BORAQS Architect Exam study plan
BORAQS Architect Exam · Give each week a clear focus.
8 weeks · About 7 hours per week
Architecture
Map the Architecture domain syllabus into a personal topic checklist and rate your confidence on each topic from 1 to 5
Draft a one-page summary of statutory approval pathways for building projects, listing each stage and the authority involved
Build a 40-term glossary of architectural and building-control terminology with your own definitions
Solve 25 practice questions on the Architecture domain and log every wrong answer with the reason it was wrong
Your checkpoint
A confidence-rated Architecture topic checklist plus a wrong-answer log covering at least 25 attempted questions
Architecture
Explain the purpose and typical content of key project stages from briefing through handover in your own words
Compare the roles and responsibilities of the architect, engineer, and contractor across at least three procurement routes
Summarise the main contractual and professional obligations of an architect, including insurance and liability basics
Write short notes on professional conduct duties such as competence, conflict of interest, and record keeping
Your checkpoint
A two-page written comparison of three procurement routes showing role allocation and risk transfer
Architecture
Revise structural and construction technology fundamentals: foundations, frames, and envelope systems
Explain fire safety design principles including compartmentation, means of escape, and passive versus active measures
Summarise accessibility and health-and-safety design requirements that affect layout decisions
Answer 30 mixed Architecture questions under timed conditions and review every error
Your checkpoint
A one-page fire and accessibility design checklist you can recall from memory, plus a timed 30-question score
Architecture
Rehearse written explanations of design decision-making, linking client brief to design response
Practise interpreting a written project scenario and identifying the architect's next correct action
Review all wrong answers from weeks 1 to 3 and rewrite each as a correct rule you can state aloud
Complete a full-length mock of the Architecture portion and record your score and time
Your checkpoint
A full-length Architecture mock completed with a recorded score and a one-page error-pattern analysis
Quantity Surveying
Map the Quantity Surveying domain syllabus into a topic checklist and rate confidence per topic
Build a formula sheet covering measurement, cost estimation, and valuation calculations you must memorise
Define core measurement principles and explain how a bill of quantities is structured and used
Solve 25 Quantity Surveying practice questions and log errors with corrected reasoning
Your checkpoint
A one-page formula sheet and a confidence-rated Quantity Surveying topic checklist
Quantity Surveying
Work through cost estimation methods and apply them to two worked examples with full arithmetic shown
Explain standard contract forms and how variations, interim payments, and final accounts are administered
Summarise tendering and procurement routes from a cost-control perspective
Practise reading a written cost scenario and selecting the correct quantity or valuation figure
Your checkpoint
Two fully worked cost estimation examples with every calculation step written out
Quantity Surveying
Apply measurement rules to a small worked take-off and check your quantities against your own recalculation
Explain valuation methods, depreciation, and life-cycle cost concepts with a worked example each
Revise professional ethics and reporting duties relevant to quantity surveying practice
Answer 30 mixed Quantity Surveying questions under timed conditions and review errors
Your checkpoint
A completed small take-off with quantities independently rechecked and a timed 30-question score
Architecture & Quantity Surveying
Complete two full-length mixed mocks under exam timing and record both scores
Revisit the ten weakest topics from your error logs and restate each as a correct rule
Condense both domains into a single revision sheet you can review in under 30 minutes
Plan exam-day logistics: timing per question, order of answering, and a strategy for uncertain items
Your checkpoint
A one-page final revision sheet plus two recorded mock scores showing improvement over week 4
Milestones
Week 2: You can explain three procurement routes and the architect's role in each without notes
Week 4: Your full-length Architecture mock score is recorded and every error has a written correction
Week 6: You can complete two cost estimation examples end to end with arithmetic checked
Week 8: Both mixed mock scores exceed your week 4 baseline and your revision sheet fits on one page