DRDO CEPTAM STA-B study materials
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DRDO CEPTAM STA-B study plan

DRDO CEPTAM STA-B · Give each week a clear focus.

8 weeks · About 7 hours per week

Week 1

Quantitative Aptitude & Numerical Ability & General Intelligence & Reasoning

  • Take a 30-question diagnostic covering arithmetic, number series, analogies, and coding-decoding; record accuracy and time per item.

  • Write a one-page formula sheet for percentages, ratios, averages, and simple and compound interest.

  • Solve 40 basic arithmetic problems and classify every error as concept, calculation, or misread.

  • Complete 25 verbal and non-verbal reasoning items on analogies, odd-one-out, and number series.

Your checkpoint

Baseline score sheet with section-wise accuracy and a dated 20-item formula sheet.

Week 2

Quantitative Aptitude & Numerical Ability & General Intelligence & Reasoning

  • Solve 60 ratio, proportion, average, and partnership questions; target 80% accuracy on untimed sets.

  • Complete 30 number-series and coding-decoding questions in 25-minute blocks.

  • Review all Week 1 errors and rewrite corrected solution steps for 15 missed questions.

  • Memorize squares to 30, cubes to 15, and common fraction-percentage conversions.

Your checkpoint

Two 20-minute sectional tests, one Quantitative Aptitude and one Reasoning, each scored at least 65%, with corrections.

Week 3

General Science & Quantitative Aptitude & Numerical Ability

  • Summarize core physics concepts including units, motion, force, work, energy, electricity, and light in 10 bullet points each.

  • Memorize common chemical symbols, valencies, acids and bases, and basic atomic structure facts.

  • Solve 30 time-work, speed-distance, and mensuration problems with unit conversions shown.

  • Build a 25-item science facts flashcard set from your own notes.

Your checkpoint

A 40-question mixed science and quantitative quiz completed in 45 minutes with at least 70% and an error log.

Week 4

General Awareness & General Science

  • Outline Indian polity basics including the Constitution, fundamental rights, Parliament, and judiciary in a one-page map.

  • List 30 static-GK facts on geography, history, and national symbols; test recall twice.

  • Review biology basics covering the cell, human systems, nutrition, and common diseases.

  • Re-attempt 20 previously missed quantitative and science questions without notes.

Your checkpoint

A 50-item General Awareness and General Science quiz scored at least 70%, plus a list of 10 weak facts to relearn.

Week 5

General Awareness & General English

  • Compile 50 current-affairs and static-GK points relevant to India and revise them on three separate days.

  • Review English grammar rules for subject-verb agreement, tenses, articles, prepositions, and active and passive voice.

  • Solve 40 error-spotting and sentence-improvement questions and mark the grammar rule behind each error.

  • Learn 40 high-frequency English words with one synonym and one usage sentence each.

Your checkpoint

A 30-question grammar test and a 40-word vocabulary log, both reviewed with corrections.

Week 6

General English & General Intelligence & Reasoning

  • Practice 20 reading-comprehension passages and summarize the main idea and author tone in one sentence each.

  • Solve 30 cloze-test and para-jumble questions under a 30-minute timer.

  • Complete 40 reasoning puzzles on seating arrangement, blood relations, direction sense, and syllogisms.

  • Write 10 short English paragraphs using correct tense, articles, and punctuation.

Your checkpoint

A timed 60-question English and Reasoning set with at least 70% combined accuracy and a rule-based error list.

Week 7

Quantitative Aptitude & Numerical Ability & General Science

  • Take one full-length mixed mock under exam-like timing and record domain-wise accuracy.

  • Re-solve every missed quantitative question and rewrite the underlying formula or shortcut.

  • Review 30 missed science and General Awareness facts and convert them into question-answer pairs.

  • Complete 20 reasoning sets that previously caused time loss and apply a 60-second-per-item cap.

Your checkpoint

Full-length mock score report with domain-wise accuracy and a prioritized list of five weak areas.

Week 8

General Intelligence & Reasoning & General Awareness

  • Complete three 30-minute sectional mocks covering Quantitative Aptitude, Reasoning, and General Awareness.

  • Review the Week 7 full mock and correct every repeated error from Weeks 1 to 7.

  • Recite the one-page formula sheet and 25-item science flashcard set from memory.

  • Take a final 50-question mixed set and stop new-topic study 48 hours before the exam.

Your checkpoint

Final one-page revision sheet and a last mock report showing at least 75% combined accuracy.

Milestones

Week 2: Complete both sectional tests and show at least 65% accuracy in Quantitative Aptitude and Reasoning with written corrections for every missed question.

Week 4: Score at least 65% in each of Quantitative Aptitude, Reasoning, and Science/General Awareness sectional checks; the error log contains at least 50 corrected items.

Week 6: Complete at least 300 practice questions across all five domains and show 70% or higher accuracy in two consecutive sectional tests.

Week 8: Score at least 75% on the final mixed set, complete all eight weekly deliverables, and leave no uncorrected errors in the log.