CGL isn't won by studying more. It's won by being faster.

The CGL syllabus is not large. Compared to UPSC or GATE it is modest, and most serious candidates finish covering it within a few months.

That is exactly why so many people plateau. Tier 1 gives you about 36 seconds per question. At that speed, knowing how to solve a problem and being able to solve it are different skills, and only one of them is trained by reading.

Lighthouse Prep separates the two.

How it structures CGL prep

You configure once:

• Target tier and exam date
• Daily study hours you genuinely have
• Your weaker sections
• Whether you're also preparing for CHSL, CPO or a banking exam

The AI plan then builds a daily schedule with learning sessions and timed practice sessions kept apart, so practice never quietly becomes revision.

A typical CGL study day

• Quant topic block — one topic in depth: percentages, ratios, time and work, geometry, algebra, DI.
• Timed sectional set — a fixed number of questions against a clock, on a topic covered earlier in the week.
• Reasoning block — puzzles, series, syllogism, or a non-verbal topic.
• English — grammar rules, error spotting, or vocabulary, in short frequent sessions.
• General Awareness — 20–30 minutes, static plus current affairs, with older items resurfacing automatically.

Each session carries a topic and a duration. You start the timer, study, and the plan advances.

Why timed practice needs its own slot

Most candidates practise inside their study session — solve a few questions, check the answer, move on. That builds understanding. It does not build speed.

Speed comes from sitting a fixed set against a clock, finishing under pressure, and reviewing what cost you time. Because the planner schedules that separately, it actually happens, and you can see across weeks whether your timed sets are getting faster or you have just been reading.

Tier 2 is where selection happens

Tier 1 is a filter. Tier 2 decides your rank and your post.

The gap between the Tier 1 result and the Tier 2 exam is short — too short to start from nothing. Lighthouse Prep keeps a Tier 2 track running in the background through Tier 1 prep, lightly weighted, then flips the balance as soon as you change your target stage.

Spaced revision for General Awareness

Quant and Reasoning are skills — once built, they largely stay. General Awareness is pure recall, and it fades fast. A fact learned in month two is gone by month six unless it comes back.

Lighthouse Prep schedules every GA topic back at 1 day, 3 days, 7 days, 21 days and 60 days. It is the least glamorous part of CGL preparation and one of the most reliable sources of marks.

Features for CGL prep

• Learning and timed practice as separate sessions — so speed gets trained on purpose.
• Section weighting — more time where your scores are weakest, adjusted as they change.
• Tier 1 and Tier 2 tracks — both live, reweighted when your target stage changes.
• Spaced revision — automatic, and most valuable for GA.
• Focus timer — measures real study time, so a "six hour day" is measured, not claimed.
• Wastage analytics — shows which sessions and which days actually break your concentration.
• Study groups — coordinate with others targeting the same cycle.
• Lumi AI mentor — explains a Quant method or a grammar rule in plain language.

Who this is for

• First-attempt candidates who have the syllabus but no daily structure
• Repeat candidates who keep missing the cutoff by a few marks
• Working candidates fitting CGL around a job
• Anyone whose mock scores have stopped moving despite steady study

Build your SSC CGL plan today

Open the app, set your tier and target date, and start with today's first session.