“Take risks in mock tests, learn from them, and don’t carry that confusion into the final exam.” — This is one of the key last-week strategies shared by Mohamed Rehan, a NEET top scorer who cleared the national-level entrance last year and is now pursuing MBBS at Government Medical College, Dindigul, Tamil Nadu.

According to him, the final stretch before the exam is less about learning new concepts and more about sharpening decision-making, especially when dealing with tricky or uncertain questions.

With NEET UG 2026 scheduled for May 3 , and barely a week left for an estimated 20 lakh aspirants, the focus now shifts to revision, time management, and dealing with exam temperament.…