LIC HFL Assistant/Associate study plan
LIC HFL Assistant/Associate · Give each week a clear focus.
8 weeks · About 6 hours per week
Numerical Ability / Quantitative Aptitude & Reasoning Ability
Diagnose baseline accuracy in arithmetic (percentages, ratio, averages, profit-loss) by solving 40 mixed questions and logging error types
Build a personal formula sheet covering percentage, ratio-proportion, average, and simple/compound interest with one worked example each
Drill 15 simplification and approximation questions daily to cut calculation time
Solve 20 seating-arrangement and 20 blood-relation reasoning questions to identify weak sub-types
Your checkpoint
An error log spreadsheet with 80+ tagged questions and a one-page formula sheet
Numerical Ability / Quantitative Aptitude & Reasoning Ability
Master time-speed-distance and time-and-work using the unit-method and LCM shortcut on 50 questions
Complete 40 data-interpretation questions across table, bar, and pie formats with a 90-second-per-question cap
Practise 30 syllogism and 30 inequality reasoning questions using Venn and number-line methods
Review week-1 error log and re-solve every missed question without notes
Your checkpoint
A timed 30-question DI and arithmetic mock scored and analysed for accuracy and speed
Numerical Ability / Quantitative Aptitude & Reasoning Ability
Cover mensuration and geometry basics (area, perimeter, volume) with 30 applied questions
Solve 30 number-series and 30 coding-decoding reasoning questions
Introduce permutation-combination and probability at the level asked in the exam through 25 questions
Set a per-section time budget by simulating a 35-question quantitative set under exam timing
Your checkpoint
A completed quantitative sectional test (35 questions) with a scored breakdown by topic
English Language & Numerical Ability / Quantitative Aptitude
Read one editorial daily and extract 10 vocabulary words with usage sentences
Complete 60 error-spotting and 60 fill-in-the-blank English questions focusing on grammar rules
Revise all quantitative formulas and re-attempt the weakest 40 tagged questions
Practise 20 para-jumble and 20 cloze-test questions
Your checkpoint
A vocabulary notebook of 60+ words and a scored 25-question English sectional test
General Awareness (with focus on banking, financial and housing-finance awareness) & English Language
Build a dated timeline of RBI monetary policy actions and key banking-sector developments from the past 12 months
Memorise the structure and key facts about housing-finance institutions, NHB, PMAY, and mortgage-linked schemes
Complete 50 reading-comprehension questions with a passage-mapping technique
Revise 40 synonym-antonym and 40 idiom questions with a personal error list
Your checkpoint
A two-page current-affairs and housing-finance fact sheet plus a scored 25-question English mock
General Awareness (with focus on banking, financial and housing-finance awareness) & Reasoning Ability
Cover banking awareness essentials: types of accounts, negotiable instruments, NPA classification, and priority-sector lending
Revise financial-awareness topics: budget terms, inflation measures, and major regulators
Solve 40 puzzles and 30 input-output or machine-input reasoning sets under time pressure
Take a 50-question general-awareness mock and log every unfamiliar fact
Your checkpoint
A scored 50-question GA mock with a corrected fact sheet of every missed item
English Language & Reasoning Ability
Take two full-length English mocks and two reasoning mocks, each followed by a same-day error review
Refine a section-order and skip strategy based on mock performance
Re-drill the 30 highest-frequency error types across English and reasoning
Practise 20 statement-assumption and 20 statement-argument questions
Your checkpoint
A mock-performance tracker showing accuracy and attempt-rate trends across four sectional mocks
Numerical Ability / Quantitative Aptitude & General Awareness (with focus on banking, financial and housing-finance awareness)
Take three full-length simulated tests covering all four sections under official timing
Revise the formula sheet, GA fact sheet, and vocabulary notebook in two consolidated passes
Re-solve every question missed in week-7 mocks to confirm the fix
Finalise a day-before checklist covering timing, section order, and stress management
Your checkpoint
Three completed full-length mocks with a final one-page revision sheet and a written exam-day strategy
Milestones
Week 2: Score at least 60% on a timed 30-question arithmetic-plus-DI set and finish within the target time
Week 4: Score at least 65% on the English sectional test and show a measurable drop in grammar error types from the week-1 log
Week 6: Score at least 60% on the 50-question general-awareness mock, with housing-finance and banking items at 70% or above
Week 8: Achieve at least 70% overall on the final full-length mock with every section above its individual cutoff