FPSC TGT study plan
FPSC TGT · Give each week a clear focus.
8 weeks · About 7 hours per week
Subject-Specific Knowledge
Outline the full subject-specific syllabus into a checklist of 50-70 discrete topics, grouped by unit
Rate each topic Red/Amber/Green using a 25-question untimed diagnostic per major unit
Build a one-page formula/definition sheet for the three units rated weakest
Schedule fixed 40-minute study blocks for the five Red topics into a weekly calendar
Your checkpoint
A syllabus checklist file showing all topics colour-coded by confidence, plus a dated study calendar for Weeks 1-4
Subject-Specific Knowledge
Work through the two heaviest subject units, writing a 10-line summary per sub-topic from memory before checking notes
Solve 120 subject MCQs under a 90-second-per-question limit and log every error with its cause
Re-teach three difficult concepts aloud in under 3 minutes each without notes
Convert the top 20 recurring error patterns into flashcards
Your checkpoint
An error log of 120 attempted MCQs with accuracy percentage and 20 finished flashcards
Subject-Specific Knowledge & Pedagogy and Teaching Aptitude
Finish the remaining subject units and close out all Red-rated topics from Week 1
Summarise the major learning theories (behaviourist, cognitive, constructivist, humanist) into a comparison table with one classroom example each
Draft lesson-plan templates for the five most commonly examined planning models
Explain the difference between formative and summative assessment with three concrete classroom examples each
Your checkpoint
A one-page comparison table of learning theories plus five completed lesson-plan skeletons
Pedagogy and Teaching Aptitude
Compile a reference sheet on classroom management, motivation, and individual differences, limited to two pages
Solve 100 pedagogy MCQs and classify each wrong answer as definition gap, application gap, or misreading
Write six short scenario responses (assessment, inclusion, discipline, feedback, questioning, group work) in exam-style format
Recite the key assessment taxonomies and Bloom's revised levels from memory in under 5 minutes
Your checkpoint
A 100-item pedagogy practice set scored at 70% or higher with a written error analysis
English
Tabulate 200 high-frequency English vocabulary items with synonyms, antonyms, and one usage sentence each
Solve 60 grammar and error-correction items, tagging each rule violated
Complete 10 reading comprehension passages under timed conditions and record time and accuracy per passage
Draft 5 short paraphrases and 5 précis to practise condensing written text
Your checkpoint
A grammar rule sheet listing 30 tested rules, each with two corrected example sentences
English & General Knowledge and Current Affairs
Write 4 structured essays and 6 formal letters or applications under 25-minute limits, then self-mark against a rubric
Build an idiom, phrasal verb, and pair-of-words list of 100 entries with example sentences
Assemble a one-page timeline of major national and international events from the past 12 months
Prepare a fact sheet of 40 static general knowledge items (geography, science, organisations, awards)
Your checkpoint
A timed writing portfolio of 10 pieces with self-assessed scores plus a dated 12-month current-affairs timeline
General Knowledge and Current Affairs
Compile 150 general knowledge facts into a spaced-repetition deck and review it daily for 6 days
Read and summarise one weekly current-affairs digest per sitting, extracting 5 examinable facts each time
Solve 100 general knowledge and current affairs MCQs and record accuracy by sub-area
Convert every sub-area scoring below 60% into a targeted 10-item quiz
Your checkpoint
A 150-card general knowledge deck with a mock score sheet showing sub-area accuracy
Subject-Specific Knowledge & Pedagogy and Teaching Aptitude & English & General Knowledge and Current Affairs
Sit two full-length timed mock tests covering all four domains and score them against the official weighting
Re-study only the Red and Amber items flagged in the mock error logs
Recite the condensed revision sheets for all four domains in two 60-minute passes
Draft an exam-day time-allocation plan with per-section minute budgets
Your checkpoint
Two completed full-length mocks with scores, error logs, and a one-page exam-day strategy sheet
Milestones
Week 4: Subject-specific syllabus checklist shows no Red topics remaining, and the 100-item pedagogy set is scored at 70% or above
Week 6: Ten timed writing pieces completed with self-scores recorded, and the current-affairs timeline covers at least 40 dated events
Week 8: Both full-length mocks completed within time limits, with overall accuracy at or above 65% and no single domain below 55%