Weekly MUST Budget
Reduced - Practicals
10.0h / 10.0h cap
Hour Calibration
actual hours logged
Rule: slippage > 1.25x triggers Scope-Cut Rung 2
Week Execution
0%
0/ 11 tasks
0.0h
target
Target Output
Week Objective & Target Output
REDUCED CAPACITY (Practicals Ends) — April 26 – May 2, 2027. Practicals predicted Apr 19–30 — capacity 10h MUST. Focus: HLD Case Study: Rate Limiter; Resume v3 Update; Recruiting Pipeline Weekly (Week 30); Debugging & Code-Reading Drill 1; Mock Interview 7 (DSA Whiteboard — In-Person, No IDE).
MUST — Critical Path
7 Tasks • ~10.0h
Competitive Programming
1 tasks
CP
Contest Trajectory & Rating Benchmark
Benchmark contest performance against the 1200+ Pupil milestone as a tracked metric; analyze rating volatility and upsolving discipline. Architecture §7 Ledger checkpoint: ≥ 355 unique problems logged in the Journal (cumulative; tracked metric, Architecture §3).
1.5h
Core CS (HLD)
1 tasks
HLD
HLD Case Study: Rate Limiter
Use the Architecture §19 blueprint: requirements, estimation, API, data model, token-bucket vs sliding-window, distributed counters in Redis, failure modes, trade-offs; 1-page write-up.
2.0h
Professional
2 tasks
PRO
Resume v3 Update
Update resume with deployed Spring Boot 4.x application link, Docker compose environment, LLD machine-coding portfolio, and current DSA metrics.
1.5h
PRO
Weekly Review Ritual (Week 30)
Log hours, execute waterfall catch-up, review progress.
0.5h
Recruiting Pipeline
1 tasks
PIPELINE
Recruiting Pipeline Weekly (Week 30)
Calendar check against the Opportunity Calendar (Architecture §16); send ≥ 8 personalised outreach messages (alumni, seniors, recruiters) and log each in the Tracker; follow up open threads; ask for a referral 1–2 days after any OA invite; apply within 72 h of any new posting on the Target-40.
2.0h
Mock Interviews
2 tasks
MOCK
Debugging & Code-Reading Drill 1
Read an unfamiliar 150-line Java class, find 3 seeded bugs without running it, then fix with tests. Narrate aloud. Why: code-reading rounds replace some DSA rounds in 2026 loops.
1.0h
MOCK
Mock Interview 7 (DSA Whiteboard — In-Person, No IDE)
In-person or camera-on whiteboard/paper: 2 mediums, no IDE, no autocomplete; practise writing clean Java by hand and dry-running. Rubric: DSA 8-step protocol (Architecture §15.1).
1.5h
SHOULD — Depth & Mastery
(3 Tasks)
CORE
Aditya Verma DP Strings Playlist
Review remaining DP string patterns (Wildcard Matching, Distinct Subsequences).
2.0h
APT
Aptitude Mock Checkpoint
Complete 1 comprehensive online assessment aptitude mock test.
1.5h
DSA
DSA Daily Quota (Week 30)
Solve 5 problems from the TUF+ A2Z step currently in progress (the daily practice behind Architecture §14); log each in the Journal.
2.5h
STRETCH — If Ahead
(1 Tasks)
SPRING
Spring Boot OpenAPI / Swagger
Add SpringDoc OpenAPI documentation (
/swagger-ui.html) to your deployed backend.
1.5h
verified_user
0 / 8 Cleared
Weekly Clearance Gate
[T: HLD Case Study: Rate Limiter]
HLD: Have you completed “HLD Case Study: Rate Limiter” (Use the Architecture §19 blueprint: requirements, estimation, API, data model, token-bucket vs…)?
Evidence: 1-page write-up in your design repo.
[T: Resume v3 Update]
Have you completed “Resume v3 Update” (Update resume with deployed Spring Boot 4.x application link, Docker compose environment,…)?
Evidence: document link and peer-review comments.
[T: Recruiting Pipeline Weekly (Week 30)]
Recruiting Pipeline: Have you completed “Recruiting Pipeline Weekly (Week 30)” (Calendar check against the Opportunity Calendar (Architecture §16); send ≥ 8 personalised…)?
Evidence: Tracker log shows ≥ 8 personalised outreach messages this week.
[T: Debugging & Code-Reading Drill 1]
Have you completed “Debugging & Code-Reading Drill 1” (Read an unfamiliar 150-line Java class, find 3 seeded bugs without running it, then fix…)?
Evidence: rubric sheet saved in Journal.
[T: Spaced Retrieval: DP & Graphs]
DSA: Have you completed “Spaced Retrieval: DP & Graphs” (Re-solve 4 tagged problems from DP Subsequences, Strings, and Graphs from your…)?
Evidence: one problem from this task re-solved cold in ≤ 25 min a week later, logged in the Journal.
[T: Contest Trajectory & Rating Benchmark]
Ledger: Does your Journal show ≥ 355 unique problems logged (cumulative)?
Evidence: Journal ledger count and LeetCode submission links.
[T: Mock Interview 7 (DSA Whiteboard — In-Person, No IDE)]
Mocks: Have you completed 7 total mock interviews with rubric sheets recorded?
Evidence: rubric sheets for mocks 1–7 saved in Journal.
Health & Guardrails: 1 full rest day taken every 2 weeks?
tune
Triage Rule
If Behind / Life Interruption Protocol
When academic exams spike or weekly time slips, execute this contingency plan:
shield Protect (Non-Negotiable)
HLD Case Study: Rate Limiter + Recruiting Pipeline Weekly (Week 30)
schedule Defer (Safe to Shift)
Aditya Verma DP Strings Playlist → weekend; Aptitude Mock Checkpoint → Week 31
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Week 30 Technical Notes & Journal
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