30-Day Placement Preparation Plan — Day-by-Day Study Schedule

Last Updated: March 2026

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Introduction

Have a placement drive coming up in 30 days? Don't worry—this day-by-day plan will help you maximize your preparation in just one month. This intensive plan is designed for students who need structured guidance and want to cover all essential topics systematically.

Who is this plan for?

• Students with placement drives in 1 month
• Those wanting to revise before campus season
• Anyone looking for a structured revision plan

Daily Time Commitment: 6-8 hours

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Week 1: Foundation & Aptitude Basics

Day 1: Number System Mastery

Topics:

• HCF and LCM (6 methods)
• Factors and Multiples
• Remainder Theorem
• Divisibility Rules

Practice: 25 problems

Resources: RS Aggarwal Ch. 1-2, Indiabix Number System

Daily Checklist:

• Study concepts (2 hours)
• Solve practice problems (2 hours)
• Review mistakes (1 hour)
• Formula notes revision (30 min)

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Day 2: Percentages Deep Dive

Topics:

• Basic percentage calculations
• Percentage increase/decrease
• Successive percentage changes
• Population growth problems

Practice: 30 problems

Shortcuts to Learn:

• x% of y = y% of x
• a% of b + b% of a = 2ab/100
• Successive: a + b + (ab/100)

Daily Checklist:

• Learn shortcuts (1.5 hours)
• Solve basic problems (1.5 hours)
• Solve advanced problems (1.5 hours)
• Create formula cheat sheet (30 min)

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Day 3: Averages & Mixtures

Topics:

• Simple average
• Weighted average
• Average speed
• Mixtures and Alligations

Practice: 25 problems

Key Formula:

• Alligation Rule: q1/q2 = (y - m)/(m - x)

Daily Checklist:

• Study average concepts (1.5 hours)
• Study alligation (1.5 hours)
• Practice problems (2 hours)
• Formula revision (30 min)

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Day 4: Ratio, Proportion & Partnership

Topics:

• Ratio basics and properties
• Proportion (direct and inverse)
• Partnership problems
• Distribution problems

Practice: 25 problems

Daily Checklist:

• Ratio concepts (1.5 hours)
• Partnership problems (1.5 hours)
• Practice set (2 hours)
• Review weak areas (30 min)

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Day 5: Time & Work

Topics:

• Work efficiency
• Pipes and cisterns
• Work with wages
• Group work problems

Practice: 30 problems

Key Concepts:

• If A can do work in n days, 1 day work = 1/n
• Negative work (leakage)

Daily Checklist:

• Study concepts (2 hours)
• Solve basic problems (1.5 hours)
• Solve complex problems (1.5 hours)
• Formula notes (30 min)

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Day 6: Time, Speed & Distance - Part 1

Topics:

• Basic speed formulas
• Relative speed
• Train problems
• Boat and stream

Practice: 25 problems

Formulas:

• Speed = Distance/Time
• Relative speed (same direction) = S1 - S2
• Relative speed (opposite) = S1 + S2
• Boat: Downstream = B + S, Upstream = B - S

Daily Checklist:

• Study formulas (1.5 hours)
• Train problems (1.5 hours)
• Boat problems (1.5 hours)
• Mixed practice (30 min)

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Day 7: Week 1 Revision & Mock Test

Activities:

• Morning: Quick revision of all Week 1 topics (2 hours)
• Afternoon: Full-length aptitude mock test (1 hour)
• Evening: Analyze mistakes, identify weak areas (3 hours)

Weekly Checklist:

• 160+ problems attempted
• Formula sheet completed
• Mock test taken
• Weak areas identified

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Week 2: Advanced Aptitude & Logical Reasoning

Day 8: Profit & Loss

Topics:

• Cost Price, Selling Price, Marked Price
• Profit/Loss percentage
• Discount calculations
• Dishonest dealer problems

Practice: 25 problems

Formulas:

• Profit% = (Profit/CP) × 100
• Loss% = (Loss/CP) × 100
• Discount% = (Discount/MP) × 100

Daily Checklist:

• Study formulas (1.5 hours)
• Practice basic problems (1.5 hours)
• Complex problems (1.5 hours)
• Revision (30 min)

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Day 9: Simple & Compound Interest

Topics:

• SI formula and applications
• CI formula and applications
• Difference between SI and CI
• Installments

Practice: 25 problems

Formulas:

• SI = (P × R × T)/100
• CI = P[(1 + R/100)^T - 1]
• Difference (2 years) = P(R/100)²

Daily Checklist:

• Study SI (1 hour)
• Study CI (1.5 hours)
• Practice problems (2 hours)
• Formula sheet update (30 min)

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Day 10: Permutation & Combination

Topics:

• Fundamental principle of counting
• Permutations (nPr)
• Combinations (nCr)
• Special cases (circular, identical items)

Practice: 30 problems

Formulas:

• nPr = n!/(n-r)!
• nCr = n!/(r!(n-r)!)

Daily Checklist:

• Learn concepts (2 hours)
• Practice arrangements (1.5 hours)
• Practice selections (1.5 hours)
• Difficult problems (30 min)

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Day 11: Probability

Topics:

• Basic probability
• Conditional probability
• Cards, dice, coins problems
• Bayes' theorem (basic)

Practice: 25 problems

Key Concept:

• P(E) = Favorable outcomes / Total outcomes

Daily Checklist:

• Study basics (1.5 hours)
• Cards problems (1.5 hours)
• Dice and coins (1.5 hours)
• Mixed problems (30 min)

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Day 12: Logical Reasoning - Series & Coding

Topics:

• Number series
• Letter series
• Mixed series
• Coding-decoding patterns

Practice: 40 problems

Series Patterns:

• Addition/subtraction
• Multiplication/division
• Squares/cubes
• Prime numbers
• Alternating patterns

Daily Checklist:

• Series practice (2 hours)
• Coding patterns (2 hours)
• Speed practice (1 hour)
• Mistake review (30 min)

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Day 13: Blood Relations & Direction Sense

Topics:

• Family tree problems
• Coded blood relations
• Direction-based problems
• Distance calculations

Practice: 35 problems

Tips:

• Draw family tree diagrams
• Use compass directions (N, S, E, W)

Daily Checklist:

• Blood relations study (2 hours)
• Direction sense study (2 hours)
• Practice problems (1.5 hours)
• Quick revision (30 min)

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Day 14: Week 2 Revision & Mock Test

Activities:

• Morning: Revision of Week 2 topics (2 hours)
• Afternoon: Full mock test with timer (1 hour)
• Evening: Mistake analysis and formula revision (3 hours)

Cumulative Progress:

• 300+ total problems
• 2 mock tests completed
• All basic aptitude covered

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Week 3: Data Interpretation, Puzzles & Technical Subjects

Day 15: Data Interpretation - Tables

Topics:

• Reading data tables
• Calculating percentages from tables
• Ratio calculations
• Growth rate calculations

Practice: 5 table sets (25 questions)

Shortcuts:

• Approximation techniques
• Fraction to percentage conversions

Daily Checklist:

• Study DI basics (1.5 hours)
• Table sets practice (2.5 hours)
• Speed improvement (1 hour)
• Calculation tricks (30 min)

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Day 16: Data Interpretation - Graphs

Topics:

• Bar graphs
• Line charts
• Pie charts
• Mixed graphs

Practice: 5 graph sets (25 questions)

Daily Checklist:

• Bar graphs (1.5 hours)
• Line charts (1.5 hours)
• Pie charts (1.5 hours)
• Mixed practice (1 hour)

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Day 17: Seating Arrangements

Topics:

• Linear arrangements
• Circular arrangements
• Rectangular arrangements
• Complex arrangements with conditions

Practice: 15 arrangements

Strategy:

• Draw diagrams
• Process information systematically
• Use elimination

Daily Checklist:

• Study arrangements (2 hours)
• Linear practice (1.5 hours)
• Circular practice (1.5 hours)
• Complex arrangements (30 min)

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Day 18: Puzzles & Syllogisms

Topics:

• Floor-based puzzles
• Scheduling puzzles
• Comparison puzzles
• Syllogisms (Venn diagram method)

Practice: 10 puzzles + 20 syllogisms

Daily Checklist:

• Puzzle study (2 hours)
• Puzzle practice (2 hours)
• Syllogisms (1.5 hours)
• Revision (30 min)

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Day 19: OOPs Concepts

Topics:

• Class and Object
• Encapsulation
• Inheritance
• Polymorphism
• Abstraction

Study Approach:

• Understand with real-world examples
• Code examples in your preferred language

Daily Checklist:

• Study OOPs theory (2 hours)
• Code examples (2 hours)
• Practice questions (1.5 hours)
• Interview Q&A prep (30 min)

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Day 20: DBMS Fundamentals

Topics:

• Normalization (1NF to BCNF)
• Keys (Primary, Foreign, Candidate)
• Joins (Inner, Outer, Left, Right)
• Indexing
• ACID properties

Practice: 15 SQL queries

Daily Checklist:

• Study DBMS theory (2 hours)
• Normalization practice (1.5 hours)
• SQL queries (2 hours)
• Revision (30 min)

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Day 21: Operating Systems & Networks

Topics:

• Process vs Thread
• Deadlock
• Memory management
• OSI Model layers
• TCP vs UDP

Daily Checklist:

• OS concepts (3 hours)
• Networking basics (2.5 hours)
• Practice questions (1 hour)

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Week 4: Coding Practice & Interview Prep

Day 22: Arrays & Strings - Intensive Practice

Topics:

• Array manipulation
• Searching and sorting in arrays
• String manipulation
• Pattern matching

Practice: 15 problems (LeetCode Easy-Medium)

Daily Checklist:

• Array problems (3 hours)
• String problems (3 hours)
• Review solutions (1 hour)

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Day 23: Linked Lists & Stacks/Queues

Topics:

• Linked list operations
• Reversal techniques
• Stack implementations
• Queue applications

Practice: 12 problems

Daily Checklist:

• Linked list study (1.5 hours)
• Linked list problems (2 hours)
• Stack/Queue study (1.5 hours)
• Stack/Queue problems (2 hours)

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Day 24: Trees & Binary Search Trees

Topics:

• Tree traversals (In, Pre, Post)
• BST operations
• Height and depth problems
• Level order traversal

Practice: 10 tree problems

Daily Checklist:

• Tree concepts (2 hours)
• Traversal practice (2 hours)
• BST problems (2.5 hours)

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Day 25: Dynamic Programming Basics

Topics:

• Memoization
• Tabulation
• Classic DP problems

Problems to Solve:

• Fibonacci
• Climbing Stairs
• 0/1 Knapsack
• Longest Common Subsequence

Daily Checklist:

• Study DP approach (2 hours)
• Solve 4 classic problems (4 hours)
• Understand patterns (1 hour)

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Day 26: Graph Algorithms

Topics:

• BFS
• DFS
• Shortest path concepts

Practice: 6-8 graph problems

Daily Checklist:

• BFS study + problems (2.5 hours)
• DFS study + problems (2.5 hours)
• Graph revision (2 hours)

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Day 27: Full Technical Mock

Activities:

• 2 coding problems (timed)
• Technical Q&A practice
• Project explanation practice

Daily Schedule:

• Mock coding test (2 hours)
• Technical interview prep (2 hours)
• Project presentation (2 hours)
• Weak area revision (1 hour)

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Day 28: HR Interview Preparation

Topics:

• Common HR questions
• Resume preparation
• Company research

Prepare Answers For:

• Tell me about yourself
• Why this company?
• Strengths and weaknesses
• 5-year plan

Daily Checklist:

• Draft HR answers (2 hours)
• Resume refinement (2 hours)
• Company research (2 hours)
• Mock HR interview (1 hour)

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Day 29: Full Mock Test & Revision

Morning (3 hours):

• Full aptitude mock test

Afternoon (3 hours):

• Analyze mistakes
• Revise weak topics

Evening (2 hours):

• Coding practice (3 problems)
• Formula sheet revision

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Day 30: Final Day - Light Revision

Morning (2 hours):

• Quick formula revision
• Key concepts review

Afternoon (2 hours):

• Light coding (2 easy problems for confidence)
• HR answers practice

Evening:

• Relax and rest
• Prepare documents for tomorrow
• Sleep early

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Weekly Summary

Week	Focus	Problems/Tasks	Target
Week 1	Foundation Aptitude	160+ problems	Master basics
Week 2	Advanced Aptitude + LR	140+ problems	Complete quant
Week 3	DI + Puzzles + Technical	100+ problems + theory	Technical prep
Week 4	Coding + Interview	60+ coding problems	Interview ready

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Daily Study Schedule Template

Morning Session (3 hours)

• 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM: New concept study
• 10:30 AM - 10:45 AM: Break
• 10:45 AM - 12:00 PM: Practice problems

Afternoon Session (3 hours)

• 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM: Continued practice/Next topic
• 3:30 PM - 3:45 PM: Break
• 3:45 PM - 5:00 PM: Problem solving

Evening Session (2 hours)

• 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM: Revision
• 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM: Mock tests/Light coding

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Important Tips for This 30-Day Plan

✅ DO:

1. Stick to the schedule as closely as possible
2. Track your daily progress
3. Focus on understanding, not just completing
4. Take regular breaks (Pomodoro technique)
5. Stay hydrated and sleep well
6. Revise formulas daily
7. Practice on paper (simulates real test)

❌ DON'T:

1. Skip revision days
2. Cram too many new topics in one day
3. Ignore weak areas
4. Compare your progress with others
5. Skip meals or sleep
6. Get discouraged by mistakes

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Resources Reference

Aptitude:

• RS Aggarwal Quantitative Aptitude
• Indiabix.com (topic-wise practice)
• Testbook.com (mock tests)

Logical Reasoning:

• Arun Sharma LR & DI
• Indiabix Reasoning section

Coding:

• LeetCode (practice platform)
• GeeksforGeeks (concepts)
• InterviewBit (structured path)

Technical:

• GeeksforGeeks CS subjects
• Gate Smashers YouTube (OS, DBMS, Networks)

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Success Metrics

By Day 30, you should be able to:

• Solve aptitude questions with 80%+ accuracy
• Complete 2 coding problems in 60 minutes
• Explain OOPs, DBMS, OS concepts clearly
• Answer common HR questions confidently
• Attempt a full mock test in 60 minutes

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Remember: Consistency beats intensity. Follow this plan, trust the process, and you'll be placement-ready in 30 days!

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