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Section 1
Best Weightage Split Recommendation
(30/70 vs 40/60)
✅ My recommendation:
Paper 1 = 30% | Paper 2 = 70% (Default)
Why?
• Paper 2 is syllabus-heavy + memory-heavy + concept-heavy (10 units).
• Paper 2 decides rank and score stability.
• Paper 1 improves only when practiced repeatedly (questions > reading).
Use 40/60 only if:
• The student is weak in reasoning/math
• Paper 1 is consistently below 35–40 marks
• They panic in Paper 1 time pressure
✅ Simple rule to decide
• If Paper 1 score < 40/100 → use 40/60
• If Paper 1 score ≥ 40/100 → use 30/70
Section 2
Daily Schedule A: College Students (Ideal)
Total self-study time/day: 4–5 hours (2-4 hours of smart study also ok)
(Excluding your 3.5-hour class)
✅ Before Class (45-50 minutes)
A1. Pre-read for today’s class (15 min)
• Read headings/subheadings + key terms only
• Mark unknown terms with “?”
✅ Goal: familiarity, not mastery
A2. Quick recall of yesterday (20 min)
• Close book → write 5 bullet points from memory
(“blurting method”)
A3. Paper 1 daily warm-up (10–15 min)
• 8-10 questions: reasoning + math mix
[do timed: 1 min/question; keep ready the previous night]
✅ Live Class (3.5 hours)
Non-negotiable: full attention + no multitasking
During class rule
• Notes must be: keywords + examples + exam framing
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• Not long paragraphs
✅ After Class (some time in the day) Block 1 (90 minutes)
B1. Same-day revision (45 min)
Use “3-pass revision”:
1. Pass 1 (10 min): reread your class notes or highlights only
2. Pass 2 (20 min): rewrite or speak aloud the information in simple words
3. Pass 3 (15 min): 10 self-questions (prepare them as you study) + answer aloud
B2. Practice questions (45 min)
• Paper 2: MCQs (topic taught today)
✅ After Class (some time in the day) Block 2 (90 minutes)
C1. Primary/Standard reading (60 min)
• Encyclopedias / PDF + skim through or read Primary texts
• Make ashcards/notes as you read
✅ Reading must end with: “What can be asked as NET MCQ?”
C2. Extra online research (30 min)
• ONLY 1-4 authors / texts / concepts deeper reading (avoid rabbit holes or doing too
much and ending up with nothing)
✅ Aim: clarity, examples, names, dates, context
✅ Night Block (60 minutes)
D1. Paper 1 practice (30-40 min)
• 20–30 questions mixed
• Keep an “error notebook” for revision: why wrong + correct method
D2. Spaced revision (20–30 min)
Revise content from older days using the cycle system (given below as Section 5)
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Daily Schedule B: Working Professionals
(Realistic + High Impact)
Total non-class self-study time/day: 2+ hours
(Excluding your 3.5-hour class)
✅ Before Class (40 min)
A1. Pre-read (20 min)
• Read today’s slides/notes summary only
A2. Paper 1 warm-up (20-30 min)
• 8–10 questions timed
✅ After Class (90 min)
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B1. Same-day consolidation (45–60 min)
• Revise today’s class notes or listen to audios
B2. MCQ drill (30–40 min)
• 15 MCQs topic-based
✅ Weekend “Deep Work” (Must)
Working professionals cannot do everything daily, so the weekend becomes the catch-up
engine:
Saturday (3–5 hours)
• Unit revision + audios + quizzes + Paper 1 practice
Sunday (3–5 hours)
• Paper I practice + analysis + backlog completion
4) Weekly Paper 1 + Paper 2 Time Split
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Assuming self-study time only (excluding live class).
Option A: 30/70 split (good at both Papers)
• Paper 1: 30%
• Paper 2: 70%
College Student: ideally 42 hours/week (mark this in your calendar)
• Paper 1: 12–13 hours
• Paper 2: 29–30 hours
Working Professional: ideally 21 hours/week (mark this in your
calendar)
• Paper 1: 6 hours
• Paper 2: 15 hours
Option B: 40/60 split (Paper 1 weak students)
College Student: 42 hours/week
• Paper 1: 16–17 hours
• Paper 2: 25–26 hours
Working Professional: 21 hours/week
• Paper 1: 8–9 hours
• Paper 2: 12–13 hours
✅ Non-negotiable rule
Even if Paper 2 is huge, do Paper 1 every single day, even if it’s only 10 questions.
5) Revision Cycle (Day 0–Day 30): Time-
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This is your universal method (very effective).
✅ Spaced Revision Schedule of a topic
• Day 0: Same-day revision (after class)
• Day 1: Next-day quick recall
• Day 3: Short test + ashcards
• Day 7: Practice tests + mistake review
• Day 15: Mixed test + mind map (optional)
• Day 30: Full unit mini-test + consolidation
✅ Result: students stop forgetting and stop restarting.
6) Study Techniques Toolkit (How to apply
daily)
1) Active Recall (Mandatory)
Instead of reading twice, they must ask:
• “What do I remember without looking?”
Method:
Close book → write/speak → check → correct.
2) Blurting Method (Best for NET theory-heavy units)
• Take a blank page
• Write everything you know about the topic in 5 minutes
• Then compare with notes and correct gaps
3) Spaced Repetition (Flashcards)
Flashcards are not for “everything”.
Flashcards are for:
• scholars
• theories
• dates
• de nitions
• differences (e.g., Modernism vs Postmodernism)
5–10 cards/day max.
4) Interleaving (Real exam technique)
Do not study 4 hours of one unit.
Instead:
• Unit 2 (45 min)
• Paper 1 practice (30 min)
• Unit 7 (45 min)
• PYQ set (30 min)
This increases memory exibility and reduces false con dence.
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5) Error Log (Especially for Paper 1)
Every wrong answer must be written as:
• Wrong because: (careless / concept / formula / trap option)
• Correct method:
• One rule to remember:
✅ This alone increases Paper 1 score fastest.
6) “Teach-back” (Feynman)
Once per week:
• Explain one unit concept aloud like teaching a junior student.
If they can explain smoothly, they know it.
7) Weekly Unit Rotation Plan (10 units)
Students fail because they only study “what feels easy”.
So use a rotation system.
Weekly Rotation (Paper 2)
Mon–Fri:
• Focus unit of the week (Topic A)
• 15 MCQs daily from Topic A
Sat:
• Revision of Topic A + previous Topic B
• PYQs
Sun:
• Mock + analysis + weak areas
Finally restart with deeper PYQ coverage.
✅ Paper 1 continues daily no matter what.
10) Daily Checklist
✅ Before class
• Pre-read
• Yesterday recall
• Paper 1 warm-up
✅ After class
• Same-day revision
• MCQs
• Primary/standard reading
• Paper 1 practice
• Spaced revision (Day 1/3/7 topics)
✅ Daily minimum
• Paper 1 (10 questions)
• Paper 2 (30 questions)
• Same-day revision (30 min)