AJA Officer Academies Entrance Examination study plan
AJA Officer Academies Entrance Examination · Give each week a clear focus.
8 weeks · About 7 hours per week
Verbal Reasoning and English Language & Numerical Reasoning and Mathematics
Diagnose baseline by completing a 40-question verbal and 40-question numerical timed set and logging every error by cause
Review the four core grammar fault lines (subject-verb agreement, pronoun reference, modifier placement, tense consistency) and rewrite 20 faulty sentences correctly
Rebuild arithmetic fluency by drilling fractions, percentages, ratio and proportion for 90 minutes without a calculator
Set up a single error log with columns for topic, error type, and corrective rule
Your checkpoint
A dated error log containing at least 60 logged items from the two diagnostic sets, sorted into six error categories
Verbal Reasoning and English Language & Numerical Reasoning and Mathematics
Read four 600-word passages and answer inference, main-idea, and tone questions while writing one-line justifications for each choice
Apply a fixed elimination routine to 30 verbal questions and record why each rejected option fails
Solve 25 word problems by translating each into an equation before calculating
Memorise and apply the rules for percentage change, simple and compound interest, and average speed
Your checkpoint
A one-page decision checklist for verbal elimination plus a worked solutions sheet for 25 word problems
Verbal Reasoning and English Language & Numerical Reasoning and Mathematics
Complete two full timed verbal sections under exam conditions and score them against a strict mark scheme
Complete two full timed numerical sections and identify the three slowest question types by stopwatch
Drill data interpretation from tables, bar charts, and line graphs until 15 questions are completed in 20 minutes
Cut the five highest-frequency personal error types from the log by half compared with week 1
Your checkpoint
A scored timed-test record showing section scores, per-question timing, and a written comparison against the week 1 baseline
Situational Judgement and Leadership Potential & Scientific and Technical Aptitude
Work through 12 written leadership scenarios and produce a ranked response with a stated rationale for each option
Practise the four-step situational judgement method (identify stakeholders, rank obligations, choose minimum-harm action, state follow-up) on paper until it is automatic
Revise core physical-science concepts: forces, motion, energy transfer, and electrical circuits, and solve 20 applied numerical items
Summarise basic data-handling and technical-reasoning rules (unit conversion, scale reading, mechanical advantage) onto one reference card
Your checkpoint
A scenario response portfolio of 12 written answers, each under 200 words with an explicit ranked rationale
Situational Judgement and Leadership Potential & Scientific and Technical Aptitude
Role-play six scenarios aloud in under three minutes each, practising calm prioritisation and clear justification
Draft a personal leadership-values statement of 250 words grounded in concrete past examples
Solve 25 technical aptitude items covering levers, pressure, speed-distance-time, and graph interpretation
Review every wrong answer from weeks 4 and 5 and restate the correcting principle in your own words
Your checkpoint
A recorded or written set of six timed verbal scenario responses plus the finalised leadership-values statement
Logical and Abstract Reasoning & General Knowledge and Current Affairs
Solve 60 sequence, series, and matrix-completion items using a checklist of transformations (rotation, alternation, count change, position shift)
Complete 40 logical-deduction puzzles (syllogisms, seating arrangement, ordering) within strict time limits
Build a one-page current-affairs fact sheet covering national governance, defence, and international organisations, verified against primary sources
Convert the fact sheet into 30 self-test recall questions and answer them from memory
Your checkpoint
A verified two-page briefing sheet with 30 self-test questions and a record of correct recall out of 30
General Knowledge and Current Affairs & Logical and Abstract Reasoning
Complete a full-length mock covering all six domains under strict timing and mark it against the official weightings
Diagnose the two weakest domains from mock results and schedule targeted re-drill sessions
Rehearse abstract reasoning under a 45-second-per-item cap for 40 items
Update the current-affairs sheet with the latest month's verified developments and re-test recall
Your checkpoint
A full mock score report with per-domain percentages, timing data, and a written two-week remediation list
Verbal Reasoning and English Language & Numerical Reasoning and Mathematics & Situational Judgement and Leadership Potential
Re-attempt every item in the error log and confirm each correcting rule can be stated from memory
Complete two half-length timed sets in verbal and numerical, targeting score stability rather than speed records
Deliver six rapid-fire situational responses to unseen scenarios in under two minutes each
Finalise exam-day logistics: timing plan, section order, rest schedule, and a written stress-management routine
Your checkpoint
An error log closed out with a pass/fail status on every entry, plus a one-page exam-day plan
Milestones
Week 2: Error log holds at least 60 classified items and the verbal elimination checklist is in daily use
Week 4: Timed verbal and numerical scores each improve by at least 10 percentage points over the week 1 baseline
Week 6: Twelve situational responses written under time and a verified current-affairs briefing sheet with 80% or better self-test recall
Week 8: Full-mock score of 65% or higher overall with no single domain below 50%, and every error-log entry resolved