WBBSE Madhyamik Mathematics study materials
WBBSE Madhyamik Mathematics study resources

WBBSE Madhyamik Mathematics study plan

WBBSE Madhyamik Mathematics · Give each week a clear focus.

8 weeks · About 6 hours per week

Week 1

Arithmetic

  • Revise ratio, proportion and variation, and solve 25 mixed problems without calculator shortcuts

  • Convert recurring decimals to fractions and back, and classify terminating versus non-terminating cases

  • Compute simple and compound interest including half-yearly and quarterly compounding, showing each step

  • State and apply the unitary method to at least 10 real-life word problems

  • Build a one-page error log of every arithmetic mistake made this week with the corrected step

Your checkpoint

A 30-question self-made arithmetic test (solutions included) scored out of 30, with the error log attached

Week 2

Arithmetic

  • Solve partnership, profit-and-loss and discount problems by setting up a single working equation

  • Apply the theorems on ratio of areas of similar triangles to arithmetic-style mensuration word problems

  • Work through time-work and pipes-cistern problems using the LCM (efficiency) method

  • Handle percentage, successive discount and tax problems to two decimal places accurately

  • Re-attempt every question from the Week 1 error log and confirm each is now correct

Your checkpoint

A timed 45-minute arithmetic paper of 20 marks scored at 85% or above, with a written note on any question still wrong

Week 3

Algebra

  • Factorise polynomials using grouping, difference of squares, and the sum and difference of cubes

  • Simplify algebraic fractions and state the domain restrictions for each simplification

  • Solve linear equations in two variables by substitution, elimination and cross-multiplication

  • Apply the remainder and factor theorems to find unknown coefficients

  • Set up and solve at least 8 word problems that translate into a pair of linear equations

Your checkpoint

A hand-written formula and method sheet covering factorisation, algebraic fractions and simultaneous equations, plus 20 solved problems attached to it

Week 4

Algebra & Arithmetic

  • Derive and use the quadratic formula, and judge the nature of roots from the discriminant

  • Solve quadratic equations by factorisation, completing the square and formula, choosing the fastest method each time

  • Form quadratic equations from given roots and from word problems on ages, areas and speeds

  • Solve ratio-and-proportion and variation problems that reduce to a quadratic equation

  • Explain aloud, in under 3 minutes, the link between the discriminant and the graph of a quadratic

Your checkpoint

A 25-mark mixed arithmetic-and-algebra mock paper completed in 50 minutes, scored and reviewed

Week 5

Geometry

  • State and prove the theorems on angles subtended by the same arc and the cyclic quadrilateral

  • Prove the midpoint theorem and the basic proportionality (Thales) theorem from first principles

  • Construct and justify the similar-triangle criteria used in Madhyamik riders

  • Solve at least 10 geometry riders, writing the reason for every step in the accepted format

  • Identify which construction lines unlock a rider before writing any proof

Your checkpoint

A notebook of 12 fully reasoned geometry proofs, each with a labelled diagram drawn by hand and every statement paired with its reason

Week 6

Geometry & Mensuration and Trigonometry

  • Apply circle theorems on tangents, chords and the alternate segment to multi-step riders

  • Compute areas of triangles, quadrilaterals and circles, and areas swept by sectors of a circle

  • Find surface areas and volumes of cylinders, cones, spheres and their combinations

  • Use the values of trigonometric ratios at 0, 30, 45, 60 and 90 degrees fluently in simplification problems

  • Prove standard trigonometric identities and use them to eliminate a variable between two equations

Your checkpoint

A 30-mark paper split evenly between geometry riders and mensuration-trigonometry, completed in 60 minutes with diagrams shown

Week 7

Mensuration and Trigonometry & Statistics and Coordinate Geometry

  • Solve heights-and-distances problems by drawing the correct right triangle and choosing the right ratio

  • Compute mean, median and mode for grouped data, including the assumed-mean and step-deviation methods

  • Read and construct cumulative frequency ogives and find the median from them

  • Find the distance between two points and the coordinates of a point dividing a segment in a given ratio

  • Find the area of a triangle from its vertex coordinates and check collinearity with it

Your checkpoint

A single reference sheet of mensuration formulas, trigonometric identities and statistics-coordinate formulas, plus 15 solved problems using it

Week 8

Arithmetic & Algebra & Geometry & Mensuration and Trigonometry & Statistics and Coordinate Geometry

  • Complete three full-length timed mock papers under exam conditions and mark them honestly

  • Triage each mock to list the top three recurring error types and drill only those

  • Rehearse the standard answer format for proofs and constructions so no marks are lost on presentation

  • Memorise the full formula sheet through active recall rather than re-reading

  • Plan a realistic time budget per section for the actual paper

Your checkpoint

Three marked mock papers with a one-page final revision card of the 20 facts most often forgotten

Milestones

Week 2: Score at least 85% on the timed 20-mark arithmetic paper and show zero repeated errors from the Week 1 error log

Week 4: Score at least 70% on the 25-mark mixed arithmetic-and-algebra paper, with every quadratic solved by a stated method

Week 6: Produce 12 geometry proofs with a valid reason written against every step, and score at least 65% on the 30-mark geometry-mensuration-trigonometry paper

Week 8: Average at least 75% across the three full-length mocks with an improving trend, and complete the final revision card