Why 80% NEET PG Aspirants Forget What They Study — And The Simple Flashcard Fix
Every year lakhs of aspirants open NEET PG prep with fire in their eyes — coaching, notes, bookmarked lectures, PDFs, diaries filled with plans. But after a few weeks, a very familiar frustration hits: “I studied this… why can’t I recall anything now?” You’re not alone — almost 80% aspirants forget 60–90% of what they study within weeks. Not because they are careless. Not because they lack hard work. But because the brain is not built to remember information that is not revisited. The Biology Behind the Pain Nobody Mentions Your brain works like a smart data-cleaner. If it sees something only once (a chapter, lecture, note), it assumes: “Probably not important — delete soon.” Even highlights are useless because the eyes glide, the brain sleeps. Memory does not fade gradually — it drops sharply. By Day 7, most content you read once is already gone from active memory . This is why students spend months studying and months re-studying the same things again, stuck in a loop of forget...