PSSSB Group D study plan
PSSSB Group D · Give each week a clear focus.
8 weeks · About 7 hours per week
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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%