AP High Court Examiner study plan
AP High Court Examiner · Give each week a clear focus.
8 weeks · About 7 hours per week
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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