Week 9: Power Electronics & Drives

Nov 16 – Nov 22 · 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, Nov 16

Power devices: SCR, MOSFET, IGBT

Revise (concept)

Power devices: SCR, MOSFET, IGBTRevise

Practice (Testbook / your material)

Power Electronics & Drives: 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, Nov 17

Phase-controlled rectifiers

Revise (concept)

Phase-controlled rectifiersRevise

Practice (Testbook / your material)

Power Electronics & Drives: 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, Nov 18

Choppers (DC–DC converters)

Revise (concept)

Choppers (DC–DC converters)Revise

Practice (Testbook / your material)

Power Electronics & Drives: 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, Nov 19

Inverters (VSI/CSI, PWM)

Revise (concept)

Inverters (VSI/CSI, PWM)Revise

Practice (Testbook / your material)

Power Electronics & Drives: 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, Nov 20

AC voltage controllers & cycloconverters

Revise (concept)

AC voltage controllers & cycloconvertersRevise

Practice (Testbook / your material)

Power Electronics & Drives: 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, Nov 21

Power Electronics & Drives: PYQs + mixed

Revise (concept)

Electric drives (DC & AC)Revise

Practice

Power Electronics & Drives: solve last-10-yrs PYQsPYQ
Power Electronics & Drives: 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, Nov 22

Power Electronics & Drives: sectional test + review

Test (timed, exam conditions)

Power Electronics & Drives: 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.