UPPSC APS study plan
UPPSC APS · Give each week a clear focus.
8 weeks · About 8 hours per week
Law (Substantive and Procedural)
Map the UPPSC APS law syllabus into a one-page checklist covering substantive and procedural topics, marking each as strong, weak, or unknown
Read and outline the core provisions of the Indian Penal Code general exceptions and offences against the person
Build a 30-term legal glossary with one-line definitions for recurring procedural words (complaint, charge, summon, warrant, bail)
Solve 20 mixed law MCQs untimed and log every wrong answer with the exact rule missed
Your checkpoint
A one-page law syllabus checklist plus a 20-question error log with rule citations
Law (Substantive and Procedural)
Outline the Code of Criminal Procedure flow from FIR to charge framing, writing each stage in one sentence
Compare the Evidence Act rules on burden of proof, admission, and confession in a two-column table
Draft 10 short answer notes on procedural timelines (investigation, remand, cognizance) from your own reading
Attempt 25 law MCQs under a 25-minute timer and redo the missed ones a day later
Your checkpoint
A stage-by-stage CrPC flow sheet and a two-column evidence comparison table
Law (Substantive and Procedural) & General Studies
Summarise the constitutional articles most tested in APS law sections (fundamental rights, writs, emergency provisions) into 15 bullet notes
Revise the week 1 error log and confirm each rule is now recalled without prompting
Start a current affairs log with 15 national and state items relevant to law and administration
Solve 30 law MCQs and one 10-question general studies set, tracking accuracy per topic
Your checkpoint
15 constitutional bullet notes and a dated current affairs log with 15 entries
General Studies
Compile a one-page timeline of modern Indian history events from 1857 to 1947 with dates only
List 20 Indian polity concepts (panchayati raj, finance commission, ordinance) with a one-line explanation each
Memorise 25 static geography facts about Uttar Pradesh (divisions, rivers, crops) using self-made flashcards
Answer 40 general studies MCQs and classify every error as fact gap, misread, or guess
Your checkpoint
A 40-question general studies error classification sheet with a revised fact list
General Studies & English Language
Write 5 short English precis passages of 100 words each and reduce each to 30 words
Complete 3 reading comprehension sets and mark the exact sentence that supports each answer
Drill 40 English grammar items on tense, articles, and prepositions, noting the rule behind each answer
Revise the week 4 fact list and re-test 20 of the previously missed general studies questions
Your checkpoint
Five 30-word precis summaries and a grammar rule sheet built from 40 drilled items
English Language & Hindi Language
Write 4 formal English letters (official, complaint, enquiry) in exam format within 15 minutes each
Build a list of 50 English vocabulary words with usage sentences drawn from editorial reading
Complete 3 Hindi passages covering गद्यांश comprehension and answer all questions in Hindi
Practise 20 Hindi grammar items on संधि, समास, and उपसर्ग with written derivations
Your checkpoint
Four timed English letters and a 50-word vocabulary log with original sentences
Hindi Language
Write 2 Hindi essays of 250 words each on administrative and social topics within 30 minutes
Draft 10 Hindi official letters and notices using standard प्रशासनिक शब्दावली
Drill 40 Hindi questions on मुहावरे, लोकोक्तियाँ, and वाक्य शुद्धि and record the correct forms
Translate 20 English administrative terms into their standard Hindi equivalents
Your checkpoint
Two timed Hindi essays and a 20-term English-to-Hindi administrative glossary
General Studies & Law (Substantive and Procedural) & Hindi Language & English Language
Take 3 full-length mixed mock tests under exam timing and score each domain separately
Re-answer every question missed across weeks 1 to 7 and confirm at least 80 percent are now correct
Rewrite condensed one-page revision sheets for each of the four domains
Rehearse exam-day logistics: document checklist, section order, and time allocation per domain
Your checkpoint
Three scored mock tests with a domain-wise accuracy table and four one-page revision sheets
Milestones
Week 2: Complete the law syllabus checklist with no topic left marked unknown, and score at least 60 percent on a 25-question law set
Week 4: Score at least 60 percent on a 40-question general studies set and show a current affairs log with 30 or more dated entries
Week 6: Produce four English letters within time and score at least 65 percent on a combined English and Hindi practice set
Week 8: Average at least 65 percent across three full mocks with no single domain below 55 percent, and clear 80 percent of all previously missed questions