MPPSC Assistant Town Planner study plan

MPPSC Assistant Town Planner · Give each week a clear focus.

8 weeks · About 7 hours per week

Week 1

Town Planning (Urban and Regional Planning)

Map the Domain 1 syllabus into a one-page topic tree covering planning history, theory, and Indian urban planning practice
Define and contrast 20 core terms (zoning, land use, FAR, density, urban sprawl, conurbation, master plan, development plan) in your own words
Trace the evolution of modern town planning from Howard's garden city through Le Corbusier's Radiant City to post-war Indian planning
Build a dated revision log you will update every week

A one-page Domain 1 topic tree plus a 20-term glossary written from memory and corrected against a standard text

Week 2

Explain the stages of the Indian urban planning process from survey and analysis to plan preparation, sanction, and implementation
Compare master plans, zonal plans, and layout plans on purpose, scale, and legal status
Compute FAR, ground coverage, and density for three worked plot examples without reference material
Summarize the recommendations of at least two national urbanisation committees

A one-page formula sheet with three fully solved FAR/density numericals and a table comparing plan types

Week 3

Describe the hierarchy of settlements from hamlet to metropolis and the census definitions of statutory and census towns
Explain central place theory, rank-size rule, and primate city concept with one Indian illustration each
Outline regional planning approaches including growth pole, growth centre, and delineation of a planning region
Draft a 150-word note on why regional planning matters for a district in Madhya Pradesh

A one-page regional and settlement hierarchy summary sheet with four labelled concept sketches drawn by hand

Week 4

Revise Domain 1 fully using active recall, closing every gap logged in weeks 1 to 3
Solve 30 Domain 1 practice questions under timed conditions and analyse every error
Begin Domain 2 quantitative aptitude with ratio, proportion, percentage, and averages
Memorise the census and urban statistics figures you will need for planning questions

A 30-question timed Domain 1 mock scored and reviewed, with an error log listing cause of each mistake

Week 5

Work through time-speed-distance, work, and mensuration problems at one question per 90 seconds
Summarise Madhya Pradesh geography, demography, and urban profile in a two-page fact sheet
Review Indian polity essentials: constitutional bodies, fundamental rights, and centre-state relations
Practise 20 reasoning items covering series, coding-decoding, and seating arrangement

A two-page Madhya Pradesh fact sheet plus a scored 25-question aptitude set with worked solutions

Week 6

Outline the statutory framework for urban planning in Madhya Pradesh, including the enabling town and country planning law and development authority roles
Explain land acquisition, betterment charges, and development charges in principle and purpose
Compare major urban development and housing schemes on objective, beneficiary, and funding pattern
Describe urban local body structure, functions, and the role of ward committees and metropolitan planning committees

A one-page comparison table of at least six urban development schemes with objective, beneficiary, and funding columns

Week 7

Revise Domain 3 using flashcards on legislation, scheme names, and institutional roles
Write 10 short answers of 60 words each on governance and scheme questions under time pressure
Complete a full Domain 2 aptitude set of 40 questions in 45 minutes
Link scheme provisions to planning instruments so cross-domain questions become easy

Ten timed 60-word written answers marked against a self-made rubric plus a scored 40-question aptitude set

Week 8

Take two full-length simulated tests weighted 33:33:33 across the three domains
Revisit only the error log and weak-topic list, not new material
Rehearse the formula sheet, scheme table, and Madhya Pradesh fact sheet from memory
Fix an exam-day time allocation strategy per section and practise it in the second simulation

Two full-length simulations with scores above your week 4 baseline and a final one-page weak-topic checklist

Week 2: You can compute FAR, ground coverage, and density for an unseen plot and explain each plan type without notes

Week 4: Domain 1 mock score of at least 60 percent with every error logged and explained

Week 6: You can name and differentiate six urban development schemes and describe the state planning statute's purpose unaided

Week 8: Both full-length simulations completed within time and scoring above your week 4 baseline