Week 4: Electrical Machines (1/2)

Oct 12 – Oct 18 · Phase 1 · Technical coverage

Daily: ~2 hrs weekday (75% technical + 25% Paper-1) · 5–6 hrs weekend. Every subject ends with PYQs solved + mistakes logged. Prelims target ≈ 300/500.

Mon, Oct 12

Magnetic circuits & transformer basics

Revise (concept)

Magnetic circuits & transformer basicsRevise

Practice (Testbook / your material)

Electrical Machines (Part 1): 15 topic-wise MCQs (timed)15 MCQ

Paper-1 block (25%)

Current affairs 10 min + Reasoning 15QGS

Note: Revise concept from Testbook/handbook, then solve immediately. Log every wrong answer in your mistakes notebook.

Tue, Oct 13

Transformer equivalent circuit & tests

Revise (concept)

Transformer equivalent circuit & testsRevise

Practice (Testbook / your material)

Electrical Machines (Part 1): 15 topic-wise MCQs (timed)15 MCQ

Paper-1 block (25%)

Current affairs 10 min + Numerical aptitude 15QGS

Note: Revise concept from Testbook/handbook, then solve immediately. Log every wrong answer in your mistakes notebook.

Wed, Oct 14

Three-phase & autotransformers

Revise (concept)

Three-phase & autotransformersRevise

Practice (Testbook / your material)

Electrical Machines (Part 1): 20 topic-wise MCQs (timed)20 MCQ

Paper-1 block (25%)

Current affairs 10 min + Data interpretation 10QGS

Note: Revise concept from Testbook/handbook, then solve immediately. Log every wrong answer in your mistakes notebook.

Thu, Oct 15

DC machine construction & EMF

Revise (concept)

DC machine construction & EMFRevise

Practice (Testbook / your material)

Electrical Machines (Part 1): 20 topic-wise MCQs (timed)20 MCQ

Paper-1 block (25%)

Current affairs 10 min + Logical/verbal 15QGS

Note: Revise concept from Testbook/handbook, then solve immediately. Log every wrong answer in your mistakes notebook.

Fri, Oct 16

DC motor characteristics & speed control

Revise (concept)

DC motor characteristics & speed controlRevise

Practice (Testbook / your material)

Electrical Machines (Part 1): 20 topic-wise MCQs (timed)20 MCQ

Paper-1 block (25%)

Current affairs 10 min + Engg-maths aptitude 15QGS

Note: Revise concept from Testbook/handbook, then solve immediately. Log every wrong answer in your mistakes notebook.

Sat, Oct 17

Electrical Machines (Part 1): PYQs + mixed

Revise (concept)

DC machine losses, efficiency & testingRevise

Practice

Electrical Machines (Part 1): solve last-10-yrs PYQsPYQ
Electrical Machines (Part 1): 40 mixed MCQs40 MCQ

Paper-1 block

Current affairs weekly recap + 20 reasoning QGS

Note: Weekend (long session). PYQs are the highest-ROI activity — pattern-spot repeated concepts.

Sun, Oct 18

Electrical Machines (Part 1): sectional test + review

Test (timed, exam conditions)

Electrical Machines (Part 1): full sectional testTEST

Revise

Go through the week's mistakes notebookRevise
Re-solve 5 worst MCQs of the week5 MCQ

Paper-1 block

GS aptitude sectional: 20QGS

Note: Weekend. Simulate exam timing. This is where the subject gets consolidated — don't skip the review.