NVS PGT study plan
NVS PGT · Give each week a clear focus.
8 weeks · About 7 hours per week
Subject Knowledge (concerned teaching subject)
Map the full subject syllabus of your teaching subject against the NVS PGT weighting and mark every unit you cannot currently teach without notes
Reconstruct core definitions, theorems and derivations of the three highest-weight units from memory, then verify against a standard textbook and log each correction
Solve 30 mixed-difficulty problems from those units under timed conditions and classify every error as conceptual, procedural or careless
Build a one-page formula and concept sheet per unit that you will revise weekly
Your checkpoint
A syllabus coverage sheet listing every unit as strong, shaky or unknown, plus 30 worked problems with an error log naming the cause of each mistake
Subject Knowledge (concerned teaching subject)
Close the two weakest units from week 1 by re-deriving theory and solving 40 problems across them
Practise explaining three difficult concepts aloud in under three minutes each, as you would in a classroom, and record yourself to check clarity
Attempt a 60-question subject-only mock in 60 minutes and score it strictly
Your checkpoint
A scored 60-question subject mock with a written analysis of every wrong answer and a revised concept sheet for the two units you repaired
Subject Knowledge (concerned teaching subject) & Reasoning Ability
Cover the remaining subject units at survey level so no unit is completely unfamiliar
Solve 50 previous-style reasoning items covering series, coding-decoding, blood relations and syllogisms, timing each set
Memorise one reliable method each for seating arrangement, direction sense and inequality questions
Review your subject error log and re-solve every item you previously got wrong
Your checkpoint
A reasoning accuracy baseline from 50 timed items plus a completed second pass over all subject errors, with the re-solve score recorded
Subject Knowledge (concerned teaching subject) & Quantitative Aptitude and Numerical Ability
Attempt a full-length subject mock of 100 questions in 100 minutes and target at least 70 percent accuracy
Drill arithmetic and numerical ability on percentages, ratio, averages, time-work and time-speed for 40 questions
Learn shortcut methods for simplification, number series and mensuration and apply them to 30 items
Re-derive any subject formula you missed in the mock rather than memorising it blind
Your checkpoint
Two scored papers - a 100-question subject mock and a 40-question numerical ability set - with an accuracy percentage for each and a list of formulas to re-derive
Subject Knowledge (concerned teaching subject) & General Awareness and Current Affairs
Consolidate subject knowledge by teaching two full units aloud from your concept sheets without referring to notes
Compile a current-affairs digest covering the last six months in education policy, national schemes, awards, sports and appointments
Read one editorial daily and note five factual takeaways per day for exam recall
Attempt 50 general awareness questions and separate static GK gaps from current-affairs gaps
Your checkpoint
A dated current-affairs digest of at least 100 verified facts and a 50-question general awareness score split into static and current components
General English and Comprehension & Hindi Language and Comprehension
Practise 60 English questions on grammar, error spotting, synonyms, antonyms and idioms, and record the rule behind each correction
Complete four reading comprehension passages under a strict eight-minute limit each and summarise the main idea in one sentence
Revise Hindi grammar: sandhi, samas, synonyms, antonyms and muhavare, and apply them to 50 questions
Write two short Hindi passages and two English passages to internalise correct usage patterns
Your checkpoint
A language error notebook with at least 40 catalogued rules across English and Hindi, plus scores for four comprehension passages and 50 Hindi grammar items
Computer Literacy and Teaching Aptitude & Subject Knowledge (concerned teaching subject)
Cover computer literacy fundamentals: hardware, operating systems, MS Office, internet, networking basics and cyber safety, and answer 40 questions
Study teaching aptitude concepts - learning theories, assessment, inclusive education, classroom management and NEP-linked pedagogy - and answer 40 questions
Return to the subject and re-solve every item still flagged in your error log
Attempt a 50-question mixed set drawn from domains 2 to 7 in 50 minutes
Your checkpoint
Scores for the computer literacy set, the teaching aptitude set and the 50-question mixed set, plus a cleared error log showing only items you can now solve
Subject Knowledge (concerned teaching subject) & General Awareness and Current Affairs & Reasoning Ability & Quantitative Aptitude and Numerical Ability & General English and Comprehension & Hindi Language and Comprehension & Computer Literacy and Teaching Aptitude
Take three full-length mocks in the real sectional pattern and analyse each within 24 hours
Revise only your concept sheets, error notebook and current-affairs digest - no new material
Rehearse a sectional time-allocation strategy and hold it across all three mocks
Rest adequately in the final two days and confirm exam-day logistics
Your checkpoint
Three completed full-length mocks with scores trending upward, a one-page final revision sheet, and a written time-allocation plan per section
Milestones
Week 2: You can solve a 60-question subject paper in 60 minutes at 65 percent or better without consulting notes
Week 4: Subject accuracy on a full 100-question mock reaches at least 70 percent, and numerical ability accuracy reaches at least 60 percent
Week 6: English and Hindi practice scores each reach at least 65 percent, and your rule notebook holds 40 or more catalogued language rules
Week 8: All three full-length mocks are completed within the time limit, with the final mock showing the highest overall score and no section below 55 percent