A 30-Day CBAT Preparation Timetable for RRB ALP

Thirty days is enough for the CBAT if the time goes into timed practice and review rather than reading about aptitude. Here is a plan that assumes about 90 minutes a day.

Week 1 — Learn the formats

• Days 1-2: read the instruction screen for every battery and attempt one short set per battery, untimed, to learn the layouts.
• Days 3-5: one battery per day under real timing. Note the exact question variants that slow you down.
• Days 6-7: your first full-length 235-question mock. Do not review it the same day — sit it like an exam.

Week 2 — Fix the weakest battery

• Take the battery with the lowest T-score from your first mock and drill it four days in a row.
• Alternate drills with one shorter timed set from a strong battery so speed does not decay.
• End the week with full-length mock two and compare battery-wise scores against mock one.

Week 3 — Build stamina

• Two full-length mocks this week, ideally at the same time of day as your exam slot.
• Concentration is 75 questions — practise it last in every session so you train tired-eye accuracy.
• Track unattempted counts. Any blank in a no-negative-marking test is wasted marks.

Week 4 — Consolidate

• Three full-length mocks, spaced with one review day each.
• Reviews should be short and specific: the three variants you lost most marks on, nothing else.
• Final three days: one mock, then taper. No new formats, no all-nighters.

The review routine that matters

After every mock, write down one sentence per battery: what your T-score was and the single behaviour you will change next time. A plan with five sentences beats a plan with fifty pages.

Exam day

Arrive early, choose your instruction language deliberately, use the study screen fully in the memory battery, and never leave a question blank when the timer is about to expire.