General Guidelines
General Guidelines
Passing Criteria
- You have to pass both papers individually i.e. 75% in each paper.
- There is no negative marking at any stage. There is a myth that for repeaters there is negative marking, it is not true.
- There are no specific marks for each question. It depends on the difficulty level. Some questions might be of 0.5 marks and some might be of 2 marks etc.
Appearing in the exam
- CPSP announces its annual schedule in which dates are mentioned.
- The Schedule of each attempt is notified separately.
- These are four attempts throughout a year usually February-March, April, September-October, and November.
- You can appear maximum in three attempts.
General Points
- You can apply in all specialties whether you have done the house job in a particular specialty or not.
- There are eleven subjects in which CPSP conducts FCPS Part one and you need to appear in one according to your specialty.
- Go through the syllabus of your specialty before starting preparation.
Time Duration
- 3-4 months: If you are doing the job or household work and you can manage to study 5 to 6 hours daily.
- 2 months: If you are not doing any job and you can manage to study 8-10 hours daily.
General Preparation
- Take a paper and start plotting your preparation timeline.
- Choose a list of books which you are going to read. This selection should be according to your schedule, consistency level, mode of study and revision schemes. Doing theory and past questions is a must. Choose books for theory and past questions after consultation with your seniors. I will also mention books for each subject.
- Usually, there are two strategies. Some students prepare the theory first and do past questions in the end. Some students prepare theory and past questions side by side. You can adopt it as per your choice.
- Paper – I is the same for all specialties and paper – II is specialty-specific.
- Books for preparation of paper – I should be selected according to the paper – II. I will explain it in each specialty.
- Read the syllabus first. Some topics can be done from different books.
Speciality Wise Books
Anesthesia
You will need the following books
Anatomy:
- Anatomy: Mini Snell (Complete) | A superficial Read
- Kaplan Neuroanatomy Portion | Most Important
Physiology:
- BRS Physiology / Kaplan Physiology (which one you like)
Pathology:
- General Pathology chapters from BRS or Pathoma
Anesthesia:
- Smiths (Chap: 1 to 7 and 14)
- Morgans (Clinical Pharmacology Chapters)
- Rali Notes (Past Papers)
- Kaplan Pharmacology or Pharma given the end of each chapter of First Aid | Most Important
- Ajay Yadav MCQs
Notes:
- Rali Notes (Past Papers)
- USMLE First Aid
- Tanveer Notes
- FCPS Pearls by Dr. Rafi
Past Questions:
- FCPS Pearls by Dr. Rafi
- Rabia Ali MCQs
- SK Golden Files for Anesthesia. According to author, this book also contains Rali files.
- Book Last days revision notes
Community Medicine
You will need the following books
Anatomy:
- Anatomy: Mini Snell (Complete)
- Kaplan Neuroanatomy Portion
Physiology:
- BRS Physiology / Kaplan Physiology (which one you like)
Pathology:
- General Pathology chapters from BRS or Pathoma
Community Medicine
- Excel Community Medicine with MCQs given in the end.
- High-Yield Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Public Health
Notes:
- USMLE First Aid
- Tanveer Notes
- FCPS Pearls by Dr. Rafi
Past Questions
- FCPS Pearls by Dr. Rafi
- Rabia Ali MCQs
- SK Golden File 9
- Book Last days revision notes
- Medcoffee or SK Medicine or Medicall (Important: If you have prepared above mentioned books then you need not do Medcoffee or SK Medicine or Medicall.
Dentistry
You will need the following books
Anatomy:
- Anatomy: Mini Snell (Superficial study) | Main focus on Head and Neck from Big snell
- Kaplan Neuroanatomy Portion | Superficial study
Physiology:
- BRS Physiology / Kaplan Physiology (which one you like)
Pathology:
- General Pathology chapters from BRS or Pathoma
Notes:
- USMLE First Aid
- Tanveer Notes
- Rafi FCPS Pearls
Dentistry:
- Coffedent MCQs (Online) | Pearls by Dr. Jahangir (Book) (Both are by the same author)
- Vijay Pratap MCQs
- Oral biology, oral pathology from Dentogist MCQs
Past Questions
- Coffedent MCQs (Online) | Pearls by Dr. Jahangir (Book) (Both are by the same author)
- Rafi FCPS Pearls
- Rabia Ali MCQs
- Asim and Shoaib MCQs (Dentistry)
ENT
You will need the following books
Anatomy:
- Anatomy: Mini Snell except for Head and Neck Portion (Do it from Big snell)
- Kaplan Neuroanatomy Portion
Physiology:
- BRS Physiology / Kaplan Physiology (which one you like)
Pathology:
- General Pathology chapters from BRS or Pathoma
ENT:
- Read important topics from Dhingra. (Topics mentioned in CPSP official syllabus)
- ENT all in one by Dr. Nigar
Notes:
Past Questions
- FCPS Pearls by Dr. Rafi
- Rabia Ali MCQs
- SK Golden File 9
- Book Last days revision notes
- Medcoffee or SK Medicine or Medicall (Important: If you have prepared above mentioned books then you need not do Medcoffee or SK Medicine or Medicall.
Gynecology and Obstetrics:
You will need the following books
Anatomy:
- Anatomy: Mini Snell except for abdomen and pelvis, do these chapters from Big Snell.
- Kaplan Neuroanatomy Portion
Physiology:
- BRS Physiology / Kaplan Physiology (which one you like)
Pathology:
- General Pathology chapters from BRS or Pathoma
Gynae and Obs.
- Cover the topics mentioned in CPSP official syllabus. Cover it from Ten Teachers or Arshad Chohan. (Don’t do extra topics).
- Do Reproduction chapter and related endocrinology with concentration.
- Most of the topics will be covered in Asim and Shoaib MCQs (Gynecology)
Notes:
- USMLE First Aid
- Embryo High Yield
- Tanveer Notes
- FCPS Pearls by Dr. Rafi
- SK Pink might help. But if you are doing important topics from Ten teachers or Arshad Chohan, you don’t need to read an extra book.
Past Questions:
- FCPS Pearls by Dr. Rafi
- Rabia Ali MCQs
- SK Golden File 9
- Book Last days revision notes
- Asim and Shoaib MCQs (Gynecology)
- Medcoffee or Medicall (Important: If you have prepared above mentioned books then you need not do Medcoffee or Medicall.
Medicine and Allied:
You will need the following books
Anatomy:
- Anatomy: Mini Snell (Complete)
- Kaplan Neuroanatomy Portion
Physiology:
- BRS Physiology / Kaplan Physiology (which one you like)
Pathology:
- General Pathology chapters from BRS or Pathoma
Notes:
- USMLE First Aid
- Tanveer Notes
- FCPS Pearls by Dr. Rafi
Past Questions
- FCPS Pearls by Dr. Rafi
- Rabia Ali MCQs
- SK Golden File 9
- Book Last days revision notes
- Medcoffee or SK Medicine or Medicall (Important: If you have prepared above mentioned books then you need not do Medcoffee or SK Medicine or Medicall.
Ophthalmology
You will need the following books
Anatomy:
- Anatomy: Mini Snell except for Head and Neck Portion (Do it from Big snell)
- Kaplan Neuroanatomy Portion
Physiology:
- BRS Physiology / Kaplan Physiology (which one you like)
Pathology:
- General Pathology chapters from BRS or Pathoma
Eye:
- Osama Notes | Notes of John Ferris book
- Clinical Anatomy of the Eye (Snell)
- Ophthalmology by John Ferris or Frank Newel (For Physio and Pharma)
- Important: Do important topics mentioned in CPSP syllabus from clinical anatomy of eye (snell) and Basic Sciences in Ophthalmology by John Ferris.
Notes:
- USMLE First Aid
- Tanveer Notes
- FCPS Pearls by Dr. Rafi
Past Questions
- FCPS Pearls by Dr. Rafi
- Rabia Ali MCQs
- SK Golden File 9
- Book Last days revision notes
- Medcoffee or SK Medicine or Medicall (Important: If you have prepared above mentioned books then you need not do Medcoffee or SK Medicine or Medicall.
Important Links:
Pathology
You will need the following books
Anatomy:
- Anatomy: Mini Snell (Complete)
- Kaplan Neuroanatomy Portion
Physiology:
- BRS Physiology / Kaplan Physiology (which one you like)
Pathology:
- General Pathology chapters from BRS or Pathoma
- Special Pathology from BRS or Pathoma and First Aid
- Hematology Portion from Goljan
- Immunology from First Aid
- Histology from First Aid and Fast Aid is enough.
- Microbiology from First Aid and Fast Aid is enough.
Notes:
- USMLE First Aid
- Tanveer Notes
- FCPS Pearls by Dr. Rafi
Past Questions
- FCPS Pearls by Dr. Rafi
- Rabia Ali MCQs
- SK Golden File 9
- Book Last days revision notes
- Medcoffee or SK Medicine or Medicall (Important: If you have prepared above mentioned books then you need not do Medcoffee or SK Medicine or Medicall.
Psychiatry
You will need the following books
Anatomy:
- Anatomy: Mini Snell (Complete) | Head and Neck Portion from Big Snell
- Kaplan Neuroanatomy Portion | Important
Physiology:
- BRS Physiology / Kaplan Physiology (which one you like) | Main emphasis on Neurophysiology
Pathology:
- General Pathology chapters from BRS or Pathoma
Psychiatry:
- Psychiatry chapter of First Aid
- Neuroanatomy | Kaplan Anatomy
- Neurophysiology | BRS Physio
- Neuropharmacology | First Aid or Kaplan Pharmacology
- Past Papers: Link of Past Papers
Notes:
- USMLE First Aid
- Tanveer Notes
- FCPS Pearls by Dr. Rafi
Past Questions
- Past Papers
- FCPS Pearls by Dr. Rafi
- Rabia Ali MCQs
- SK Golden File 9
- Book Last days revision notes
- Medcoffee or SK Medicine or Medicall (Important: If you have prepared above mentioned books then you need not do Medcoffee or SK Medicine or Medicall.
Radiology:
You will need the following books
Anatomy:
- Anatomy: Mini Snell (Complete). You may need big snell for some topics which are not covered in mini snell
- Kaplan Neuroanatomy Portion
Physiology:
- BRS Physiology / Kaplan Physiology (which one you like)
Pathology:
- General Pathology chapters from BRS or Pathoma
Notes:
- Tanveer Notes
- FCPS Pearls by Dr. Rafi
- USMLE First Aid
Past Questions:
- FCPS Pearls by Dr. Rafi
- Rabia Ali MCQs
- SK Golden File 9
- Book Last days revision notes
- SK Radiology or Medicall or Medcoffee (Important: If you have prepared above mentioned books then you need not do Medcoffee or SK Radiology or Medicall.
Surgery and Allied:
You will need the following books
Anatomy:
- Anatomy: Mini Snell (Complete). You may need big snell for some topics which are not covered in mini snell
- Kaplan Neuroanatomy Portion
Physiology:
- BRS Physiology / Kaplan Physiology (which one you like)
Pathology:
- General Pathology chapters from BRS or Pathoma
Notes:
- Tanveer Notes
- FCPS Pearls by Dr. Rafi
- USMLE First Aid
Past Questions:
- FCPS Pearls by Dr. Rafi
- Rabia Ali MCQs
- SK Golden File 9
- Book Last days revision notes
- Medcoffee or SK Surgery or Medicall (Important: If you have prepared above mentioned books then you need not do Medcoffee or SK Surgery or Medicall.
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