UP Forest Guard study plan
UP Forest Guard · Give each week a clear focus.
8 weeks · About 6 hours per week
General Hindi & Mathematics / Numerical Ability
Diagnose your baseline by taking a 30-question Hindi grammar set and a 30-question numerical ability set, and list every wrong answer with its cause (concept gap, speed, or misread).
Memorise sandhi, samas, and upasarg-pratyay rules, then write 30 worked examples of each from memory without notes.
Solve 80 number-system, LCM/HCF, and simplification questions using shortcut methods, keeping a per-question timer.
Drill multiplication tables up to 20 and squares up to 30 in two daily 5-minute spoken slots so recall is automatic.
Your checkpoint
A 40-item personal error log (20 Hindi, 20 maths) plus one timed 25-question mixed set scored at 70% or above.
General Hindi & Mathematics / Numerical Ability
Apply vakya-shuddhi and karak rules by correcting 60 incorrect sentences and labelling the rule violated in each.
Build a 50-entry vocabulary chart of paryayvachi, vilom, and anekarthi words, each with one original usage sentence.
Compute percentage, ratio-proportion, and average problems across 60 questions with a 90-second-per-question cap.
Read one 400-word Hindi passage daily and answer 5 inference and 2 vocabulary questions on it.
Re-test 15 entries from the week-1 error log and mark which ones are now closed.
Your checkpoint
A completed 50-word vocabulary chart plus a 20-question Hindi comprehension set scored at 70% or above.
Reasoning / Mental Ability & Mathematics / Numerical Ability
Classify and solve number, letter, and mixed series plus analogy questions across 60 items, noting the pattern type used for each.
Sketch direction-sense and blood-relation diagrams for 40 questions using only one rough diagram per item.
Solve 40 questions on profit-loss, simple and compound interest, and time-work with written formula steps shown.
Keep a daily 10-minute current-affairs log of 3 items and tag those linked to forests, wildlife, or environment.
Your checkpoint
A one-page reasoning formula and diagram sheet plus 40 arithmetic questions scored at 70% or above.
Reasoning / Mental Ability & Environment, Forest and Wildlife Knowledge
Solve 50 coding-decoding, syllogism, and linear/circular seating-arrangement questions under a 75-second-per-question limit.
Tabulate 10 protected areas of Uttar Pradesh with district, notified status, and 2 key species each.
Explain ecosystem components, food chains, food webs, and energy flow in a hand-drawn diagram produced from memory.
Add 5 environment news items to the current-affairs log and write one line on why each matters for forest governance.
Your checkpoint
A verified 10-row UP protected-areas table plus a 25-question mixed reasoning set scored at 70% or above.
Environment, Forest and Wildlife Knowledge & General Science
Summarise the Indian Forest Act 1927, Wildlife (Protection) Act 1972, Forest (Conservation) Act 1980, and Forest Rights Act 2006 into a 2-page comparison table of scope, authority, and penalties.
Identify 20 Schedule-I species with habitat and one distinguishing feature each, written in a single line per species.
Describe the digestive, circulatory, and respiratory systems and list 15 nutrition-deficiency diseases with their missing nutrient.
Solve 40 general-science questions on physics and chemistry basics and log every wrong answer by sub-topic.
Your checkpoint
A 2-page forest-law comparison table plus a 20-species identification sheet reproduced from memory.
Environment, Forest and Wildlife Knowledge & General Science
Explain biodiversity hotspots, in-situ versus ex-situ conservation, and 5 Uttar Pradesh wetlands with their main threats.
Draw and label the parts of a flower and a leaf, and write the photosynthesis and respiration equations from memory.
Memorise 20 SI units with symbols and 20 chemical formulas with common names, testing yourself in both directions.
Review the week-4 protected-areas table, correct at least 3 errors, and note the source you used to verify them.
Your checkpoint
A 30-question environment-and-science mock scored at 70% or above, with every wrong answer re-taught in the error log.
General Knowledge & General Science
Fill a blank Uttar Pradesh outline map with physical divisions, major rivers, and 10 districts' principal crops and industries.
Sequence 15 Indian freedom-movement events and 10 Uttar Pradesh-specific events on a single timeline with dates.
Recall 25 static polity facts (key Articles, Fundamental Rights, constitutional bodies) through spaced flashcards across 5 days.
Re-solve 30 science questions drawn from the week-5 and week-6 error log and confirm each fix aloud.
Compile six months of current affairs into 5 themed pages covering schemes, environment, awards, sports, and appointments.
Your checkpoint
A completed UP outline map and a 5-page current-affairs compendium cross-checked against at least two sources.
General Knowledge & Current Affairs
Take 3 full-length timed mocks under exam conditions and record section-wise accuracy for all seven domains.
Re-teach your 20 most repeated error-log mistakes to yourself aloud, then re-test those exact 20 items.
Revise the vocabulary chart, reasoning sheet, forest-law table, and protected-areas table in 4 spaced passes across the week.
Update current affairs for the last 30 days by adding 3 items daily to the compendium.
Your checkpoint
A one-page final revision sheet plus mock scores averaging 75% or above with no single section below 60%.
Milestones
Week 2: A 30-question Hindi grammar set and a 30-question numerical set each scored at 65% or above, with the error log holding at least 40 entries.
Week 4: A 30-question mixed mock (Hindi 8, maths 8, reasoning 8, environment 6, current affairs 0) scored at 60% or above, and the 10-row protected-areas table verified against an official forest-department source.
Week 6: From a blank page in 10 minutes, name 4 forest and wildlife laws with their years and list 10 Schedule-I species with habitat; then score 70% or above on the 30-question environment-and-science mock.
Week 8: Three full-length mocks at 75% overall or above, every one of the seven domains attempted, and every error-log entry marked closed or flagged for the day before the exam.