🛠️ Goal: Strengthen speed, accuracy, and time management in UPSC CSAT Maths
🕘 6-Hour Study Plan
| Time Slot | Activity |
|---|---|
| 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM | Concept Revision (Basic Arithmetic & Data Interpretation) |
| 10:30 AM – 11:00 AM | Practice Set 1: Solve 25 MCQs (Arithmetic) |
| 11:00 AM – 11:15 AM | Break |
| 11:15 AM – 12:30 PM | Practice Set 2: Solve 25 MCQs (Data Interpretation) |
| 12:30 PM – 1:00 PM | Review Mistakes & Shortcuts |
| 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM | Mock Practice: Solve 10 Toughest CSAT Maths Questions |
| 5:00 PM – 5:30 PM | Revision of Key Formulas & Quick Tricks |
🔢 Step-by-Step Approach for the Day
📌 1. Concept Revision (1.5 Hours)
- Arithmetic Topics to Revise:
- Percentages
- Profit & Loss
- Ratio & Proportion
- Time & Work
- Speed, Time & Distance
- Averages & Mixtures
- Data Interpretation Topics to Revise:
- Bar Charts, Pie Charts, Line Graphs
- Table-Based DI Questions
- Percentages & Ratio-based DI
- Approximation Techniques for Faster Calculation
📖 Resources:
- NCERT Class 6-10 Maths (Basic Concepts)
- R.S. Aggarwal (Quantitative Aptitude)
- CSAT Previous Year Questions
📌 2. Practice Set 1: Solve 25 MCQs on Arithmetic (30 mins)
📝 Solve questions from:
- Percentages & Profit-Loss (5 MCQs)
- Ratios & Proportion (5 MCQs)
- Averages & Mixtures (5 MCQs)
- Time, Work & Distance (5 MCQs)
- Miscellaneous (5 MCQs)
🔍 Analysis: Mark wrong attempts and write quick revision notes.
📌 3. Practice Set 2: Solve 25 MCQs on Data Interpretation (1 Hour)
📊 Solve:
- Table-based DI (5 MCQs)
- Bar Graph DI (5 MCQs)
- Pie Chart DI (5 MCQs)
- Line Graph DI (5 MCQs)
- Mixed DI (5 MCQs)
💡 Tip: Focus on speed + accuracy, eliminate wrong options fast.
📌 4. Review Mistakes & Learn Shortcuts (30 mins)
🛠️ Action Plan:
- Identify mistakes and understand why you got them wrong
- Note down tricks for quick calculations (Vedic Maths, Approximation Methods)
- Reattempt wrong questions to correct conceptual gaps
📌 5. Mock Practice: Solve 10 Toughest CSAT Maths Questions (1 Hour)
🎯 Choose tricky CSAT-level questions
- 3 from Arithmetic
- 3 from DI
- 4 from Mixed Topics
👀 Focus Areas:
✔ Time-consuming calculations
✔ Shortcut-based solving
✔ Avoiding common traps
📌 6. Final Revision: Key Formulas & Quick Tricks (30 mins)
📚 Revise:
✅ Percentages to Fraction Conversions
✅ Time, Speed, Distance Formulae
✅ Averages & Ratio Shortcuts
✅ Multiplication & Square Root Tricks
📌 Expected Outcomes from Day 32
✔ 50+ MCQs solved with detailed analysis
✔ Concept clarity in Arithmetic & Data Interpretation
✔ Improved problem-solving speed with shortcuts
✔ Better CSAT Maths accuracy for the exam
🔔 Stick to the plan & keep practicing! UPSC CSAT is all about accuracy + speed! 🚀