OICL AO study plan

OICL AO · Give each week a clear focus.

8 weeks · About 7 hours per week

Week 1

Reasoning Ability & Quantitative Aptitude

Solve 40 puzzles and seating-arrangement sets under a 25-minute timer and log every wrong answer with its failure cause
Drill 60 simplification and approximation items to rebuild calculation speed without a calculator
Memorise the 12 standard syllogism rules and apply them to 30 two-statement conclusions
Build a one-page error log template covering topic, time taken, and error type

A dated error log with at least 100 logged questions split across reasoning and quantitative topics

Week 2

Complete 25 inequality and coded-inequality sets with 90% accuracy
Work through 30 blood-relation and direction-sense problems using diagram-first method
Master ratio, proportion, and partnership problems by solving 40 varied items
Time yourself on one 20-question mixed reasoning set and record per-question timings

A timed 20-question reasoning mock scored and reviewed, with a written note on the three slowest question types

Week 3

Solve 30 floor-puzzle and box-stacking arrangements without skipping any
Complete 40 data-sufficiency and statement-based reasoning questions
Read two editorial articles daily and extract 10 new words with usage sentences each
Practise 50 error-spotting and sentence-correction questions, noting recurring grammar traps

A vocabulary notebook of 70 words with original sentences plus a list of the 10 grammar rules you miss most

Week 4

Finish 25 input-output and machine-based reasoning sets
Solve 40 time-speed-distance and train problems with formula recall checks
Complete 30 permutation, combination, and probability problems
Take a full 45-minute sectional test in reasoning and analyse it question by question

A sectional reasoning test scored at or above 70% with a corrected-answer sheet for every mistake

Week 5

Solve 40 mensuration and geometry problems covering area, volume, and circles
Complete 30 data-interpretation sets across tables, bar graphs, and caselets
Compile 60 insurance-awareness facts covering IRDAI, policy types, and nationalised insurers
Review the last six months of banking and insurance current affairs and condense them into 20 bullet points

A one-page insurance-and-banking current affairs digest with 20 verified facts and their dates

Week 6

Complete 50 reading-comprehension passages with a main-idea-first approach
Practise 40 para-jumble and cloze-test items under a 12-minute cap per set
Study the Insurance Act, IRDAI functions, and the duties of an insurance agent
Summarise the principles of insurance and types of reinsurance in your own words

A two-page professional-knowledge summary on insurance regulation and principles, written from memory then checked

Week 7

Revise all compiled current affairs and self-test with 50 recall questions
Complete 40 professional-knowledge questions on life, general, and health insurance products
Write two descriptive essays and one letter within 20 minutes each
Get one essay reviewed for structure, word count, and grammar and rewrite it

Three graded descriptive writing samples with a rewritten final draft of the weakest one

Week 8

Take four full-length mocks across all objective sections and review each within 24 hours
Re-solve every question in your error log flagged as repeated
Do a rapid revision of formulas, grammar rules, and insurance facts in three passes
Simulate exam-day timing with a strict sectional cutoff drill

A final mock-score trend sheet showing improvement across four full-length tests plus a one-page pre-exam revision checklist

Week 2: Reasoning accuracy on timed 20-question sets reaches 65% or higher with average time under 60 seconds per question

Week 4: Full sectional reasoning test scored at 70% or above, and quantitative accuracy on arithmetic topics at 70% or above

Week 6: Reading-comprehension accuracy at 75% or above and professional-knowledge self-test at 60% or above

Week 8: Four full mocks completed with an upward score trend and every repeated error-log item re-solved correctly