ESIC Stenographer study plan
ESIC Stenographer · Give each week a clear focus.
8 weeks · About 6 hours per week
General English & Stenography Skill (dictation and transcription)
Diagnose current English level by completing one 25-question mixed grammar and vocabulary set and logging every error by category
Build a personal error log with at least 30 entries covering tense, subject-verb agreement, articles, prepositions, and word choice
Establish a daily 15-minute shorthand drill routine at 60 wpm dictation using passages of 80-100 words
Memorise the 40 most common Pitman or Gregg brief forms you personally miss and drill them to 90% recall
Transcribe one 80-word dictated passage in 12 minutes with no more than 4 errors
Your checkpoint
A dated error log with 30+ categorised English mistakes plus one timed transcribed passage scored for accuracy and speed
General English & General Intelligence and Reasoning
Master subject-verb agreement and tense consistency by solving 60 targeted questions and re-solving every wrong one after 48 hours
Complete 40 analogy and odd-one-out reasoning questions, recording the underlying rule for each answer
Learn 100 high-frequency exam vocabulary words with one synonym and one antonym each, using spaced repetition
Drill shorthand outlines for the 100 most frequent English words until written from memory without hesitation
Attempt one 20-minute mixed English sectional mock and analyse it question by question
Your checkpoint
A one-page rule sheet of 10 reasoning patterns and 10 grammar rules, each illustrated with a self-written example
General Intelligence and Reasoning & Quantitative Aptitude
Solve 80 reasoning questions across coding-decoding, blood relations, direction sense, and series, keeping a per-topic accuracy tally
Reach 85% accuracy on percentage and ratio-proportion by solving 50 problems with a written step skeleton
Memorise tables to 25, squares to 30, and cubes to 15, and verify with a self-timed recall test
Dictate at 70 wpm for 5 minutes daily and transcribe within 15 minutes
Complete one 30-question arithmetic speed set in 25 minutes
Your checkpoint
A topic-wise accuracy table for reasoning and arithmetic showing at least three topics above 80% and a written list of the three weakest
Quantitative Aptitude & Stenography Skill (dictation and transcription)
Solve 60 time-work and time-speed-distance problems using unitary and shortcut methods, cutting average time per question below 75 seconds
Complete 40 data interpretation questions on tables and bar charts with calculator-free arithmetic
Raise dictation speed to 80 wpm over 5-minute passages with transcription accuracy of at least 95%
Type the transcribed passage at 30 wpm with under 3% errors to simulate the computer test
Review all error logs from weeks 1-3 and re-solve 30 previously wrong questions
Your checkpoint
A full-length quantitative sectional mock scored and reviewed, plus one 80 wpm dictation transcribed and typed with accuracy percentages recorded
General Awareness and Current Affairs & General English
Build a current-affairs timeline covering the last 6 months across national, international, sports, awards, and appointments, with at least 120 dated entries
Revise Indian polity, geography, and economy static facts through 100 one-line recall questions
Practise 20 reading-comprehension passages with a 6-minute cap per passage and note the trap types
Write 10 short formal letters and 5 precis passages within time limits
Dictate at 80 wpm for 8-minute stretches and transcribe one full passage under exam conditions
Your checkpoint
A 120-entry current-affairs timeline plus one scored reading-comprehension and precis set with accuracy above 75%
General Intelligence and Reasoning & General Awareness and Current Affairs
Solve 60 non-verbal and visual reasoning items covering figure series, mirror images, and embedded figures, logging rule types
Complete 50 statement-assumption, syllogism, and seating-arrangement questions under a 45-second-per-question cap
Take two 25-question general-awareness mocks and convert every wrong answer into a flashcard
Revise the current-affairs timeline from week 5 and add 60 new entries
Maintain shorthand speed at 85 wpm for 5 minutes daily
Your checkpoint
Two scored general-awareness mocks with a flashcard deck of at least 80 corrected facts and a reasoning accuracy summary
Stenography Skill (dictation and transcription) & Computer Knowledge and Typing Proficiency
Dictate at 90 wpm for 5-minute passages and transcribe within 20 minutes with 95% accuracy
Type 10 minutes daily at 35 wpm with 97% accuracy on a standard keyboard layout
Practise 5 full dictation-to-transcription cycles under exam timing, including clean formatting of the transcript
Revise computer fundamentals: hardware, memory units, shortcuts, MS Office basics, and internet terminology, through 60 questions
Re-solve the 40 hardest questions from all previous error logs
Your checkpoint
Five timed dictation-transcription cycles with speed, accuracy, and typing scores tabulated, plus a computer-knowledge quiz score above 80%
General English & General Intelligence and Reasoning & Quantitative Aptitude & General Awareness and Current Affairs
Take three full-length mixed mocks under strict timing and review each within 24 hours
Cut the weakest-section error count by half compared with week 4
Do a final rapid revision of the current-affairs timeline, grammar rule sheet, and reasoning rule sheet
Maintain one 90 wpm dictation and transcription cycle daily to keep the skill sharp
Prepare an exam-day checklist covering timing strategy, section order, and typing setup
Your checkpoint
A final mock-score trend chart across three full-length tests showing improvement, plus a completed one-page exam-day strategy sheet
Milestones
Week 2: Complete a 20-minute mixed English and reasoning sectional mock with at least 65% accuracy and an error log that names the rule behind every mistake
Week 4: Sustain 80 wpm dictation with 95% transcription accuracy and score at least 60% on a full quantitative sectional mock
Week 6: Reach 85 wpm shorthand dictation and score at least 70% on two general-awareness mocks, with 100+ current-affairs entries revised
Week 8: Score at least 70% overall on the final full-length mock, type at 35 wpm with 97% accuracy, and complete five dictation-transcription cycles at 90 wpm