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AP High Court Examiner study plan

AP High Court Examiner · Give each week a clear focus.

8 weeks · About 7 hours per week

Week 1

General English (grammar, vocabulary, comprehension, usage)

  • Revise the 8 parts of speech, sentence types and subject-verb agreement by solving 60 error-spotting items and logging every mistake under a rule heading

  • Memorise 80 high-frequency vocabulary words (synonyms, antonyms, one-word substitutions) using flashcards and write one original sentence per word

  • Practise 10 fill-in-the-blank and cloze passages, timing each at 6 minutes to build exam speed

  • Read one editorial-length passage daily and write a 3-sentence summary to build comprehension accuracy

Your checkpoint

A handwritten error log with at least 60 grammar and vocabulary mistakes classified by rule, plus a self-scored 25-question mini-test with score and time recorded

Week 2

General English (grammar, vocabulary, comprehension, usage) & Reasoning and Mental Ability

  • Complete 40 sentence-arrangement (jumbled sentence) and sentence-improvement questions, reviewing each explanation

  • Draft 2 formal letters and 1 precis of a 300-word passage to practise usage and written expression

  • Learn and apply the standard reasoning methods for series completion, analogies and odd-one-out across 50 practice items

  • Build a one-page formula sheet for number series patterns and classification rules

Your checkpoint

A timed 30-question English and reasoning set scored out of 30, with a written note on the two weakest question types

Week 3

Reasoning and Mental Ability

  • Solve 60 coding-decoding, blood relation and direction sense problems, drawing diagrams for each relation puzzle

  • Complete 40 seating arrangement and ranking puzzles (linear and circular) with a target of 80 percent accuracy

  • Work through 30 syllogism and statement-conclusion items using Venn diagrams only

  • Review every wrong answer and rewrite the reasoning step correctly in a notebook

Your checkpoint

A reasoning workbook section containing 30 fully worked solutions with diagrams, plus a timed 40-question mock scored and analysed

Week 4

Arithmetic and Numerical Ability

  • Drill percentage, ratio and average problems (60 items) and commit the conversion table (fractions to percentages) to memory

  • Solve 40 profit-loss, simple and compound interest problems using shortcut methods

  • Practise 30 time-work and time-speed-distance problems with unit-consistency checks

  • Complete 20 simplification and number-system questions under a 10-minute timer

Your checkpoint

A formula and shortcut sheet in your own handwriting covering all arithmetic chapters, plus a timed 25-question arithmetic test with score above 60 percent

Week 5

Arithmetic and Numerical Ability & General Knowledge and Current Affairs

  • Solve 30 mensuration and data-interpretation sets (tables, bar and pie charts) and record reading errors

  • Compile a one-page current affairs digest for each of the previous 6 months from a single reliable newspaper or monthly compilation

  • Memorise key facts on Indian geography, national parks, rivers and states (capitals, boundaries) using a map-based revision sheet

  • Prepare 30 one-line notes on recent appointments, awards, schemes and sports events

Your checkpoint

A dated current affairs digest of at least 150 one-line facts plus a scored 30-question GK mock with wrong answers corrected

Week 6

Indian Constitution and Polity & Computer Knowledge and Office Applications

  • Read and summarise Parts III, IV and V of the Constitution, listing Fundamental Rights, Duties and Directive Principles with article numbers

  • Explain the structure of the judiciary, the role of the High Court, and writ jurisdiction (Articles 32 and 226) in your own notes

  • Practise 40 MCQs on constitutional bodies, amendments and centre-state relations

  • Complete hands-on exercises in a word processor and spreadsheet: create a table, apply formulas, mail merge a notice, and save files in the correct formats

  • Learn keyboard shortcuts and basic file management, internet and e-mail etiquette relevant to office work

Your checkpoint

A typed two-page summary of constitutional articles and bodies created in a word processor, plus a 25-question computer knowledge quiz scored and reviewed

Week 7

Civil and Criminal Procedure and Court Practice & Record Keeping, Filing and Court Office Procedure

  • Outline the stages of a civil suit from plaint to decree, and of a criminal case from FIR to judgment, in flowcharts

  • Memorise the limitation periods and the essentials of summons, written statement, issues and evidence

  • Study the High Court rules on filing, cause lists, adjournments and certified copies, and list the documents required at each stage

  • Practise record-keeping: classify files, prepare an index and a folio list, and describe the safe custody and weeding-out procedure

  • Solve 40 mixed questions on procedure and court office practice

Your checkpoint

Two hand-drawn flowcharts (civil and criminal) with a one-page filing checklist listing every document and register used in the court office

Week 8

General English (grammar, vocabulary, comprehension, usage) & General Knowledge and Current Affairs & Arithmetic and Numerical Ability & Reasoning and Mental Ability & Computer Knowledge and Office Applications & Indian Constitution and Polity & Civil and Criminal Procedure and Court Practice & Record Keeping, Filing and Court Office Procedure

  • Take 4 full-length mock tests under exam conditions and record section-wise scores and time spent

  • Re-attack the 20 most frequent error types from your logs and re-solve those questions until correct

  • Revise all one-page sheets (grammar, formulas, Constitution, current affairs, procedure) in two passes

  • Simulate the final week: one mock every alternate day, with a rest day for light revision only

Your checkpoint

A final mock-test scorecard showing improvement over week 1, with a written list of the 10 topics needing last-minute revision

Milestones

Week 2: Score at least 60 percent on the timed English and reasoning set and show a completed grammar error log of 60 items

Week 4: Score at least 60 percent on the timed arithmetic test and produce the handwritten formula sheet covering all chapters

Week 6: Recite the Fundamental Rights and Directive Principles with article numbers, and complete the word-processor and spreadsheet practical tasks without assistance

Week 7: Explain the civil suit and criminal case stages from memory using your flowcharts, and list all filing documents correctly

Week 8: Achieve a full-length mock score at least 15 percent higher than the week 1 baseline, with every section attempted