TT Clerical Entrance study plan
TT Clerical Entrance · Give each week a clear focus.
8 weeks · About 6 hours per week
English Language: Grammar, Usage and Sentence Structure & Numerical Computation and Arithmetic Reasoning
Diagnose current grammar accuracy by completing a 20-item mixed grammar set and labeling every error by rule type
Apply subject-verb agreement, tense consistency, and pronoun case rules to rewrite 30 flawed sentences correctly
Compute multi-digit addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division without a calculator at 90% accuracy
Convert between fractions, decimals, and percents across 25 items
Start a written error log that records each mistake, its rule, and a corrected model sentence
Your checkpoint
A timed 40-item diagnostic covering Domains 1 and 4, scored and recorded, plus an error log containing at least 15 logged entries
English Language: Grammar, Usage and Sentence Structure & Numerical Computation and Arithmetic Reasoning
Correct misplaced and dangling modifiers and faulty parallelism in 25 sentences
Apply punctuation rules for commas, semicolons, apostrophes, and quotation marks across 20 items
Solve percentage, ratio, and proportion word problems in a 15-item set
Calculate averages, rates, and simple interest problems
Rewrite the 15 most frequent error-log entries and re-test them
Your checkpoint
A 40-item mixed grammar-and-arithmetic set completed in 40 minutes with a score of 80% or higher
Clerical Aptitude: Alphabetical Filing, Checking and Coding & English Language: Grammar, Usage and Sentence Structure
Alphabetize 40 names to the third letter and beyond without hesitation
Apply standard filing conventions: nothing-before-something, prefixes, numbers, and abbreviations, across 25 items
Detect discrepancies between paired lists and mark mismatches in a 30-item exercise
Decode and encode substitution and number-letter coding tasks in 20 items
Proofread short sentences for grammar slips under light time pressure
Your checkpoint
A 30-item alphabetical-filing and coding set completed in 20 minutes at 90% accuracy
Clerical Aptitude: Alphabetical Filing, Checking and Coding & Numerical Computation and Arithmetic Reasoning
Complete speed drills on comparing, checking, and matching numbers in paired columns
Solve arithmetic reasoning items at a pace of 45 seconds per item
Verify copied figures against source values and flag discrepancies with zero misses
Reduce error-log items in Domain 4 to fewer than five recurring types
Your checkpoint
A 25-minute timed simulation of 40 items spanning Domains 4 and 5, scored at 75% or higher
Spelling and Vocabulary & Reading Comprehension
Spell 60 high-frequency and commonly misspelled words correctly in a written test
Distinguish 25 commonly confused word pairs (for example, affect/effect, principal/principle) in context
Build 40 vocabulary words from roots, prefixes, and suffixes and use each in a sentence
Identify main idea, supporting detail, and inference in two 400-word passages
Eliminate obviously wrong answer choices in reading questions before selecting a final answer
Your checkpoint
Two reading passages with 10 questions answered at 80% or higher, plus a 50-word spelling test scored at 90% or higher
Numerical Computation and Arithmetic Reasoning & Clerical Aptitude: Alphabetical Filing, Checking and Coding
Sustain 60-second-per-item arithmetic accuracy across a 25-item set
Resolve every remaining recurring error in the arithmetic error log
Complete a 20-item record-checking exercise with zero unflagged errors
Practice number-series and coding-decoding items under a time limit
Your checkpoint
A 50-item timed set covering Domains 4 and 5, scored at 85% or higher
General Knowledge and Office Practice & Reading Comprehension
Describe standard office procedures including filing systems, mail handling, and telephone etiquette in written notes
Answer 30 questions on basic office practice, records, and workplace protocol
Review a curated set of current-affairs and general-knowledge facts
Complete two timed reading passages with inference questions in 12 minutes each
Your checkpoint
A 40-item quiz covering Domain 6 taken together with one timed reading set, scored at 80% or higher
English Language: Grammar, Usage and Sentence Structure & Spelling and Vocabulary & Reading Comprehension & Numerical Computation and Arithmetic Reasoning & Clerical Aptitude: Alphabetical Filing, Checking and Coding & General Knowledge and Office Practice
Complete one full-length mock examination under strict timing conditions
Review every missed item and classify each error by domain and cause
Re-drill the five weakest skills identified in the mock
Consolidate the error log into a one-page cheat sheet for final review
Your checkpoint
A full-length mock examination scored at 80% or higher together with a written error analysis of every missed item
Milestones
Week 2: Score 80% or higher on a 40-item mixed grammar and arithmetic set and confirm that at least 15 error-log entries have been corrected and retested
Week 4: Score 75% or higher on a 25-minute, 40-item timed simulation covering Domains 4 and 5
Week 6: Score 85% or higher on a 50-item timed set covering Domains 4 and 5 with fewer than five recurring error types remaining in the log
Week 8: Score 80% or higher on a full-length timed mock examination and submit a complete written error analysis