ICAR JRF/SRF (AIEEA-PG) study plan

ICAR JRF/SRF (AIEEA-PG) · Give each week a clear focus.

8 weeks · About 6 hours per week

Week 1

ICAR AIEEA (PG) - postgraduate admission stream

Map the AIEEA-PG syllabus domain-by-domain and rate your current confidence on each unit from 1 to 5
List the core subject areas you will be tested on and rank them by weight and by your own weakness
Solve one full-length AIEEA-PG mock under timed conditions to establish a baseline score
Build a weekly error log template that records topic, error type, and the rule you missed

A one-page baseline sheet showing your timed mock score, per-unit confidence ratings, and a ranked priority list of the five weakest units

Week 2

Revise the two highest-weight core subject units using textbook chapters plus your own summary notes
Convert each revised unit into 20 self-written recall questions and answer them from memory
Re-solve every baseline mock question you got wrong and write the corrected reasoning
Start a spaced-review schedule that revisits week-1 weak units twice this week

Two completed unit summaries plus a set of 40 self-written recall questions with verified answers

Week 3

Work through the next two priority units, focusing on numerical and applied question types
Practise 30 calculation or application problems per unit and log recurring mistake patterns
Review the week-2 recall questions and retire any you now answer instantly
Draft a one-page formula and concept sheet for the units covered so far

A consolidated formula/concept sheet covering four units, plus a mistake-pattern log with at least 60 solved problems

Week 4

Complete the remaining AIEEA-PG syllabus units at survey level so nothing is untouched
Take a second full-length timed mock and compare the score with your week-1 baseline
Identify the three units still below your target and schedule extra review slots for them
Test your recall of the formula sheet without looking at it

A score-comparison report showing baseline versus week-4 mock, with the three residual weak units named

Week 5

Map the AICE-JRF/SRF (Ph.D.) syllabus and separate it from the AIEEA-PG overlap
List the doctoral-level topics that require deeper conceptual treatment than the PG stream
Solve one timed AICE mock and record which question types expose conceptual gaps
Set up a research-oriented reading list of review articles for the subject areas you will be examined on

A gap analysis listing every AICE topic not yet covered, ranked by exam weight and personal weakness

Week 6

Study the highest-weight AICE units at depth, reading one review article per unit
Write short explanatory answers to 15 conceptual questions per unit and self-grade them
Link each concept to a concrete example or application so answers become specific rather than generic
Revisit week-5 gap list and mark which gaps are now closed

A set of 30 written conceptual answers with self-assigned scores and notes on where reasoning was thin

Week 7

Alternate timed sectional tests between the two streams to keep both fresh
Drill the error logs from weeks 1-6 and re-solve every unresolved question
Practise explaining difficult concepts aloud in under two minutes to prepare for interview-style questioning
Refine the formula sheet and add the doctoral-level distinctions you learned in weeks 5-6

A cleaned error log with zero unresolved items and two sectional test scores per stream

Week 8

Take one final full-length timed mock per stream under exam-day conditions
Review only your own notes, error logs, and formula sheets; add no new material
Rehearse exam-day logistics and time-allocation strategy for each stream
Confirm registration, eligibility documents, and centre details for both streams

A final readiness sheet with both mock scores, a time-allocation plan per stream, and a completed logistics checklist

Week 2: You can answer your own week-1 and week-2 recall questions at 80% accuracy without notes

Week 4: Your second AIEEA-PG full mock scores at least 15% higher than the week-1 baseline, and no syllabus unit is untouched

Week 6: Every AICE topic flagged in the week-5 gap analysis has either a written answer or a scheduled review slot

Week 8: Both final mocks are completed under timing, all error-log items are resolved, and the logistics checklist is fully ticked