SLAF Officer Cadet Selection Exam study plan

Diagnose baseline by completing one timed 40-question arithmetic and numerical-reasoning set and logging error types in a spreadsheet

Drill ratio, percentage, average, and profit-loss problems until you can solve 25 in 30 minutes with at least 85% accuracy

Build a one-page formula sheet covering speed-time-distance, work-rate, and simple-compound interest from memory

Solve 20 number-series and coding-decoding items under a 20-minute clock and record the reasoning rule used for each

Convert every wrong answer from week 1 into a written correction note stating the rule violated and the correct method

Practise mensuration and basic geometry problems (area, perimeter, volume of standard solids) to 85% accuracy in 25 minutes

Complete 30 logical-deduction items (syllogisms, blood relations, direction sense) with a diagram drawn for each

Time yourself on one 50-question mixed set and target a 10% improvement over week 1

Write 10 error-spotting and sentence-correction exercises and justify each correction with the grammar rule applied

Memorise 60 high-frequency vocabulary items with one original sentence for each, avoiding rote word lists

Complete two 30-minute reading-comprehension passages and summarise each in three sentences

Review the mathematics error log and re-solve 15 previously missed problems without notes

Draft and self-edit three short essays (150-200 words) on discipline, teamwork, and national service, each within 25 minutes

Summarise one week of national news from two independent sources into 10 factual bullet points with dates

Revise the constitution, executive, legislature, and judiciary structure of Sri Lanka into a one-page diagram

Record yourself answering five interview-style questions in English and note filler words and hesitations

Build a timeline of 20 major world and regional events from the past 12 months, each with date, actor, and outcome

Solve 40 mechanics problems (Newton's laws, motion equations, momentum) showing full working for each

Explain in writing the difference between mass and weight, and between static and kinetic friction, with worked examples

Review errors from the week-4 essay and current-affairs work and rewrite the weakest piece

Solve 30 problems on work-energy-power and 20 on basic electricity (Ohm's law, series-parallel resistance) to 80% accuracy

Write balanced equations for 15 common reactions and classify each as combination, decomposition, displacement, or neutralisation

Explain the four forces of flight, the function of ailerons, elevators, and rudder, and the meaning of angle of attack in your own words

Complete 40 mixed science and basic-aviation multiple-choice items and log every uncertain answer for review

Run a structured fitness week: three endurance sessions (build to a continuous 2.4 km run), two strength circuits, and one mobility session, logging time and distance

Practise five group-task scenarios in writing, stating the decision, the reasoning, and how you would handle disagreement

Prepare and rehearse a two-minute self-introduction and answers to five leadership and motivation questions

Review sleep, hydration, and recovery habits and set a race-week taper plan

Sit two full-length timed mock papers covering all written domains and score each against a strict key

Re-solve every item missed in the mocks and classify each error as knowledge, method, or time-management

Conduct one mock interview with a peer and incorporate their written feedback into your answers

Finalise a one-page revision sheet of the 30 facts and formulas you most often miss

Taper training to light sessions and confirm logistics, documents, and rest for exam day