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CSAT Study Plan for UPSC Prelims (60 Days)
This 60-day CSAT study plan is built for UPSC Prelims aspirants who want to treat CSAT with the seriousness it deserves rather than leaving it to the final weeks. It covers Quantitative Aptitude, Logical Reasoning, Reading Comprehension, and Decision Making in a structured sequence, with daily practice sets to build both accuracy and speed under time pressure.
CSAT is a qualifying paper, but every year a meaningful number of GS-strong candidates miss the cut because of an unstable CSAT score. This plan front-loads foundational topics like number systems and basic reasoning, then shifts to full-length timed practice sets and mock tests in the final two weeks, so you walk into the exam with a tested, repeatable approach rather than guesswork.
Copy this plan to your tracker, set your start date, and adjust daily hours based on how comfortable you already are with quant and reasoning.
UPSC CSE
60 Days
2 Hours / Day
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Official Plan
Timetable Breakdown
Detailed view of the structured study schedule.
Day 1
CSAT (Civil Services Aptitude Test)
Reading Comprehension
Basic Comprehension | Main Idea and Theme | Inference Based Questions
2h
Day 2
CSAT (Civil Services Aptitude Test)
Reading Comprehension
Inference Based Questions | Assumptions and Implications | Fact vs Opinion | Author's Viewpoint
2h
Day 3
CSAT (Civil Services Aptitude Test)
Reading Comprehension
Author's Viewpoint | Tone and Attitude | Critical Reasoning Passages | Logical Comprehension
2h
Day 4
CSAT (Civil Services Aptitude Test)
Reading Comprehension
Logical Comprehension | Decision Based Passages
1h 30m
CSAT (Civil Services Aptitude Test)
Logical Reasoning and Analytical Ability
Statements and Conclusions
30m
Day 5
CSAT (Civil Services Aptitude Test)
Logical Reasoning and Analytical Ability
Statements and Conclusions | Statements and Assumptions | Statements and Arguments | Cause and Effect
2h
Day 6
CSAT (Civil Services Aptitude Test)
Logical Reasoning and Analytical Ability
Cause and Effect | Assertion and Reason | Course of Action | Logical Deduction
2h
Day 7
Weekly Revision
Revision of topics covered this week
2h
Day 8
CSAT (Civil Services Aptitude Test)
Logical Reasoning and Analytical Ability
Logical Deduction | Analytical Reasoning | Decision Making
2h
Day 9
CSAT (Civil Services Aptitude Test)
Logical Reasoning and Analytical Ability
Decision Making | Problem Solving
50m
CSAT (Civil Services Aptitude Test)
Mental Ability
Coding and Decoding | Blood Relations
1h 10m
Day 10
CSAT (Civil Services Aptitude Test)
Mental Ability
Blood Relations | Direction Sense Test | Ranking and Ordering | Alphabet Series
2h
Day 11
CSAT (Civil Services Aptitude Test)
Mental Ability
Alphabet Series | Number Series | Missing Terms
2h
Day 12
CSAT (Civil Services Aptitude Test)
Mental Ability
Missing Terms | Analogy | Classification | Puzzle Test
2h
Day 13
CSAT (Civil Services Aptitude Test)
Mental Ability
Puzzle Test
20m
CSAT (Civil Services Aptitude Test)
Data Interpretation
Tables | Bar Graphs | Line Graphs
1h 40m
Day 14
Weekly Revision
Revision of topics covered this week
2h
Day 15
CSAT (Civil Services Aptitude Test)
Data Interpretation
Line Graphs | Pie Charts | Mixed Graphs
2h
Day 16
CSAT (Civil Services Aptitude Test)
Data Interpretation
Data Comparison | Percentage Analysis | Ratio Analysis
2h
Day 17
CSAT (Civil Services Aptitude Test)
Data Interpretation
Ratio Analysis | Average Based DI | Caselet DI
1h 40m
CSAT (Civil Services Aptitude Test)
Basic Numeracy
Number System
20m
Day 18
CSAT (Civil Services Aptitude Test)
Basic Numeracy
Number System | Simplification | HCF and LCM
2h
Day 19
CSAT (Civil Services Aptitude Test)
Basic Numeracy
HCF and LCM | Divisibility Rules | Surds and Indices
2h
Day 20
CSAT (Civil Services Aptitude Test)
Basic Numeracy
Surds and Indices | Decimal and Fractions
2h
Day 21
Weekly Revision
Revision of topics covered this week
2h
Day 22
CSAT (Civil Services Aptitude Test)
Basic Numeracy
Decimal and Fractions | Square and Cube Roots
1h 10m
CSAT (Civil Services Aptitude Test)
Arithmetic
Percentage | Profit and Loss
50m
Day 23
CSAT (Civil Services Aptitude Test)
Arithmetic
Profit and Loss | Discount | Simple Interest
2h
Day 24
CSAT (Civil Services Aptitude Test)
Arithmetic
Simple Interest | Compound Interest | Ratio and Proportion | Partnership
2h
Day 25
CSAT (Civil Services Aptitude Test)
Arithmetic
Partnership | Average | Ages | Mixture and Alligation
2h
Day 26
CSAT (Civil Services Aptitude Test)
Arithmetic
Mixture and Alligation
30m
CSAT (Civil Services Aptitude Test)
Time, Speed and Distance
Basic Concepts | Average Speed
1h 30m
Day 27
CSAT (Civil Services Aptitude Test)
Time, Speed and Distance
Average Speed | Relative Speed | Trains
2h
Day 28
Weekly Revision
Revision of topics covered this week
2h
Day 29
CSAT (Civil Services Aptitude Test)
Time, Speed and Distance
Trains | Boats and Streams | Circular Motion
2h
Day 30
CSAT (Civil Services Aptitude Test)
Time, Speed and Distance
Circular Motion | Race Problems
2h
Day 31
CSAT (Civil Services Aptitude Test)
Time and Work
Work Efficiency | Work and Wages
2h
Day 32
CSAT (Civil Services Aptitude Test)
Time and Work
Work and Wages | Pipes and Cisterns
2h
Day 33
CSAT (Civil Services Aptitude Test)
Time and Work
Pipes and Cisterns | Combined Work | Alternate Work
2h
Day 34
CSAT (Civil Services Aptitude Test)
Time and Work
Alternate Work
1h 30m
CSAT (Civil Services Aptitude Test)
Algebra
Algebraic Identities
30m
Day 35
Weekly Revision
Revision of topics covered this week
2h
Day 36
CSAT (Civil Services Aptitude Test)
Algebra
Algebraic Identities | Linear Equations
2h
Day 37
CSAT (Civil Services Aptitude Test)
Algebra
Linear Equations | Quadratic Equations | Inequalities
2h
Day 38
CSAT (Civil Services Aptitude Test)
Algebra
Inequalities | Progressions
2h
Day 39
CSAT (Civil Services Aptitude Test)
Algebra
Progressions
50m
CSAT (Civil Services Aptitude Test)
Geometry and Mensuration
Lines and Angles | Triangles
1h 10m
Day 40
CSAT (Civil Services Aptitude Test)
Geometry and Mensuration
Triangles | Quadrilaterals | Circles
2h
Day 41
CSAT (Civil Services Aptitude Test)
Geometry and Mensuration
Circles | Polygon Basics | Area of Plane Figures
2h
Day 42
Weekly Revision
Revision of topics covered this week
2h
Day 43
CSAT (Civil Services Aptitude Test)
Geometry and Mensuration
Area of Plane Figures | Volume and Surface Area | Coordinate Geometry Basics
2h
Day 44
CSAT (Civil Services Aptitude Test)
Geometry and Mensuration
Coordinate Geometry Basics
20m
CSAT (Civil Services Aptitude Test)
Statistics and Probability
Mean | Median
1h 40m
Day 45
CSAT (Civil Services Aptitude Test)
Statistics and Probability
Median | Mode
2h
Day 46
CSAT (Civil Services Aptitude Test)
Statistics and Probability
Data Representation | Probability Basics
2h
Day 47
CSAT (Civil Services Aptitude Test)
Statistics and Probability
Probability Basics | Simple Probability Problems
1h 40m
CSAT (Civil Services Aptitude Test)
Decision Making and Problem Solving
Administrative Decision Making
20m
Day 48
CSAT (Civil Services Aptitude Test)
Decision Making and Problem Solving
Administrative Decision Making | Ethical Decision Making
2h
Day 49
Weekly Revision
Revision of topics covered this week
2h
Day 50
CSAT (Civil Services Aptitude Test)
Decision Making and Problem Solving
Ethical Decision Making | Crisis Management
2h
Day 51
CSAT (Civil Services Aptitude Test)
Decision Making and Problem Solving
Crisis Management | Public Interest Decisions | Situational Judgement
2h
Day 52
CSAT (Civil Services Aptitude Test)
Decision Making and Problem Solving
Situational Judgement
1h 10m
CSAT (Civil Services Aptitude Test)
Interpersonal Skills and Communication
Communication Process
50m
Day 53
CSAT (Civil Services Aptitude Test)
Interpersonal Skills and Communication
Communication Process | Verbal Communication | Non-Verbal Communication
2h
Day 54
CSAT (Civil Services Aptitude Test)
Interpersonal Skills and Communication
Non-Verbal Communication | Listening Skills
2h
Day 55
CSAT (Civil Services Aptitude Test)
Interpersonal Skills and Communication
Listening Skills | Interpersonal Relations | Conflict Resolution
2h
Day 56
Weekly Revision
Revision of topics covered this week
2h
Day 57
CSAT (Civil Services Aptitude Test)
Interpersonal Skills and Communication
Conflict Resolution
30m
CSAT (Civil Services Aptitude Test)
General Mental Ability
Verbal Reasoning | Non-Verbal Reasoning
1h 30m
Day 58
CSAT (Civil Services Aptitude Test)
General Mental Ability
Non-Verbal Reasoning | Spatial Ability
2h
Day 59
CSAT (Civil Services Aptitude Test)
General Mental Ability
Spatial Ability | Abstract Reasoning | Pattern Recognition
2h
Day 60
CSAT (Civil Services Aptitude Test)
General Mental Ability
Pattern Recognition | Logical Sequencing
2h