TEACHING STRATEGIES

The Full Time Course offered by Nimbus Tutorlals Is an extensive course for students who have completed thelr Class XIl and have decided to appear for Pre Medical Entrance Exams,

Its fact that the student Is left with one year to prepare for the Medical Entrance Exams, the one year preparation course Is compact and rigorous, and helps the student to take the NEETUG, AIIMS & JIPMER with full confidence,

The Course covers more than topics relevant from the Class X!and Xil syllabus that are Important from the NEET-UG, AIIMS & JIPMER perspective, First the fundamentals are strengthened so that the student can face the more difficult topics with effortlessness,

The course Is designed to reinforce the core concepts and give sufficient problem solving practice to its students. The whole course is divided into three stages

Stage 1:

To focus on the Important topics of Class X! and XII which are often the source of confusion and subsequent mistakes, The emphasis Is to create visualization for these concepts using multimedia, experiment, models, real life example etc so that these critical concepts can be applied to real exam problems more effectively. Periodic testing through Class Tests and Unit Tests help the students in evaluating and bench-marking thelr understanding

Stage 2:

To lay emphasis on covering the difficult topics and on continuous testing, The focus of this stage Is to build confidence and motivate the students to give their best shot in the remaining three months before the main exams, Sessions on motivation, time management and exam - taking strategies are also conducted by experts in this stage

Stage 3:

Once the syliabus Is finished, rigorous testing is done so that the students gain speed as well as accuracy while attempting the question paper and imbibe the art of converting knowledge int marks. Resides Classroom Session and comprehensive Course Material, Test Series will be provideg students. This will help in assessing and improving their performance, besides introducing them to the pattern of the competitive examinations.

STUDY MATERIALS

Nimbus Tutorials provide its students with 18 sets booklet of study material that has bee scientifically prepared to ensure comprehension of even the most difficult topics. it includes well designeg layouts, innovative exptanations, simple examples and other research-proven techniques of study Materiy presentation. Every key concept is explained using carefully chosen questions with stepwise Solutions which exptain the core application of the concept.

The study material covers every aspect of each topic and is completely self-sufficient. So much ls our confidence in our study material, that we consciously ask our students to rely solely on Nimbus material, and not consult any other book or guide. We regularly upgrade our course material with appropriate modifications to meet the changing pattern and syllabus of the Medical Entrance Exams every year.

The course comprises of study material on all the three subjects (Physics, Chemistry, and Biology) in the form of modules. Each module contains chapters, divided into three parts, as explained below.

• 1. Detaited Theory Portion: This part explains the core concepts in a very simple and easy manner and helps in building a strong foundation for Nimbus students.
• 2. Solved Examples & Practice Exercises: This part illustrates the applicability of the theoretical & numerical concepts. Accurate and thorough explanations are provided to ensure students internalize the core concepts. Each step in the solved examples is carefully and systematically explained, to show students how to attempt a particular problem.
• 3. Objective Worksheets: There is comprehensive set of question banks at the end of every chapter. These question banks are scientifically categorized based on difficulty level, type, previous years, application based / theory based etc. The questions covers all typical problems and many other fresh problems based on the latest trends in Medical Entrance Exams (NEETUG, AlIMS & JIPMER).

TESTING & EVALUATION

The very nature of these exams instill a lot of pressure in students and hence it is very important to build the right examination hall temperament so that students can tackle pressure, surprises and create dynamic exam-management strategies quickly. Hence testing, assessment and frequent mock examinations form the core of Nimbus's strategy.

Class Tests are conducted regularly in the class to assess the understanding of the topics by the students. Many of these would be in the form of Surprise Quizzes, so that students are forced to be regular in their preparation.

Students are given extensive practice on ail possible question formats.

These include MCQSs, assertion-reasoning, comprehension based; match the column and other innovative question formats. The most important aspect of testing process is through analysis of performance and benchmarking with the best performers. Nimbus’s Analytics and Reporting engine provides very high level of analytics, benchmarking reports and even diagnostics after each test. It gives a snap-shot of the strength and weakness in the various subjects and topics, over 2 period of time. Moreover, personalized and advanced reports like Test Analysis Reports help a student evaluate the various factors which impact his/her performance. They help the students to know where they stand and the mistakes they have made as compared to other students of the same level.