IB ACIO Grade II study plan
IB ACIO Grade II · Give each week a clear focus.
8 weeks · About 6 hours per week
Quantitative Aptitude & Logical/Analytical Ability and Reasoning
Solve 60 arithmetic questions (percentages, ratio-proportion, averages) under a 45-minute timer and log every error by cause.
Build a one-page formula sheet covering percentages, ratio, averages, profit-loss and simple-compound interest, then recite it from memory twice.
Complete 40 series and analogy reasoning questions and write the underlying rule for each wrong answer.
Set up a single error log with columns for topic, cause, fix and re-test date, and back-fill it with this week's mistakes.
Your checkpoint
A dated error log with at least 80 logged questions and a one-page formula sheet written from memory.
Quantitative Aptitude & Logical/Analytical Ability and Reasoning
Solve 50 time-work, time-speed-distance and boats-streams problems, timing each set at 1.2 minutes per question.
Drill 40 syllogism and blood-relation questions, drawing Venn or family-tree diagrams for each before choosing an option.
Attempt two 20-minute sectional mocks (one quantitative, one reasoning) and record accuracy and attempt rate.
Re-solve every question missed in Week 1 without looking at the solution first.
Your checkpoint
Two timed sectional mock scorecards showing accuracy above 70 percent in at least one section.
Quantitative Aptitude & Logical/Analytical Ability and Reasoning
Cover mensuration and geometry basics (area, volume, Pythagoras, circle properties) through 40 applied questions.
Practice 40 seating-arrangement and ranking-order puzzles using a fixed notation system for positions.
Learn and apply shortcuts for percentage change, successive discounts and mixtures to 30 questions.
Review the error log and reclassify recurring mistakes into at most five named weakness categories.
Your checkpoint
A weakness summary listing no more than five categories with the question count behind each.
General Awareness & General Studies / Current Affairs and National Security Awareness
Compile and memorize a fact sheet on the Indian Constitution: key articles, fundamental rights and duties, and the three lists.
Memorize the structure and key functions of the Union executive, Parliament and the judiciary, and self-test with 50 one-line questions.
Build a timeline of major Indian national movement events from 1857 to 1947 with dates and associated leaders.
Read one week of national news and note five items relevant to defence, security or appointments, with source and date.
Your checkpoint
A handwritten or typed fact sheet of at least 150 dated facts across polity and modern history, self-quizzed to 80 percent recall.
General Awareness & General Studies / Current Affairs and National Security Awareness
Memorize Indian geography essentials: states and capitals, major rivers, mountain passes, and mineral belts, tested by a blank-map exercise.
Revise basic general science (units, human body systems, common inventions) through 60 rapid-fire questions.
Track current affairs for the last six months using a single monthly digest and summarize each month in ten bullet points.
Explain the mandate and structure of at least three national security bodies in your own words.
Your checkpoint
A six-month current-affairs digest of 60 bullets plus a completed blank map with 30 labeled features.
English Language & Descriptive English (Essay and Précis Writing)
Complete 80 grammar questions on error spotting, sentence correction and fill-in-the-blanks, noting the rule violated for each error.
Learn 60 high-frequency vocabulary items with usage sentences and revise them on three separate days.
Practice two reading-comprehension passages per session with a strict eight-minute limit per passage.
Write one 250-word essay and one 150-word precis, then self-evaluate against a written checklist of structure, grammar and conciseness.
Your checkpoint
One graded essay and one graded precis with an annotated checklist showing at least three concrete improvements over a first draft.
Descriptive English (Essay and Précis Writing) & English Language & General Studies / Current Affairs and National Security Awareness
Write two timed essays (30 minutes each) on current national issues using a fixed introduction-body-conclusion template.
Produce two precis in 20 minutes each and check word count against the one-third rule.
Revise the current-affairs digest and the polity fact sheet through spaced recall on two separate days.
Complete one full-length mixed mock covering all objective domains and analyze section-wise accuracy.
Your checkpoint
Two timed essays and two precis with recorded completion times and word counts, plus a full-mock analysis sheet.
Quantitative Aptitude & Logical/Analytical Ability and Reasoning & General Awareness & English Language & General Studies / Current Affairs and National Security Awareness & Descriptive English (Essay and Précis Writing)
Take three full-length mocks on separate days, each followed by a two-hour analysis session.
Re-solve every question in the error log flagged as unresolved and mark it resolved only after a correct re-attempt.
Final-revise the formula sheet, polity fact sheet and current-affairs digest in three short passes.
Draft one final timed essay and one precis under exam conditions and compare them against Week 7 work.
Your checkpoint
A final readiness report with three mock scores, a resolved-versus-unresolved error count, and a one-page exam-day strategy.
Milestones
Week 2: Both quantitative and reasoning sectional mocks attempted under time with accuracy recorded and at least 70 percent in one section.
Week 4: Polity and history fact sheet complete and self-quizzed to at least 80 percent recall; error log shows five or fewer named weakness categories.
Week 6: One essay and one precis written to length within time limits and self-evaluated against the checklist with at least three documented improvements.
Week 8: Three full mocks completed with rising or stable scores, all error-log items resolved, and a one-page exam-day strategy written.