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PSSSB Group D study plan

PSSSB Group D · Give each week a clear focus.

8 weeks · About 7 hours per week

Week 1

Punjabi Language and Grammar & English Language and Grammar

  • Write out the Gurmukhi alphabet (35 akhar) plus the ten vowel signs (lagaan) from memory and self-correct against a printed chart

  • Drill the three gender-number patterns of Punjabi nouns by sorting 60 nouns into masculine/feminine and singular/plural columns

  • Conjugate five common Punjabi verbs (karna, jana, khana, pina, parhna) in present, past and future for first and third person

  • Build a personal list of 40 Punjabi words that differ from everyday Hindi/Urdu equivalents and test yourself twice

  • Read one short Punjabi newspaper editorial aloud and mark every unfamiliar word

Your checkpoint

A handwritten one-page Punjabi grammar sheet (akhar, lagaan, verb table) plus a 40-word vocabulary list, self-tested with at least 30/40 correct

Week 2

Punjabi Language and Grammar

  • Memorise the eight Punjabi case markers (ne, nu, da/di/de, ton, vich, te, tak, nal) and write one model sentence for each

  • Practise transforming 25 direct-speech sentences into indirect speech in Punjabi

  • Solve 50 Punjabi grammar questions covering gender, number and case agreement, logging every error with the rule it broke

  • Learn 15 common Punjabi idioms (muhavare) and write their meanings and one usage sentence each

  • Revise week 1 vocabulary and drop any word you have forgotten twice

Your checkpoint

A 50-question Punjabi grammar practice set completed with an error log; target 70% or better and every error traced to a named rule

Week 3

English Language and Grammar & Punjabi Language and Grammar

  • Revise all eight parts of speech in English and label them in a 20-sentence passage

  • Drill subject-verb agreement, articles and prepositions with 60 mixed questions

  • Write 20 Punjabi-to-English translation sentences and check them against a dictionary for gender and tense accuracy

  • Learn 30 high-frequency English words with Punjabi meanings and use each in a sentence

  • Take one timed 25-minute Punjabi section mock and one 15-minute English section mock

Your checkpoint

Two timed section mocks (Punjabi and English) scored and reviewed, with a written list of the five error types that cost the most marks

Week 4

Punjab History, Culture, and Geography & General Knowledge and Current Affairs

  • Map Punjab's five natural regions (Shivaliks, Kandi, central plains, south-western plain, Thar fringe) and label the main rivers and canals on a hand-drawn outline map

  • List the 23 districts of Punjab with their headquarters and place them on the outline map

  • Build a timeline of ten turning points in Punjab history from the Sikh Gurus to 1966 reorganisation

  • Summarise the lives and contributions of five Punjabi cultural figures (writers, poets or musicians) in three lines each

  • Collect and read one month of current affairs notes on Punjab state news

Your checkpoint

One hand-drawn Punjab map with districts, rivers and regions correctly labelled, plus a one-page Punjab history timeline, both self-quizzed with 80% recall

Week 5

Punjab History, Culture, and Geography & General Knowledge and Current Affairs

  • Memorise key facts about Punjabi festivals, folk dances (Bhangra, Giddha, Jhumar), fairs and cuisine, and quiz yourself on 30 of them

  • Revise the Indian national current affairs of the last six months: appointments, schemes, sports and awards

  • Learn Punjab's state symbols, major crops, irrigation projects and industrial centres

  • Solve 50 mixed general knowledge questions and classify each miss as static or current

  • Recite from memory the district headquarters list built in week 4

Your checkpoint

A 50-question GK and Punjab-culture quiz attempted in 30 minutes, with a scored answer sheet and a revised list of weak fact clusters

Week 6

Indian Polity and Constitution & Quantitative Aptitude and Basic Mathematics

  • Summarise the Preamble, Fundamental Rights and Fundamental Duties in your own words and recall the six rights without notes

  • Memorise the articles most often tested (12, 14, 19, 21, 32, 44, 356, 368) and what each deals with

  • Drill percentage, ratio and average problems with 60 questions, showing full working

  • Practise time-work and time-distance problems with 30 questions under a 20-minute timer

  • Take one 20-question polity mock and one 20-question maths mock

Your checkpoint

A one-page polity fact sheet (articles, rights, duties, schedules) plus two scored mocks with all wrong answers reworked by hand

Week 7

Quantitative Aptitude and Basic Mathematics & Reasoning and Mental Ability

  • Solve 40 simplification and number-series questions using shortcut methods, timing each set

  • Practise mensuration and data-interpretation questions (bar chart, table) with 25 items

  • Work through 50 reasoning items covering analogy, coding-decoding, blood relations and direction sense

  • Complete 30 non-verbal reasoning items (series, mirror images, embedded figures) and note the pattern rule for each

  • Review the error logs from weeks 2, 3 and 6 and re-solve every missed question

Your checkpoint

A 40-question combined maths and reasoning mock completed in 40 minutes with 75% accuracy, plus a consolidated error log from all previous weeks

Week 8

Computer Awareness and Basic Digital Literacy & Punjabi Language and Grammar & General Knowledge and Current Affairs

  • Learn the essentials of computer hardware, input/output devices, memory units and file extensions, then self-quiz 30 items

  • Practise basic MS Word, Excel and internet/email operations and list the menu path for ten common tasks

  • Revise the Punjabi grammar sheet and vocabulary list from weeks 1-2 in two short sessions

  • Take three full-length timed mocks across all eight domains and review each within 24 hours

  • Re-read your current affairs notes from weeks 4-5 and condense them to one revision page

Your checkpoint

Three full-length mocks completed under exam timing, with scores trending upward and a final one-page revision sheet covering computer terms, Punjabi rules and current affairs

Milestones

Week 2: Can write the Gurmukhi alphabet and lagaan from memory and score at least 70% on a 50-question Punjabi grammar set

Week 4: Can label all 23 Punjab districts and the main rivers on a blank outline map with 80% accuracy

Week 6: Can list the six Fundamental Rights and the tested articles from memory, and score 70% on a timed maths set

Week 8: Full-length mock scores are at or above the previous attempt in every domain, with no domain below 60%