Your first week in AspirantGoal: a seven-day start

This is a suggested order and not a rule. It uses only things the app does, and it keeps the first week small, because a plan you can keep beats a complete one you drop. Skip any day that does not fit.

Day 1: one exam, one syllabus

Choose your exam from the list, or make your own goal. Both work the same way. If the exam has phases, such as Prelims and Mains, choose the one you are preparing for now. Leave an unknown date as “To be announced”, and add the date when the exam body publishes it.

Add the syllabus package, or type your own topics. Packages are editable templates, so rename or remove what does not match the official syllabus.

If you stop part-way through setup, “Finish later” keeps the goal and syllabus you picked, so you can come back and plan a session when you are ready.

Also set your daily goal, the number of hours you study on a normal day. Use the hours your weeks really give you, not the ones you hope for. Why your study plan slips explains why.

Day 2: targets for two or three subjects

Open Schedule, then Roadmap. Every subject comes with a target in hours from the package. Those are template values, so change them to fit you.

Pick two or three subjects for this month and leave the rest. In Month, give each of those subjects a month target. Watch the buffer: it is the time left after what you assigned. The roadmap guide shows how the levels fit together.

Day 3: a week with three tasks

In Week, give each subject a week target, then add focus sessions. Choose the topic, the stage and a length, and pick the day. Three tasks are enough for the first week.

A timed task has a start time. A flexible task has a length and a day, with no fixed slot. Each can carry a reminder (a notification or an alarm), so the alert is already attached to the work.

Week also has an “Important this week” list for tests, deadlines and personal events, with a day and a time. Add the thing you cannot move so the week plans around it.

Day 4: your first session and its note

Open Today, press Start on a task and study. Pauses and breaks are left out of studied time. Ending a short session saves what you did. Then open the session’s note, AG NoteCanvas, and write three lines: one solved example, one mistake to avoid and one prompt for the next revision. The session notes guide shows how.

Day 5: a second session

Do another task. If you finished a stage for a topic, press Mark Done. If you only studied for a while, leave it open. Mark Done confirms a pass and adds no minutes.

Day 6: read your first numbers

Open History to see each session with its stage, round, time and note. Then compare studied time with coverage in Subject Progress. They are separate figures, and the first week should show the difference. Study hours are not syllabus coverage walks through it.

Day 7: a Sunday review

1. In Week, compare assigned time with studied time.
2. Carry unfinished tasks forward to next week. The part you studied stays on its real date, and Undo reverses a move.
3. Lower next week’s targets if you assigned more than you did. Use the study hours calculator if you want the sums written out.
4. Pick three tasks for the new week.

This review is the habit that keeps a plan honest. Ten minutes on a Sunday is enough.

What to leave for later

• Importing a long syllabus and setting every subject’s target on day one.
• Strict Mode, which is a Pro feature and needs three Android permissions.
• Backup and sharing. Set a backup up once the first week has real records in it.