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NTS NAT · Give each week a clear focus.

8 weeks · About 6 hours per week

Week 1

Subject-Specific Section (Physics / Chemistry / Biology / Computer Science / Commerce / Arts, depending on NAT stream) & Quantitative Reasoning and Mathematics

  • Map the full Domain 4 syllabus for your chosen stream into a checklist of 40-60 named topics

  • Sit a 30-question Domain 4 diagnostic untimed and tag every wrong answer with a cause (concept gap, misread, formula, arithmetic)

  • Sit a 25-question timed Domain 2 diagnostic and record accuracy broken down by subtopic

  • Rewrite the 15 weakest Domain 4 topics from source notes into one-page summaries

Your checkpoint

A scored two-domain diagnostic report plus a ranked list of the 15 weakest topics in each domain

Week 2

Subject-Specific Section (Physics / Chemistry / Biology / Computer Science / Commerce / Arts, depending on NAT stream) & Quantitative Reasoning and Mathematics

  • Solve 120 Domain 4 practice items concentrated on your three weakest topics

  • Derive the 20 core formulas of your stream from memory, then verify each against notes

  • Drill 60 percentage, ratio, and average problems at 90 seconds per item

  • Log every error into an error journal with a one-line rule for avoiding the repeat

Your checkpoint

An error journal with 40+ tagged entries and a verified one-page formula sheet

Week 3

Subject-Specific Section (Physics / Chemistry / Biology / Computer Science / Commerce / Arts, depending on NAT stream) & Quantitative Reasoning and Mathematics

  • Complete two 40-minute timed Domain 4 sectional tests and score at least 60% on each

  • Work 50 algebra and geometry word problems, writing the governing equation before solving

  • Explain 10 hard Domain 4 concepts aloud in under 3 minutes each without notes

  • Convert the formula sheet into 40 flashcards and self-test to 90% recall

Your checkpoint

Two scored Domain 4 sectional tests plus a flashcard deck self-tested at 90% recall

Week 4

Quantitative Reasoning and Mathematics & Analytical and Logical Reasoning

  • Run three timed 30-question mixed quantitative sets and lift accuracy to 70%

  • Classify 60 logical reasoning items by type, then solve 40 of them

  • Build tables or diagrams for 20 analytical puzzles covering ordering, grouping, and seating

  • Reduce average quantitative time per question to 75 seconds or less without losing accuracy

Your checkpoint

A quantitative and reasoning log showing 70% accuracy at 75 seconds per question or better

Week 5

Analytical and Logical Reasoning & English Language, Vocabulary and Verbal Reasoning

  • Solve 80 analytical reasoning items spanning assumption, inference, strengthen/weaken, and syllogism

  • Complete 100 vocabulary items with spaced-repetition review to 85% recall

  • Rewrite 30 grammar-error sentences and name the rule broken in each

  • Summarize six short passages in two sentences each within four minutes per passage

Your checkpoint

A 100-item vocabulary log at 85% recall plus 30 corrected and rule-labelled grammar items

Week 6

Analytical and Logical Reasoning & English Language, Vocabulary and Verbal Reasoning

  • Complete two timed 35-question analytical sections at 75% accuracy or higher

  • Finish six full reading-comprehension sets at 80% accuracy or higher

  • Drill 50 sentence-completion and analogy items, reviewing every distractor you rejected

  • Identify your three most frequent reasoning error patterns and write a correction for each

Your checkpoint

Two timed analytical scores at 75%+ and a one-page error-pattern correction sheet

Week 7

Subject-Specific Section (Physics / Chemistry / Biology / Computer Science / Commerce / Arts, depending on NAT stream) & English Language, Vocabulary and Verbal Reasoning

  • Re-test all 15 previously weakest Domain 4 topics and retire any now scoring 80% or above

  • Complete one full-length Domain 4 mock and score at least 65%

  • Review 60 verbal reasoning items emphasising inference and vocabulary in context

  • Compress all notes into a 10-page final revision sheet per domain

Your checkpoint

Two 10-page revision sheets and a full-length Domain 4 mock scored at 65% or above

Week 8

Subject-Specific Section (Physics / Chemistry / Biology / Computer Science / Commerce / Arts, depending on NAT stream) & Quantitative Reasoning and Mathematics

  • Sit three full-length mock exams under strict timing and log scores per domain

  • Re-solve every mock error cold within 48 hours of each test

  • Run a two-hour final pass across all revision sheets and flashcard decks

  • Finalise an exam-day strategy with an explicit time budget per section

Your checkpoint

Three full-length mock scores showing an upward trend plus a written per-section timing plan

Milestones

Week 2: Error journal holds 40+ tagged entries and both diagnostic scores are recorded, confirming a baseline in the two heaviest domains

Week 4: Timed sections show Domain 4 at 55%+ and Domain 2 at 65%+; error journal has 100+ tagged entries

Week 6: Domain 3 and Domain 1 practice accuracy both reach 75% or higher on timed sets

Week 8: All four domains score 65% or above on a full-length mock, with the heaviest domain leading the trend