AFCAT study plan
AFCAT · Give each week a clear focus.
8 weeks · About 6 hours per week
Numerical Ability & Reasoning and Military Aptitude Test
Solve 40 numerical-ability problems across percentages, ratios, and averages without a calculator
Build a one-page formula sheet for speed-math shortcuts and verify each entry by hand
Complete 30 reasoning items on series, analogies, and coding-decoding under a 25-minute timer
Log every wrong answer with the reason it went wrong
Your checkpoint
An error log of at least 30 solved-and-corrected problems spanning Numerical Ability and Reasoning
Numerical Ability & Reasoning and Military Aptitude Test
Work through 50 time-speed-distance, time-and-work, and profit-loss problems
Drill 40 spatial-reasoning items covering figure series, mirror images, and embedded figures
Practice 20 seating-arrangement and blood-relation puzzles
Re-attempt all week-1 errors and confirm at least 80% are now correct
Your checkpoint
A timed 45-minute mixed set of 30 Numerical + Reasoning questions scored and reviewed
General Awareness & Verbal Ability in English
Revise Indian polity fundamentals (Constitution, rights, institutions) and self-quiz 30 items
Summarize current affairs from the past 6 months into 60 dated bullet notes
Complete 40 English questions on synonyms, antonyms, and one-word substitutions
Memorize 50 high-frequency vocabulary words and test yourself
Your checkpoint
A 60-item current-affairs and polity revision sheet plus a scored 40-question English vocabulary set
General Awareness & Verbal Ability in English
Cover geography and basic science facts and self-test 40 items
Practice 30 grammar questions on error spotting, sentence completion, and prepositions
Write 5 short précis or comprehension passages and check answers against the text
Review the week-1 error log to confirm retention
Your checkpoint
A full-length 50-question English section completed in 40 minutes with a written score breakdown
Aptitude and Communication (for Ground Duty Technical and certain entry branches) & Reasoning and Military Aptitude Test
Study service communication essentials: formal letters, reports, and briefing structure
Draft 3 formal letters and 2 situation reports to a fixed format
Solve 30 non-verbal and logical-deduction reasoning items
Practice 15 military-aptitude style questions on spatial orientation and direction sense
Your checkpoint
A portfolio of 3 formal letters and 2 situation reports written to service format
Aptitude and Communication (for Ground Duty Technical and certain entry branches) & Numerical Ability
Prepare and record a 3-minute spoken briefing on an assigned topic
Complete 20 data-interpretation and simplification problems
Answer 25 general-awareness questions on defence, awards, and organisations
Review communication notes and correct structural weaknesses in prior drafts
Your checkpoint
A recorded 3-minute briefing plus a scored 25-question defence-awareness quiz
General Awareness & Verbal Ability in English & Reasoning and Military Aptitude Test
Take two sectional mocks (GA and English) and analyse every error
Re-drill the 20 weakest reasoning question types from the error log
Revise the formula sheet and vocabulary list end to end
Tighten time per question to exam pace on two 20-minute sprints
Your checkpoint
Two sectional mock scores with a written analysis of the top 10 recurring mistakes
Numerical Ability & Reasoning and Military Aptitude Test & Aptitude and Communication (for Ground Duty Technical and certain entry branches)
Take two full-length timed mocks under exam conditions
Re-attempt every flagged error from weeks 1-7
Finalize a one-page revision sheet per domain
Simulate one communication task under time pressure
Your checkpoint
Two complete mock exams scored above target, with final one-page revision sheets for all five domains
Milestones
Week 2: Numerical and Reasoning accuracy reaches at least 70% on a timed 30-question mixed set
Week 4: English section completed within 40 minutes at 65%+ accuracy; current-affairs sheet has 60 verified entries
Week 6: All five formal-writing samples complete and a 3-minute briefing recorded and self-reviewed
Week 8: Two full-length mocks completed at or above target score with all logged errors re-attempted