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

100 questions in 60 minutes. Lighthouse Prep builds a daily plan that trains speed and accuracy, not just syllabus coverage.

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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.

Train them separately.

How the planner builds your CGL plan

You tell it:

  • The exam you're preparing for
  • Your exam date
  • How many hours a day you can study, and when you usually study

The AI builds a daily routine of timed sessions across Quant, Reasoning, English and General Awareness, weighted towards the topics that appear most in previous papers. Add a timed practice set as a session of its own, 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 topics coming back on a spaced schedule.

Each session carries a topic and a duration. You start the timer, study, and the timer stops itself when the session is done.

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. Give it a slot of its own and it actually happens. Full-length mock tests on the CGL Tier 1 pattern add the real exam's clock and negative marking, and each ends with your score, your accuracy and a full answer review, so you can see across weeks whether you are getting faster or 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. Keep a light Tier 2 session in your routine through Tier 1 preparation, then switch to a Tier 2 plan the day Tier 1 is done.

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 brings every topic you study back after 1, 3, 7, 14, 30 and 60 days, with a harder question each time. It is the least glamorous part of CGL preparation and one of the most reliable sources of marks.

Features for CGL prep

  • Tier 1 mock tests — full-length, on the real pattern with negative marking. Your first test is free.
  • A plan from the CGL pattern — sessions weighted towards the topics that appear most in previous papers.
  • Tier 1 to Tier 2 — keep a separate plan for each stage under the same exam and switch when you're ready.
  • Spaced revision — automatic, and most valuable for GA.
  • Focus timer — measures real study time, so a "six hour day" is measured, not claimed.
  • Wastage report — shows, session by session, how much of your planned time you actually studied.
  • Study groups (Lighthouse Pro) — a private group with friends targeting the same cycle: chat, shared plans and a shared library.
  • Lumi, your AI mentor — remembers your exam and weak subjects, and checks in when you've gone quiet.

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 exam date, and start with today's first session.

Frequently asked questions

I've covered the syllabus but my score isn't improving. What's wrong?
This is the most common CGL problem, and it is almost never a syllabus problem. Tier 1 gives you roughly 36 seconds per question, so knowing a method is not the same as being able to execute it under a clock. Add a timed set to your routine as a session of its own, separate from learning, and sit full-length mock tests on the Tier 1 pattern, so speed gets trained deliberately rather than assumed.
How should I split time between Quant, Reasoning, English and GA?
The plan is weighted towards the topics that appear most in previous papers; beyond that, give extra time wherever your mock scores are weakest. Quant and Reasoning usually carry the most improvable marks, English is a scoring section once grammar rules are fixed, and General Awareness rewards small daily exposure rather than long sessions.
Should I prepare for Tier 2 before clearing Tier 1?
Yes, at least partly. Selection is decided in Tier 2, and the gap between results and the Tier 2 date is short. Keep a light Tier 2 session in your routine through Tier 1 preparation, then switch to a Tier 2 plan under the same exam as soon as Tier 1 is done.
Does it handle General Awareness, which feels endless?
Keep GA as a short daily block rather than a marathon. Topics you study come back automatically on a spaced schedule — this is the section where that matters most, because it is pure recall and fades fastest. For current affairs, filter the daily digest for SSC.
I'm preparing while working or studying full time. Is this realistic?
You set the hours you actually have. If that is two hours on weekdays and more at weekends, the plan is built for that. Most CGL candidates fail on consistency across months, not on daily intensity.
Is it free?
Yes. You can build a plan, run the session timer, revise on a spaced schedule and see where your study time went without paying. AI features such as generating study material use credits, and every account starts with 50,000 free.