90 Days Study Plan for UGC-NET-Economics

90-Day Study Plan for UGC NET Economics  

Phase 1: Days 1–30 (Concept Building)    Days 1–10: Microeconomics
Day 1: Consumer theory – utility, indifference curves
Day 2: Income and substitution effect, Slutsky equation
Day 3: Revealed preference, demand functions
Day 4: Production function, returns to scale
Day 5: Cost functions, cost minimization
Day 6: Perfect competition and monopoly
Day 7: Oligopoly models – Cournot, Bertrand, Stackelberg
Day 8: Game theory – Nash equilibrium, mixed strategies
Day 9: General equilibrium and Pareto efficiency
Day 10: Welfare economics, externalities, public goods
Solve previous year questions daily.

Days 11–15: Mathematical Economics
Functions, limits, differentiation
Optimization (unconstrained and constrained)
Lagrange method
Comparative statics
Matrix algebra
Practice numericals daily.

Days 16–20: Statistics
Probability theory
Random variables
Expectation and variance
Estimation and hypothesis testing
Correlation and regression

Days 21–25: Macroeconomics
National income concepts
Classical and Keynesian models
IS-LM model
AD-AS model
Phillips curve and expectations

Days 26–28: International Economics
Ricardian model
Heckscher-Ohlin model
Trade policy
Balance of payments
Exchange rate systems

Days 29–30: Public Economics
Taxation theory
Public goods
Fiscal policy basics

Phase 2: Days 31–60 (Advanced + PYQ Practice)

Days 31–35: Money and Banking
Money supply
Inflation
Monetary policy
Central banking

Days 36–40: Growth and Development
Solow model
Endogenous growth
Lewis model
Poverty and inequality

Days 41–43: Environmental Economics
Sustainable development
Externalities and regulation
Climate policy

Days 44–48: Indian Economy
Planning in India
Economic reforms of 1991
NITI Aayog
Recent policy developments

Days 49–60: Previous Year Questions Practice
Revise 2 units every 3 days
Make short notes
Identify weak areas

Phase 3: Days 61–80 (Mock Test Phase)Take one full mock test every 3 days.
On remaining days:
Revise weak topics
Solve difficult numericals
Review mistakes carefully
Update formula notebook

Phase 4: Days 81–90 (Final Revision)

Days 81–85:
Revise Microeconomics
Revise Mathematical Economics formulas
Practice game theory and optimization

Days 86–88:
Revise Macroeconomics
Revise Growth and International trade
Revise Indian Economy

Day 89:
Full length mock test

Day 90:
Only revision of formulas and key concepts
No new topics Daily Study Structure (if studying 5–6 hours)
3 hours concept study
2 hours practice and PYQs
1 hour revision

Consistency and daily practice of previous year questions is most important for clearing UGC NET Economics.