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CS Executive JIGL study plan

CS Executive JIGL · Give each week a clear focus.

8 weeks · About 7 hours per week

Week 1

Constitution of India & Sources of Law

  • Map the Constitution's structure article-by-article, writing a one-line summary for each Part and Article range so you can locate any provision without the bare text

  • Distinguish the six sources of law (custom, precedent, legislation, subordinate legislation, personal law, equity) by writing an original example of each drawn from Indian case law you can cite by name

  • Trace how Article 13, the doctrine of eclipse and the basic structure doctrine interact, drafting a 300-word note that links each to a named judgment

  • Solve 40 mixed questions on constitutional sources and fundamental rights, logging every wrong answer with the exact reason it was wrong

Your checkpoint

A hand-written 12-page Constitution skeleton plus a 40-question error log with reasons for each miss

Week 2

Constitution of India

  • Compare all six Fundamental Rights and the Directive Principles, tabulating for each right its scope, exceptions and the leading case that narrowed or expanded it

  • Explain the writ jurisdiction of the Supreme Court and High Courts by matching each of the five writs to a fact pattern you compose yourself

  • Work out the amendment procedure under Article 368 and identify which provisions need ratification by half the states

  • Draft answers to 5 past-style questions on constitutional remedies within time limits

Your checkpoint

A one-page comparison chart of Fundamental Rights with exceptions and one leading case each

Week 3

Law of Contracts and Specific Relief

  • Break down the essentials of a valid contract under the Indian Contract Act, 1872, writing a checklist you can apply to any fact pattern in under two minutes

  • Separate void, voidable, illegal and unenforceable agreements using ten original hypotheticals you classify and justify

  • Analyse the rules on offer, acceptance, consideration and free consent, noting the exceptions to the consideration rule

  • Apply the Specific Relief Act, 1963 to decide when specific performance and injunctions are available, contrasting the pre- and post-2018 positions

Your checkpoint

A 20-item contract-validity checklist with ten self-written hypotheticals and reasoned classifications

Week 4

Law of Contracts and Specific Relief & Interpretation of Statutes

  • Work through discharge of contracts, breach and remedies, computing damages in three original breach scenarios

  • Master the primary rules of statutory interpretation (literal, golden, mischief, harmonious construction) and match each to a case name and a self-made example

  • Apply internal and external aids to construction, listing which aids are permissible and which are not

  • Complete a 60-question sectional test on contracts and interpretation, then re-attempt every error a week later

Your checkpoint

A 60-question sectional test score of 70% or above, with a corrected error log

Week 5

Law of Agency, Bailment, Pledge and Negotiable Instruments & General Clauses Act, 1897

  • Distinguish agency, bailment, pledge and the negotiable instruments framework by building a table of parties, duties and termination rules for each

  • Explain the rights and liabilities of the holder in due course and the rules on dishonour of cheques under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881

  • Apply the General Clauses Act, 1897 to definitions, commencement, repeal and revival, solving ten provision-based problems

  • Draft concise answers on the distinction between revocation and termination of agency

Your checkpoint

A four-column comparison table on agency, bailment, pledge and negotiable instruments plus ten solved General Clauses problems

Week 6

Company Law and LLP Law & Law of Torts

  • Outline the Companies Act, 2013 lifecycle from incorporation to winding up, noting the sections that govern each stage

  • Compare LLP and company structures across liability, compliance and taxation, writing a decision memo for a fictional promoter

  • Classify torts by element (duty, breach, causation, damage) and apply the defences of volenti non fit injuria, contributory negligence and act of God to original scenarios

  • Explain vicarious liability, strict and absolute liability with the leading case for each

Your checkpoint

A company-versus-LLP decision memo of 500 words and a torts element-and-defence matrix

Week 7

Administrative Law & Corporate and Economic Legislation (SEBI, FEMA, Competition, Consumer Protection, IPR)

  • Map the grounds of judicial review of administrative action (illegality, irrationality, procedural impropriety) to natural justice principles and writ remedies

  • Summarise the SEBI, FEMA, Competition and Consumer Protection frameworks, noting the regulator, the key obligation and the penalty for each

  • Distinguish the main IPR regimes (patents, copyright, trademarks) by subject matter, term and registration requirement

  • Answer 30 mixed questions on administrative law and economic legislation under timed conditions

Your checkpoint

A one-page regulatory map covering SEBI, FEMA, Competition Commission, consumer forums and IPR offices

Week 8

Civil Procedure, Limitation, Evidence and Criminal Procedure & Information Technology Law and Miscellaneous Statutes

  • Outline the civil procedure sequence from plaint to execution, and the limitation periods for the most tested causes of action

  • Summarise the Evidence Act's rules on relevancy, burden of proof and the examination of witnesses

  • Sketch the criminal procedure stages from FIR to trial, and the key provisions of the Information Technology Act, 2000 on electronic records and offences

  • Take two full-length mock tests and revise only the error logs from weeks 1 to 7

Your checkpoint

Two completed full-length mocks with a consolidated one-page revision sheet of recurring errors

Milestones

Week 2: Can explain any Fundamental Right, its exceptions and the relevant writ without referring to notes in under three minutes

Week 4: Scores at least 70% on the 60-question contracts and interpretation sectional test

Week 6: Can state the incorporation, compliance and liability differences between a company and an LLP from memory

Week 8: Completes both full-length mocks within time and reduces recurring-error count by half against week 4