Study plan
8 weeks does not fit all 43 topics. This covers 16 of them across 4 weeks, ordered by how much each topic carries problems 11–20; it re-orders itself once you have attempted some problems. The rest are named below rather than quietly dropped.
Log in and the order changes to put your own weak topics first, with everything you have already done ticked.
The weekly rhythm
Every week runs on the same seven days. Light weeks are about 3–4 h; the timed phase is 6–8 h.
| 1 | Read the week's topic pages; work the examples on paper | 45 min |
| 2 | Problems in the week's first topic | 45 min |
| 3 | Review queue and error log entries | 30 min |
| 4 | Problems in the week's second topic | 45 min |
| 5 | “Recommended for you” practice on weak topics | 30 min |
| 6 | Timed set or mock, once the timed phase starts | 45–75 min |
| 7 | Work through every miss; one line each in the error log | 30 min |
Pick one track
- Foundation (diagnostic below 80) — Stay at difficulty 1–3 through the topic phase, and repeat the band drills until they are clean.
- Consolidation (80–100) — Follow the schedule as generated.
- Sharpening (above 100) — Skip the easy end of each topic; bring the timed phase forward by a fortnight.
Week 1 · Foundations and the diagnostic
3–4 h- Read Overview & scoring, and the formula sheet
- Sit the diagnostic cold, timed
- Drill the weakest stretch of the paper
- Set up the error log; write up every miss
Week 2 · Topics
3–4 h- Circles: read the note, then work problems from easiest up — 0 of 4 problems
- Basic Probability: read the note, then work problems from easiest up — 0 of 4 problems
- Sequences & Series: read the note, then work problems from easiest up — 0 of 4 problems
- Linear Equations & Word Problems: read the note, then work problems from easiest up — 0 of 4 problems
- Every miss into the error log with a named cause
Week 3 · Topics
3–4 h- Triangles: Area & Pythagorean: read the note, then work problems from easiest up — 0 of 4 problems
- Basic Counting: read the note, then work problems from easiest up — 0 of 4 problems
- Coordinate Geometry: read the note, then work problems from easiest up — 0 of 4 problems
- Quadrilaterals & Polygon Areas: read the note, then work problems from easiest up — 0 of 4 problems
- Every miss into the error log with a named cause
Week 4 · Topics
3–4 h- Solid Geometry: read the note, then work problems from easiest up — 0 of 4 problems
- Bases & Digits: read the note, then work problems from easiest up — 0 of 4 problems
- Divisibility & Factors: read the note, then work problems from easiest up — 0 of 4 problems
- Algebraic Manipulation: read the note, then work problems from easiest up — 0 of 4 problems
- Every miss into the error log with a named cause
Week 5 · Topics
3–4 h- Modular Arithmetic: read the note, then work problems from easiest up — 0 of 4 problems
- Similar & Congruent Triangles: read the note, then work problems from easiest up — 0 of 4 problems
- Ratios, Percents & Averages: read the note, then work problems from easiest up — 0 of 4 problems
- Statistics & Data: read the note, then work problems from easiest up — 0 of 4 problems
- Every miss into the error log with a named cause
Week 6 · Mixed timed work
6–8 h- A timed set under exam conditions
- Checkpoint: a full contest, timed
- Clear the review queue before the week ends
Week 7 · Mixed timed work
6–8 h- A timed set under exam conditions
- Checkpoint: a full contest, timed
- Clear the review queue before the week ends
Week 8 · Taper
3–4 h- No new topics. Redo the review queue until it is empty
- Last full contest, five to seven days before the exam
- Re-read the scoring strategy and work the exam-day checklist
Not in this plan
27 topics did not fit in 8 weeks. They carry the fewest marks in problems 11–20, or you are already strong on them. With more weeks they come back in this order.
Arrangements with Restrictions · Diophantine Equations · Exponents, Logarithms & Radicals · Absolute Value & Inequalities · Geometric Probability · Primes · Quadratics · Triangle Centers & Cevians · Games & Processes · Conditional Probability & States · Transformations & Symmetry · Angles & Polygons · Logic Puzzles · Number Properties · Paths & Grids · Sets, Estimation & Miscellaneous · Expected Value · Systems of Equations · Distributions & Stars and Bars · Functions · Inclusion-Exclusion · Polynomials · Clocks, Calendars & Time · Fractions & Decimals · GCD & LCM · Geometric Optimization · Recursive Counting