BSEH SS Economics study plan
BSEH SS Economics · Give each week a clear focus.
8 weeks · About 6 hours per week
National Income and Related Aggregates & Introduction to Economics and Basic Concepts
Define and distinguish the three methods of measuring national income (product/value added, income, expenditure) and state which items are excluded from each
Compute GDP at market price, GNP, NNP at factor cost, and per capita income from a given set of numerical data without reference notes
Classify 20 given transactions as final vs intermediate goods and as factor vs transfer income, justifying each classification in one line
Explain the circular flow of income in a two-sector economy and identify the leakages and injections that break the flow
Your checkpoint
A one-page formula sheet plus 15 self-solved numerical problems on national income aggregates with worked solutions, scored against a key you build yourself
National Income and Related Aggregates & Determination of Income and Employment
Derive the consumption function, saving function, and the relationship between APC, APS, MPC, and MPS from a numerical schedule
Calculate the equilibrium level of income using both the aggregate demand-aggregate supply approach and the saving-investment approach
Compute the investment multiplier and the effect of a change in autonomous investment on equilibrium income
Distinguish inflationary and deflationary gaps and state the fiscal correction for each
Your checkpoint
A worked problem set of 12 numericals covering equilibrium income, multiplier, and gaps, with a short note on the two approaches to equilibrium
Consumer Behaviour and Demand & Producer Behaviour and Supply
State and illustrate the law of demand, and distinguish movement along a demand curve from a shift of the curve using six concrete examples
Compute price elasticity of demand using the percentage and total expenditure methods, and classify goods as elastic, inelastic, or unitary
Explain the law of variable proportions with a total product, marginal product, and average product schedule, identifying the three stages
Distinguish fixed and variable costs and compute TC, TFC, TVC, AC, AVC, MC, and AFC from a cost schedule
Derive the supply curve of a firm under perfect competition from its marginal cost curve above minimum AVC
Your checkpoint
Two hand-drawn schedules and curves (elasticity cases and the three stages of production) plus 10 solved elasticity and cost numericals
Forms of Market and Price Determination & Consumer Behaviour and Demand
Compare the four market forms on number of sellers, product differentiation, entry barriers, price control, and shape of the firm's demand curve
Explain how a firm under perfect competition reaches short-run equilibrium using MR = MC, and distinguish normal profit, supernormal profit, and loss situations
Describe price determination under simple monopoly and explain why a monopoly faces a downward-sloping demand curve
Explain consumer's surplus and indifference curve basics, including the properties of indifference curves and the budget line
Analyse how a price ceiling or price floor affects market equilibrium in a supplied scenario
Your checkpoint
A comparison matrix of the four market forms plus 8 solved equilibrium numericals for a competitive firm, with each answer showing the MR = MC check
Money and Banking & Determination of Income and Employment
Define money and explain its primary and secondary functions with one Indian example for each
Compute the money multiplier and explain the credit creation process of commercial banks using a numerical example
Describe the functions of the central bank, and distinguish quantitative from qualitative instruments of credit control
Explain the transaction, precautionary, and speculative motives for holding money and derive the liquidity preference curve
Work through the effect of an open market operation on reserves, credit, and aggregate demand
Your checkpoint
A 400-word explainer on credit creation with a fully worked numerical deposit-expansion example, plus a table classifying eight RBI instruments as quantitative or qualitative
Government Budget and the Economy & Balance of Payments and Exchange Rate
Classify 15 given government receipts and expenditures as revenue or capital, and as plan or non-plan, defending each classification
Compute revenue deficit, fiscal deficit, and primary deficit from a budget data set and interpret what each signals
Explain the objectives of government budget and distinguish deficit financing from crowdfunding of deficits
Record 12 given international transactions in the current and capital accounts of the balance of payments and compute the balance
Distinguish fixed and flexible exchange rates, and explain appreciation, depreciation, devaluation, and revaluation with numerical examples
Explain managed floating and the role of RBI intervention in the foreign exchange market
Your checkpoint
A solved budget numerical (all three deficits) and a solved BoP table with 12 entries, each accompanied by a two-line interpretation
Development Experience of India and Economic Reforms & Current Economic Issues and Statistical Analysis
Outline the major features of the Indian economy on the eve of independence and the goals of five-year plans
Summarise the 1991 economic reforms across liberalisation, privatisation, and globalisation, naming at least two specific policy measures for each
Evaluate the effects of reforms on agriculture, industry, trade, and foreign investment using specific indicators
Interpret given statistical data on growth, inflation, poverty, or unemployment and state two limitations of the data source
Explain the current debate on disinvestment, GST, or employment patterns, separating evidence from opinion
Your checkpoint
A one-page data interpretation exercise: three charts or tables summarised in under 300 words with two stated limitations of each source
Introduction to Economics and Basic Concepts & Forms of Market and Price Determination & National Income and Related Aggregates & Money and Banking & Determination of Income and Employment & Government Budget and the Economy & Balance of Payments and Exchange Rate
Complete two full-length timed mock tests under exam conditions and record the score for each domain
Re-derive from memory the national income identities, multiplier formula, money multiplier, and the three deficit definitions
Rewrite in your own words the five concepts you scored lowest on, using a fresh numerical example for each
Review the error log from all seven prior weeks and confirm every flagged item is resolved or marked for final revision
Your checkpoint
A scored mock-test report with a domain-wise accuracy table and a one-page final revision sheet of the ten weakest concepts
Milestones
Week 2: Solve three unseen national income numericals and two equilibrium income numericals at 80% or better without notes, and state the multiplier formula from memory
Week 4: Explain aloud, in under five minutes, why a perfectly competitive firm's demand curve is horizontal while a monopoly's slopes downward, and compute elasticity and cost figures correctly on five fresh problems
Week 6: Compute all three budget deficits and the BoP balance from unseen data with no formula sheet, and classify eight RBI credit-control tools correctly
Week 8: Score at least 70% on both timed mocks with no domain below 60% accuracy, and show a completed error log with every flagged concept resolved