DSSSB PRT study plan
DSSSB PRT · Give each week a clear focus.
8 weeks · About 7 hours per week
Arithmetical & Numerical Ability & General Intelligence & Reasoning Ability
Set up a timed practice log and record a 30-question diagnostic in arithmetic to identify your three weakest sub-areas
Drill percentage, ratio-proportion and average conversions until you can solve 20 mixed questions in 25 minutes
Learn one shortcut method each for simplification and number-series completion, then apply it to 15 questions
Memorise squares up to 30, cubes up to 15, and fraction-to-percentage equivalents for eighths and sixteenths
Solve 10 verbal-reasoning analogy and classification items daily and note every error with its rule
Your checkpoint
A one-page error log listing your five weakest arithmetic and reasoning sub-areas with a worked correct solution for each
Arithmetical & Numerical Ability & General Intelligence & Reasoning Ability
Complete 60 profit-loss, simple-interest and compound-interest questions with formula recall tested from memory
Practise time-work and time-speed-distance using the unitary and efficiency methods on 40 questions
Work through 30 seating-arrangement and ranking problems, drawing the layout before answering
Build a 20-item formula sheet covering mensuration, interest and speed conversions, then self-test it
Do one 40-question mixed timed set combining arithmetic and reasoning and review every wrong answer
Your checkpoint
A completed 40-question timed mixed set with a scored review sheet and corrected solutions for all errors
General Intelligence & Reasoning Ability & Arithmetical & Numerical Ability
Solve 25 syllogism and statement-conclusion items using Venn diagrams drawn for each
Complete 20 coding-decoding and blood-relation problems with a written step trace
Practise data interpretation on 4 sets of tables and bar charts, computing averages and ratios under time
Attempt 15 non-verbal items described in text form (figure series, mirror and paper folding logic) and write the rule you used
Review week 1-2 error log and re-solve every missed question without looking at notes
Your checkpoint
A re-solved set of all previously missed questions with a note stating whether the error was conceptual, calculation-based, or time-pressure
General Awareness & English Language & Comprehension
Compile a dated one-page timeline of major Indian constitutional amendments, acts and post-independence events
Memorise the fundamental rights, duties and directive principles list and self-quiz on 25 items
Learn 40 English synonyms, antonyms and one-word substitutions and use each in a written sentence
Complete 30 error-spotting and sentence-improvement questions, recording the grammar rule behind each correction
Read two short editorial passages and summarise each in three sentences to build comprehension speed
Your checkpoint
A 30-item self-made quiz on general awareness and English usage, answered and scored with a target of 22 or above
General Awareness & English Language & Comprehension
Revise Indian polity, geography and economy facts through 100 rapid-fire questions, marking uncertain answers for review
Prepare a one-page summary of current affairs themes from the past six months and test recall on 20 items
Practise 25 fill-in-the-blank and cloze passages focusing on prepositions, articles and tense agreement
Write two short paragraphs on an assigned topic and proofread them for grammar and spelling errors
Complete 20 idiom and phrase-meaning items and use five idioms in original sentences
Your checkpoint
A written 150-word paragraph free of grammar and spelling errors, plus a scored 50-question general awareness set
English Language & Comprehension & General Awareness
Complete 40 reading-comprehension questions from passages of 200-300 words, timing each passage at six minutes
Revise the full general awareness timeline and fact sheets, then self-quiz 50 items with a target of 40 correct
Practise 25 sentence-rearrangement (para-jumble) questions using connector and pronoun cues
Review all English error-log entries and rewrite ten corrected sentences from memory
Take one 50-question English sectional test and analyse the time spent per question type
Your checkpoint
A sectional English test scored and analysed, with a written note on which question type consumes the most time
Hindi Language & Comprehension & Arithmetical & Numerical Ability
Revise Hindi grammar: संधि, समास, उपसर्ग-प्रत्यय and कारक with 40 practice items
Practise 20 मुहावरे and लोकोक्तियाँ items and write original sentences for ten of them
Complete 15 Hindi comprehension passages (गद्यांश) with answers justified from the text
Solve 30 arithmetic questions from weak sub-areas identified in week 1, targeting 80 percent accuracy
Take one 50-question Hindi sectional test and review every incorrect answer against the grammar rule
Your checkpoint
A scored Hindi sectional test plus a grammar rule sheet covering संधि, समास and कारक with one example each
General Awareness & General Intelligence & Reasoning Ability & Arithmetical & Numerical Ability & Hindi Language & Comprehension & English Language & Comprehension
Take three full-length mock tests under exam timing and record section-wise scores and accuracy
Analyse each mock within 24 hours, listing every repeated error type and its fix
Revise the formula sheet, general awareness timeline, English vocabulary list and Hindi grammar sheet once each
Re-attempt all flagged questions from weeks 1-7 and confirm at least 80 percent are now correct
Finalise a question-attempt order and a per-section time budget for exam day
Your checkpoint
A mock-test performance tracker showing three full-length scores and a final one-page exam-day strategy sheet
Milestones
Week 2: Score at least 60 percent on a 40-question timed arithmetic and reasoning set, with every error logged and corrected
Week 4: Pass your own 30-item general awareness and English quiz with 22 or more correct answers
Week 6: Complete a 50-question English sectional test within 40 minutes with at least 70 percent accuracy
Week 7: Score at least 65 percent on the Hindi sectional test and correctly explain the grammar rule behind every corrected answer
Week 8: Achieve a rising trend across three full-length mocks, with the final mock at or above your target score and no section below 50 percent