MY EXPERIENCE

BEFORE THE EXAM:

🔹I checked in into a hotel nearby (walking distance) 2 days before my test.

🔹I was super nervous and was barely able to study. I tried watching TV to calm myself but it didn’t help much 😅. My study partner also had her test the same day in Chennai but at a different hotel. I discussed a few topics with her on video call for few hours one day before the test.

🔹 Talking to my parents and praying helped me ease my anxiety.

EXAM DAY:

🔹My exam took place in TAJ COROMANDEL, CHENNAI, INDIA.

🔹 They checked our passport, PLAB 1 confirmation email print out and COVID declaration form print before letting us inside the examination hall.

🔹 We we’re allowed to take our pencil box/pouch and our passport along with us. You can also take a small snack like a candy bar. Water bottles were already placed on each of our tables. 

🔹 Overall it was a comfortable setting facing a huge digital clock that kept us aware of the time. 

🔹 The question paper was pretty similar to PLABABLE question bank explanations and some were direct repeats. 

🔹 After the exam my study buddy came to pick me up for dinner and even though we decided to not discuss, we ended up discussing few questions and panicking. We deleted our PLABABLE apps to not review any topics. I had Podi dosa from the restaurant Murugan Idli, one of the best dosa’s I ever had! (Those who come to Chennai in future for their plab 1, do try!)