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BSSC CGL study plan

BSSC CGL · Give each week a clear focus.

8 weeks · About 6 hours per week

Week 1

Mathematics & Mental Ability / Reasoning

  • Diagnose baseline by taking one timed 25-question Mathematics set and one timed 25-question Reasoning set, then tabulate accuracy per topic

  • Rebuild arithmetic fundamentals: compute percentages, ratio-proportion and average problems without a calculator at 90% accuracy

  • Master simplification and number-series shortcuts by solving 40 mixed questions under a 45-second-per-question cap

  • Set up an error log template that records topic, mistake type and corrective rule for every wrong answer

Your checkpoint

A written baseline report listing accuracy per topic for Mathematics and Reasoning plus the first 40 entries in the error log

Week 2

Mathematics & Mental Ability / Reasoning

  • Solve profit-loss, simple and compound interest problems using formula-first then shortcut methods

  • Apply coding-decoding and analogy rules to 50 questions with at least 85% accuracy

  • Drill time-speed-distance and time-work problems with unit-consistency checks before calculation

  • Review the week-1 error log and re-solve every logged question cold

Your checkpoint

Two self-scored 30-question sectional tests (one Mathematics, one Reasoning) with solutions annotated for every error

Week 3

General Studies & General Science

  • Build a dated timeline of Indian history from the Indus Valley Civilisation to 1947 with 60 anchor events

  • Map Indian geography by locating states, capitals, major rivers, mountain passes and national parks on a blank outline map

  • Explain the core structure of the Indian Constitution including Fundamental Rights, Duties and Directive Principles in your own words

  • State the composition and functions of at least eight major Indian constitutional bodies and central institutions

  • Describe the basic classification of matter, atomic structure and chemical bonding with worked examples

Your checkpoint

A one-page timeline sheet, a labelled outline map and a 100-term glossary covering history, polity and basic chemistry

Week 4

General Studies & General Science

  • Summarise current affairs from the previous three months across national policy, appointments, awards and sports

  • Explain fundamental physics concepts of motion, force, work, energy and basic electricity with everyday examples

  • Describe cell structure, plant and animal classification, and human digestive, respiratory and circulatory systems

  • Recall key economic terms such as inflation, GDP, budget and monetary policy and where the Reserve Bank of India fits in

  • Convert weak areas from weeks 1-3 into a prioritised revision list

Your checkpoint

A 50-question General Studies and General Science self-test scoring at least 60%, plus a ranked weak-area list

Week 5

Mathematics & Mental Ability / Reasoning

  • Solve mensuration problems for triangles, circles, cylinders, cones and spheres with correct unit handling

  • Interpret data through tables, bar charts, pie charts and line graphs and compute averages and percentage change from them

  • Apply seating-arrangement, blood-relation and direction-sense logic to 40 puzzles

  • Complete non-verbal reasoning sets on figure series, mirror images and embedded figures at 80% accuracy

Your checkpoint

A timed 50-question mixed Mathematics and Reasoning mock with a topic-wise accuracy table

Week 6

General Studies & General Science

  • Revise Indian polity by comparing the roles of the President, Prime Minister, Parliament and judiciary

  • Cover modern Indian history: the freedom struggle phases, major movements and associated leaders

  • Explain biology topics of nutrition, vitamins, diseases and their causes with a symptom-to-disease table

  • Describe basic computer awareness: hardware, software, input-output devices and common internet terms

  • Practise 60 General Studies and General Science questions drawn from previous-exam-style topics

Your checkpoint

A completed two-column revision sheet mapping 80 facts to their most likely question phrasing

Week 7

Mathematics & Mental Ability / Reasoning & General Studies

  • Run full-length timed mocks under exam conditions and record section-wise time spent

  • Cut average time per Mathematics question to 60 seconds without dropping below 75% accuracy

  • Re-solve every question missed in weeks 5-6 and confirm the corrective rule is internalised

  • Tighten current affairs recall by revising the three-month digest twice

Your checkpoint

Two full-length mock scores with a comparison table showing improvement in accuracy and time per section

Week 8

General Studies & General Science & Mathematics & Mental Ability / Reasoning

  • Revise only the error log and weak-area list, avoiding new topics

  • Take three full-length mocks on alternate days and review each within 24 hours

  • Memorise high-yield facts: constitutional articles, scientific units, mathematical formulas and reasoning rules

  • Finalise exam-day strategy covering question order, skip thresholds and time allocation per section

Your checkpoint

A final one-page exam-day strategy sheet plus a mock-score trend line showing the best and average scores

Milestones

Week 2: Baseline accuracy in Mathematics and Reasoning has improved by at least 10 percentage points over week 1, and the error log has 100 or more entries

Week 4: The 50-question General Studies and General Science self-test is completed within 40 minutes at 60% or higher accuracy

Week 5: The mixed 50-question mock is finished within the target time with no section left unattempted

Week 7: Full-length mock scores are stable or rising across two attempts, and time per Mathematics question is at or below 60 seconds

Week 8: The best full-length mock score is at least 15% higher than the week-7 average, and the exam-day strategy sheet is complete