The last seven days decide how much of what you studied you can actually use in the hall. The goal is recall and calm, not coverage. Here is a simple way to spend them.
Key Takeaways
- ✓No new books or chapters: revise what you already know
- ✓Start with the heaviest subjects in the recall bank: Medicine, Surgery, Pharmacology, Pathology, Microbiology
- ✓One full mock early in the week, in 4 timed sections, then light revision
- ✓Sleep and routine matter more than one more chapter
1A seven-day plan
| Day | Focus |
|---|---|
| Day 7 | Full-length timed mock (4 sections of 50 questions, 45 minutes each), then review every wrong and guessed answer |
| Day 6 | The five heaviest subjects: most-asked chapters from the important topics checklist |
| Day 5 | Clinical subjects: Medicine, Surgery, OBG, Paediatrics. Management steps and drugs of choice |
| Day 4 | Pre- and para-clinical: Anatomy, Physiology, Biochemistry, Pathology, Pharmacology, Microbiology |
| Day 3 | Short subjects in compact blocks, plus image revision (radiology, dermatology, ophthalmology, specimens) |
| Day 2 | Error log and your own one-page sheets only |
| Day 1 | Light revision, admit card and documents ready, early night |
2What to revise
- Your error log. The questions you got wrong are the most likely to go wrong again.
- Most-asked chapters. Each subject's top chapters, from the most repeated topics data.
- Images. A quick pass through classic X-rays, specimens, fundus and skin pictures.
- Numbers and lists. Programme targets, staging systems, drug doses you tend to forget.
3What to skip
- New reference books, long video lectures and fresh question banks
- Big chapters you have never read: the return on one day is too small
- Late-night marathons: tired recall costs more marks than one skipped topic
Kinase Tip: Use the negative marking guide to set your guessing rule before exam day, so you are not deciding under pressure.
?Frequently Asked Questions
What should I study in the last week before INI-CET?
Revise, do not learn. Go through your own short notes, your error log, high-yield images and the most-asked chapters of each subject. Start with the subjects that produced the most recalled INI-CET questions in the Kinase bank: Medicine, Surgery, Pharmacology, Pathology, Microbiology.
Should I take a full mock test in the final week?
One full-length test early in the week, taken in 4 timed sections like the real paper, is useful for pacing. Leave the last two or three days for light revision so you go in rested.
What should I skip in the final week?
Skip new books, long video lectures and big chapters you have never read. A small gap you can close in under an hour is fine; a new subject is not.
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