प्रोबेबली खाने के बाद तो नींद आई है। तो मैं तब लेक्चरर्स को प्रेफर करता था ताकि मैं उनकी वॉल्यूम थोड़ी हाई कर लेता था ताकि ऐसा लगे कि हाँ, भाई, इंटरेक्ट कर रहा हूं किसी से। ऐसा न हो कि पढ़ रहा हूं और फिर नींद आ जाए।

I saw him on time during my lectures; I attended two or three lectures in a day. We started the syllabus slowly and comfortably. Now the big question is how to handle the tests. What I did for the tests was that I downloaded the PDFs and got them printed out. The situation was such that if I took my phone, it would be a sin; I couldn’t use my phone at all, so I had to completely cut it out. I also got my tests printed offline.

दिए थे। फिर है कि अब अगर आप जर्नी पर चल रहे हैं, तो आपको बहुत ज्यादा बीच में दिक्कत आएगी। जैसे मैंने टेस्ट दिया था, मेरे नंबर भी इतने अच्छे नहीं आ रहे थे। लाइक मैंने पहले टेस्ट दिया था, तो मुझे याद है मेरे 300 कुछ नंबर आए थे। अब देखो, मुझे क्या लगा कि यार, मेरे मीत में 259 नंबर हैं। टेस्ट दिया, मेरे को 300 नंबर हैं। 2 महीने हो गए, मुझे पढ़ाई करते हुए। मैंने क्या किया, मतलब 2 महीने पढ़ाई की, मेरे को 50 नंबर बढ़ गए। तो ऐसे ही तो कितने।

Years will go by, and I thought to myself, I asked my friend what I should do. He suggested that I stop giving tests for a while because, you see, what happens with giving tests is that your level doesn't increase immediately. The test scores might not improve right away, but the effort you are putting in may not yield results now, but it might pay off later. So, the level is such that, like, if you are at a level of ₹250, I will work much harder to improve my score.

I will increase the level, and then only will it reach 400. It takes time to build a level; it’s not like you study for one day and directly get to 600. It doesn’t work like that. Your level will be built to 300, then to 400. I don’t know what the system is; it happens like this. You might feel that you are working very hard, but your marks are not increasing as much. So, don’t ignore those marks. What are marks anyway? Marks don’t matter; they are just a reflection of effort. Whether you get 250 or 300, it doesn’t really matter.

अगर आप मेहनत करते रहेंगे, तो एक दिन ऐसा आएगा जब आपके 600 अंक भी आएंगे। मैंने उसके खाने से अपना टेस्ट थोड़े दिन के लिए छोड़ दिया, लेकिन उसके बाद कर लेंगे। उसने कहा था कि अपने दो-तीन महीने में, पांच महीने में जितने भी हैं, आपके पास। मैंने सितंबर से तैयारी शुरू की, तो मेरे पास छह से सात महीने थे। आप लोग तो सात महीने में मैंने अपना सिलेबस पूरा कर लिया था। मैंने सितंबर से शुरू किया था और मेरा जनवरी में फाइनल था।

हो गया था मेरा सिलेबस कंप्लीट, तो मैंने फेसबुक पर और अन्य जगहों पर अपने टेस्ट शुरू कर दिए थे। पार्ट टेस्ट भी दिए थे, लेकिन वो मेरी तरफ से फ्रिक्वेंटली नहीं थे। टेस्ट पे क्योंकि मेरा नंबर बढ़ नहीं रहा, फिर रिग्रेट होगा, तो उससे फायदा क्या है? मेरा टाइम ही खराब हो रहा है। देखो, रिग्रेट का तो आप बिल्कुल सोचो ही मत। मैट्रिग्रेट करने हैं। अगर आप मान लो 30-10 दे रहे हो, उसमें आप नंबर का हमारे तो आप एक दिन मान लो रिग्रेट कर रहे हो। 30 टेस्ट के लिए आप 30 दिन लगेंगे, और 30 दिन में...

Brother, you can revise three times. What does it mean to have three revisions? You can increase your score by 300 marks. Revising can greatly impact your score; you could increase it by 100 marks or even 200 marks, depending on how well you revise. So, I postponed my tests until January, and then gradually gave fewer tests. From January to February, I mostly completed my syllabus.

I had taken tests, like two or three tests, approximately within two months. So, it was like the tests were done. Now, the doctors keep coming. Your journey doesn’t go like this; it keeps going up and down. In moments of downfall, motivation may come sometimes. There are times when I don’t feel like studying. I see someone enjoying in an MC (medical college) or who went to AIIMS Delhi, and here I am, sitting with the same chapter again. How long will this go on? Everyone experiences a downfall at some point.

Look, I turned off my phone, so I didn't have any friends around. My interaction with friends had significantly decreased; it was almost negligible. If you have a batchmate and you are in touch with them, it wouldn't feel good to lose that connection. So, what I would do is, if there was any problem, I would write to them. I became my own guide, a mentor of sorts. If I faced a problem, I would also provide the solution myself. That's how it was.

It doesn't matter if you know yourself well; it's not that someone else knows you better. The more you understand yourself, the better solutions you will be able to find for your problems. You know what is most important in your journey? It's not about how many hours you study or how many marks you are getting from someone else. What is most important in your journey is how much trust you have in yourself.

Okay, the more you trust yourself, the more your marks will increase. Just see, the more positive you remain, the more benefits you will gain. It's true that staying positive brings a lot of advantages, not just a little. In my journey, I can say that the biggest impact came from my efforts to keep myself positive, and I didn't let anything demotivate me. Thank you, friends. I also want to share my journey with you, hoping that it brings you peace and inspires you as well.

Possible, there is nothing that is impossible. You can do it; it is within you. The day you bring motivation from within, you won't need anyone else. Thank you.

Marks कम Backlog ज़्यादा फिर NEET कैसे ?| NEET Motivation & Strategy@Pulkityadav_neet Josh Talks NEET

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Pulkit's Journey to MBBS: Overcoming Challenges

Pulkit started his preparation in September, aiming for a better score after initially getting 259 marks.

Despite financial struggles, he joined coaching classes and bought multiple books, but faced distractions and a backlog in his studies.

His determination to improve and do something extra for his family's financial situation drove him to work hard and share his strategy for success.

Completing the syllabus on time is crucial to avoid low marks and subsequent regret.

A backlog in studies can lead to a continuous cycle of regret and poor performance.

The speaker shares their experience of getting distracted by social media and struggling with a backlog, ultimately realizing the need to focus and make a change.

The speaker reflects on their study journey, starting with two to three hours a day and gradually increasing to five, but still achieving only 80% in the twelfth grade.

After dropping out and wasting time, they experienced a realization of their mistakes while watching a topper's interview, feeling sad about their own situation.

The speaker acknowledges the hard work of others and the need to take their studies more seriously.

Overcoming Distractions and Taking Responsibility

The speaker reflects on the negative impact of distractions like social media and the importance of taking responsibility for their actions.

They recall their father's encouragement to work hard and the realization of wasting two years due to phone distractions.

The speaker emphasizes the need for discipline and commitment to making positive changes in their life.

Overcoming Distractions for Better Study Habits

The author struggled with phone distractions while studying and decided to keep it aside for better focus.

They discussed their challenges with their dad, who offered to take the phone and suggested coaching, which the author declined.

Instead, they asked friends for notes and used their dad's phone to download free lectures from YouTube for concept building.

Using a pen drive to eliminate distractions, the speaker preferred YouTube lecturers in the morning when their mind was most active.

They attended two or three lectures a day and downloaded PDFs for offline printing to avoid using their phone.

Despite initial struggles with test scores, they focused on consistent effort and hard work to improve over time.

Building academic levels takes time, progressing gradually from 300 to 400 and beyond.

Marks are just a reflection of effort and should not be the sole focus; consistent hard work will eventually lead to higher scores.

Revising effectively can significantly impact scores, and it's important to stay motivated and persistent through the ups and downs of the journey.

The speaker experienced a significant decrease in social interaction after turning off their phone, leading them to become their own guide and mentor.

They emphasize the importance of self-understanding and self-trust in overcoming problems and achieving success.

The speaker believes that staying positive and motivated from within is key to personal growth and overcoming challenges.