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BCS Preliminary Test study plan

BCS Preliminary Test · Give each week a clear focus.

8 weeks · About 6 hours per week

Week 1

Bangla Language and Literature & English Language and Literature

  • Map the Bangla literature timeline from ancient to modern periods and label at least eight eras with one representative writer each

  • Drill Bangla grammar rules (sandhi, samas, karak, shabda o dhwani) by solving 40 practice items and logging every error

  • Build a 100-word vocabulary list of high-frequency English synonyms and antonyms and self-test on all of them

  • Review English grammar fundamentals (tense, voice, articles, prepositions) and complete 30 correction-of-sentences items

Your checkpoint

A two-column error log covering 70 Bangla and English practice items, with the rule cited beside each mistake

Week 2

Bangla Language and Literature & English Language and Literature

  • Memorize key facts about at least ten major Bangla writers, including their notable works and literary awards

  • Practice 25 Bangla fill-in-the-blank and synonym questions under a five-minute timer and score above 70 percent

  • Summarize the plot, characters, and themes of five canonical English literary texts in short written notes

  • Complete 25 English literature identification items and record the author and period for each

Your checkpoint

A one-page author-works-award reference sheet for Bangla and English literature, verified against a standard textbook

Week 3

General Mathematics and Mental Ability & General Knowledge: Bangladesh Affairs

  • Solve 60 arithmetic problems covering percentage, ratio, average, and profit-loss with at least 80 percent accuracy

  • Work through 30 mental ability items on series, analogy, and odd-one-out and note the shortcut used for each

  • Outline the constitutional history of Bangladesh, including the 1972 Constitution and major amendments, in a dated timeline

  • Recite and write out the national symbols, administrative divisions, and key liberation war dates from memory

Your checkpoint

A timed 30-question arithmetic and mental ability mock scored and reviewed, plus a completed liberation war and constitutional timeline

Week 4

General Mathematics and Mental Ability & General Knowledge: Bangladesh Affairs

  • Master time-and-work, speed-and-distance, and interest formulas by solving 40 mixed problems without notes

  • Practice 20 logical reasoning items on syllogism and blood relations and explain each answer in one line

  • Compile facts on Bangladesh's economy, budget basics, and major development indicators from the last two years

  • Identify at least 15 national institutions, their founding years, and current heads

Your checkpoint

A half-length timed mock on Domains 3 and 4, scored with a written list of the three weakest subtopics

Week 5

General Knowledge: International Affairs & General Science and Technology

  • Build a country-capital-currency map drill and self-test until 40 of 50 entries are correct

  • Summarize five major international organizations, their mandates, headquarters, and founding years

  • Explain 25 core general science concepts across physics, chemistry, and biology in your own words

  • List recent science and technology developments and match each to its field and significance

Your checkpoint

A 50-item international affairs and general science self-quiz written and answered by you, with a scored answer key

Week 6

General Knowledge: International Affairs & General Science and Technology & Computer and Information Technology

  • Review current international events from the past six months and note at least 20 verifiable facts

  • Convert 20 science concepts into exam-style one-line definitions and test recall the next day

  • Explain computer fundamentals, number systems, and networking basics, then solve 25 conversion and terminology items

  • Describe the functions of common application software and the internet in plain language

Your checkpoint

A 40-question combined mock on Domains 5, 6, and 7, completed in 30 minutes and reviewed error by error

Week 7

Computer and Information Technology & Ethics, Values and Good Governance & Geography, Environment and Disaster Management

  • Practice 30 computer and IT items on hardware, software, security, and databases and reach 80 percent accuracy

  • Define good governance, ethics, and accountability and apply them to five short scenario questions

  • Map Bangladesh's rivers, districts, and climate zones and label a blank outline map from memory

  • Classify disaster types and list the national response steps for flood and cyclone preparedness

Your checkpoint

A hand-drawn labeled map of Bangladesh with rivers and divisions, plus a one-page ethics and governance summary

Week 8

Bangla Language and Literature & English Language and Literature & General Mathematics and Mental Ability & General Knowledge: Bangladesh Affairs & General Knowledge: International Affairs & General Science and Technology & Computer and Information Technology & Ethics, Values and Good Governance & Geography, Environment and Disaster Management

  • Take two full-length timed mocks under exam conditions and score both

  • Re-study only the ten highest-frequency error types from your logs across all domains

  • Memorize a final one-page fact sheet of dates, names, and formulas for rapid recall

  • Simulate exam pacing by answering 200 mixed items in the allotted time without breaks

Your checkpoint

A final consolidated revision sheet and a scored comparison of both full-length mocks showing improvement

Milestones

Week 2: Score at least 70 percent on a 40-item combined Bangla and English literature and grammar quiz

Week 4: Complete a half-length timed mock on Domains 3 and 4 with at least 65 percent accuracy and a written weak-area list

Week 6: Reach 75 percent on a 40-item mock covering international affairs, science, and computer basics

Week 8: Score at least 60 percent on a full-length timed mock and show measurable gain over the earlier full-length attempt