MDCAT Timetable [Quick Preparation Guide]

When you start preparing for the MDCAT test, you often worry about the preparation in accordance with the best timetable. Believe me, it is going to be one of the easiest things that you can do in a month.

Nowadays, students think that the MDCAT preparation requires a lot of time and a very complex timetable to be followed whereas it is just a misconception in their mind. You can prepare the MDCAT within a month if you give an efficient time and a full concentration towards the goal you want to achieve.

In this article, we will tell you how you can prepare through the MDCAT timetable. This timetable will surely work if you go through it thoroughly. Before we proceed further, let us have a look at the structure, weightage, and difficulty levels of MDCAT.

S/NO	SUBJECT	PERCENTAGE	MCQs
1	Biology	32	68
2	Chemistry	26.5	56
3	Physics	26.5	56
4	English	10	20
5	Logical Reasoning	5	10
6	Total	100	210

MDCAT Pattern

• There are 210 multiple choice questions that are divided into five different portions.
• 20% MCQs are easy, 20% hard, and 60% MCQs are medium.
• The time allowed for MDCAT is 210 minutes.
• It is a computer-based test.
•  The minimum percentage you would be required to pass is 65.

Let’s Divide subject-wise.

1. Biology is the first most important part with 68 MCQs (32% of overall)
2. Chemistry is the second important part with 56 MCQs (26% of overall)
3. Physics is the third most important part with 56 MCQs (26% of overall)
4. English is the fourth most important part with 20 MCQs (10% of overall)
5. Logical Reasoning is the last most important part with 10 MCQs (5% of overall)

The above theory and table can give a clear idea of how the MDCAT is designed. We will keep this understanding as our base for making the best MDCAT timetable.

MDCAT Biology Timetable

Dear students, you must have observed from the above design that biology is the most important part of the overall test. Also, it contains the highest number of MCQs (68 questions/32%). If we look at the syllabus of Biology, we will find 13 content topics that would need to be prepared within a month.

1. Bio-diversity (acellular life/variety of life)
2. Bio-energetic
3. Biological molecules
4. Cell structure and function
5. Coordination and control/nervous & chemical coordination
6. Diversity among animals
7. Enzymes
8. Evolution
9. Life process in animals and plants (nutrition/gaseous exchange/ transport)
10. Prokaryotes
11. Reproduction
12. Support and movement
13. Variation and genetics/inheritance

Let us have a look at the timetable below of 30 days that will provide you the best roadmap to crack the MDCAT.

Look, you have 13 topics to prepare in a month. It would be a very good criterion if you prepare one topic in two days. There is a total of 30 days where 13 topics would take 26 days of the month. Each week, you have to prepare 3 topics whereas one of your weeks should adjust for 4 topics. Keep the rest of the four days for revision. We will tell you how you can revise your topics in these four days in the last portion. The tabular form of the above procedure would look like this:

Days	Biology Topics	Time
Day 1	Bio-diversity (acellular life/variety of life)	4 hours
Day 2	Bio-diversity (acellular life/variety of life)	4 hours
Day 3	Bio-energetic	4 hours
Day 4	Bio-energetic	4 hours
Day 5	Biological molecules	4 hours
Day 6	Biological molecules	4 hours
Day 7	Revision of the above topics	4 hours
Day 8	Cell structure and function	4 hours
Day 9	Cell structure and function	4 hours
Day 10	Coordination and control/nervous & chemical coordination	4 hours
Day 11	Coordination and control/nervous & chemical coordination	4 hours
Day 12	Diversity among animals	4 hours
Day 13	Diversity among animals	4 hours
Day 14	Revision of the above topics	4 hours
Day 15	Enzymes	4 hours
Day 16	Enzymes	4 hours
Day 17	Evolution	4 hours
Day 18	Evolution	4 hours
Day 19	Life process in animals and plants (nutrition/gaseous exchange/ transport)	4 hours
Day 20	Life process in animals and plants (nutrition/gaseous exchange/ transport)	4 hours
Day 21	Revision of the above topics	4 hours
Day 22	Prokaryotes	4 hours
Day 23	Prokaryotes	4 hours
Day 24	Reproduction	4 hours
Day 25	Support and movement	4 hours
Day 26	Support and movement	4 hours
Day 27	Variation and genetics/inheritance	4 hours
Day 28	Variation and genetics/inheritance	4 hours
Day 29	Revision of the above topics	4 hours
Day 30	A brief overview of all topics	4 hours

MDCAT Chemistry Timetable

Chemistry is the longest portion of all. It contains 19 content topics to prepare. Here, you have to study it in an optimal time and fast manner because there are a lot of topics to prepare for. Remember, this is the second essential part after Biology. So, use your time gently to prepare in a month. A portion of Chemistry contains 56 MCQs (26.55%). The list of the topics of chemistry is shown below.

1. Introduction to fundamental concepts of chemistry
2. Atomic structure
3. Gases
4. Liquids
5. Solids
6. Chemical equilibrium
7. Reaction kinetics
8. Thermo-chemistry and energetics of chemical reactions
9. Electrochemistry
10. Chemical bonding
11. S and p block elements
12. Transition elements
13. Fundamental principles of organic chemistry
14. Chemistry of hydrocarbons
15. Alkyl halides
16. Alcohols and phenols
17. Aldehydes and ketones
18. Carboxylic acids
19. Macromolecules

Now you can see that you have to prepare almost a topic in a day. What we suggest is that you should prepare one topic in a day, and just briefly go through the next topic so that it becomes easy to study the next day. You would cover your content in 19 days in this way. The rest of the days should be kept for revision as it has a lot of things to prepare. Look at the timetable below and prepare accordingly.

Days	Chemistry Topics	Time
Day 1	Introduction to fundamental concepts of chemistry	4 hours
Day 2	Atomic structure	4 hours
Day 3	Gases	4 hours
Day 4	Liquids	4 hours
Day 5	Solids	4 hours
Day 6	Chemical equilibrium	4 hours
Day 7	Revision of the above topics	4 hours
Day 8	Reaction kinetics	4 hours
Day 9	Thermo-chemistry and energetics of chemical reactions	4 hours
Day 10	Electrochemistry	4 hours
Day 11	Chemical bonding	4 hours
Day 12	S and p block elements	4 hours
Day 13	Transition elements	4 hours
Day 14	Revision of the above topics	4 hours
Day 15	Fundamental principles of organic chemistry	4 hours
Day 16	Chemistry of hydrocarbons	4 hours
Day 17	Alkyl halides	4 hours
Day 18	Alcohols and phenols	4 hours
Day 19		4 hours
Day 20	Aldehydes and ketones	4 hours
Day 21	Carboxylic acids	4 hours
Day 22	Revision of the above topics	4 hours
Day 23	Revise first 3 topics	4 hours
Day 24	Revise second three topics	4 hours
Day 25	Revise third three topics
Day 26	Revise fourth three topics	4 hours
Day 27	Revise fifth three topics	4 hours
Day 28	Revise last four topics	4 hours
Day 29	Give an overview of the first 10 topics	4 hours
Day 30	Give an overview of the last 19 topics	4 hours

MDCAT Physics Timetable

Physics has equal importance to Chemistry. It contains 56 MCQs (26.5%). There are 13 topics to prepare in Physics. The list of topic names is given below.

1. Force and motion
2. Work and energy
3. Rotational and circular motion
4. Wave
5. Thermodynamics
6. Electrostatics
7. Current electricity
8. Electromagnetism
9. Electromagnetic induction
10. Electronics
11. Dawn of modern physics
12. Atomic spectra
13. Nuclear physics

Again, prepare one topic in two days, and keep the rest of the four days for revision.

Days	Physics Topics	Time
Day 1	Force and motion	4 hours
Day 2	Force and motion	4 hours
Day 3	Work and energy	4 hours
Day 4	Work and energy	4 hours
Day 5	Rotational and circular motion	4 hours
Day 6	Rotational and circular motion	4 hours
Day 7	Revision of the above topics	4 hours
Day 8	Waves	4 hours
Day 9	Waves	4 hours
Day 10	Thermodynamics	4 hours
Day 11	Thermodynamics	4 hours
Day 12	Electrostatics	4 hours
Day 13	Electrostatics	4 hours
Day 14	Revision of the above topics	4 hours
Day 15	Current electricity	4 hours
Day 16	Current electricity	4 hours
Day 17	Electromagnetic induction	4 hours
Day 18	Electromagnetic induction	4 hours
Day 19	Electromagnetic induction	4 hours
Day 20	Electromagnetic induction	4 hours
Day 21	Revision of the above topics	4 hours
Day 22	Electronics	4 hours
Day 23	Electronics	4 hours
Day 24	Dawn of modern physics	4 hours
Day 25	Dawn of modern physics	4 hours
Day 26	Atomic spectra	4 hours
Day 27	Atomic spectra	4 hours
Day 28	Revision of the above topics	4 hours
Day 29	Nuclear physics	4 hours
Day 30	A brief overview of all topics	4 hours

MDCAT English Timetable

English portion is all about the command you have in the English language. It is going to be a medium throughout your medical studies. There are six important areas of English that you need to practice in 30 days.

1.  Comprehend key vocabulary
2. Demonstrate control of tenses and sentence structure
3. Demonstrate ability to differentiate between the correct and incorrect structure of sentences & Use of writing conventions of spelling, capitalization, and Punctuation
4. Demonstrate correct use of subject-verb agreement & of articles and prepositions
5. Demonstrate ability to identify mistakes in sentences or short written texts. These errors could be of inappropriate word order, vocabulary, etc.
6. Demonstrate ability to comprehend short written text and select the most appropriate responses

English is not like other subjects. Practicing all six areas of the English language every day would be considered the best strategy because most of the students lack English composition and comprehension skills. So, practice each module every day and get ready for the MDCAT within a month.

MDCAT Logical Reasoning

Logical Reasoning questions evaluate the ability to analyze, evaluate, and complete arguments as they occur in ordinary language. The questions are based on short arguments drawn from a wide variety of sources. There Are six important areas that you would practice every day. It would be the best strategy if you practice all of them every day. The list is given below.

1. Critical thinking
2. Letter and symbol series
3. Logical deduction
4. logical problems
5. Course of action
6. Cause & effect

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