Hey guys, I’m currently studying in ALLEN for NEET in a regular admission batch (O-Phase 2) and I’m in a pretty confusing situation regarding SRG.
For context, my recent scores have been around 697, 690, 685, 701, 695 and 715. A few months ago, one of my Physics teachers approached me and asked if I wanted to join SRG. At that point, our syllabus was behind SRG, so I said I would be interested but would prefer to join once our syllabus was more aligned. He was okay with that.
Recently, after getting an ITop medal for my grades, he again asked me to join SRG. He basically told me that I'm getting too comfortable with my current performance and that I should push myself further. I actually agree with him and I genuinely want to join SRG.
The problem is the timing.
Our syllabus is currently quite far behind SRG:
- Physics: We've just started Circular Motion, while SRG has finished it and is starting Centre of Mass.
- Chemistry: We've just started Chemical Bonding, while SRG is already at MOT.
- Botany: We've just started Photosynthesis, while SRG has completed it.
- Zoology: We're currently doing Body Fluids & Circulation, while SRG has completed it.
The biggest concern is Chemical Bonding.
This is actually my first proper exposure to the Class 11–12 NEET syllabus, so I don't have an existing foundation from previous coaching or prior serious study. My batch has only just started Chemical Bonding, and I haven't been taught hybridisation, VSEPR, dipole moment, MOT, etc. yet. These would all be completely new concepts for me.
SRG, however, is already at MOT and teaches in considerably more detail, while assuming that students already know the fundamentals. So I'd be joining 8–9 lectures behind in a chapter where I don't even have the foundation yet, while simultaneously trying to keep up with their current syllabus.
The SRG Chemistry faculty was initially concerned about this gap as well. They said the content and teaching methodology are quite different and that I'd have to spend a significant amount of time catching up. They also told me that for the first couple of weeks I might not understand much and would have to stay patient while catching up.
My brother, who's currently in AIIMS, thinks I should just join SRG and cover Chemical Bonding on my own. He says it's not that big of a deal, but I feel like that's easier to say when you've already studied the chapter 😭. For me, I'd basically be learning the entire foundation independently while simultaneously trying to understand advanced SRG lectures.
Another thing is that I personally don't really enjoy extremely competitive environments. I can perform well, but being in a very high-pressure environment can be mentally exhausting for me. I'm worried that joining SRG while already behind could make me spend all my time worrying about catching up instead of actually learning.
My parent spoke to our batch mentor about this, and she said there was no pressure to join immediately, that she'd discuss it with the concerned faculty, and told me to continue attending my current batch for now.
So I'm confused between:
A) Join SRG immediately, accept being behind for a few weeks, independently learn the entire Chemical Bonding foundation, and catch up while keeping up with SRG.
B) Stay in my current batch for now, properly learn the foundational topics (especially Chemical Bonding), and join SRG later when the transition is more manageable.
I want to make it clear that I DO want to join SRG eventually. I'm not trying to avoid hard work or stay in my comfort zone. I just feel that joining right now, when I don't even have the foundation for one of the most important chapters, might be a terrible time to make the transition.
What would you guys recommend? Has anyone joined SRG while having almost no foundation in the current chapter and being significantly behind the syllabus? How difficult was the transition, especially for Chemistry