अभ्यास • Week 46

Weekly MUST Budget Standard

22.75h / 27.0h cap

Hour Calibration

actual hours logged

Rule: slippage > 1.25x triggers Scope-Cut Rung 2

Week Execution 0%

0/ 12 tasks 0.0h

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Week Objective & Target Output

Target Output

August 16 – August 22, 2027 — Focus: Company-Specific Drills; 10–15 Applications / Week; Alumni Referral Outreach; Application Pipeline Tracking; Recruiting Pipeline Weekly (Week 46).

Weeks: W46 Active W47 W48 W49 W50

MUST — Critical Path

10 Tasks • ~22.75h

Non-negotiable core curriculum

DSA (Java) 2 tasks

DSA Company-Specific Drills 5 problems

Solve 5 problems tagged for upcoming off-campus online assessments.

3.0h

DSA DSA Daily Quota (Week 46) 4 problems LC #

Solve 4 new problems from company-tagged problems for the next drive on your calendar (LeetCode Premium or the community company-wise lists, Architecture §6.5); time-box each at 25 min before any hint (2.5h includes editorial on misses), then log pattern and miss reason in the Journal. Never repeat a problem already in the ledger.

2.5h

Competitive Programming 1 tasks

CP Contest Maintenance & Cold Recall LC #

Weekly Codeforces/LeetCode contest + 5-problem cold recall sprint from Problem-Solving Journal.

4.0h

Professional 2 tasks

PRO Weekly Review Ritual (Week 46)

30-minute Sunday review: log actual hours, evaluate feedback.

0.5h

PRO Behavioral Warm-up (Week 46)

Daily 15-minute rehearsal of 5 STAR stories.

1.75h

Recruiting Pipeline 4 tasks

PIPELINE 10–15 Applications / Week

Intensify the already-running Recruiting Pipeline: Submit tailored applications on LinkedIn Jobs, Wellfound, Instahyre, and official careers pages for SDE, Backend Engineer, and AI Platform roles.

3.5h

PIPELINE Alumni Referral Outreach

Intensify the already-running Recruiting Pipeline: Send 5 personalized connection requests per week with TSEC alumni and senior engineers at target companies. Frame concise messages with role IDs and portfolio link.

2.5h

PIPELINE Application Pipeline Tracking

Update application tracker daily: company, role, date, referral status, follow-up date.

1.0h

PIPELINE Recruiting Pipeline Weekly (Week 46)

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 1 tasks

MOCK Mock Interview 16 (Final Full Simulation — Senior Bar Raiser)

Bar-raiser style: DSA hard, HLD deep dive, behavioural pressure questions and an AI-assisted segment. Rubric: DSA 8-step protocol (Architecture §15.1). Rubric: HLD (Architecture §15.3: requirements → estimation → API → data model → architecture → deep dive → bottlenecks/trade-offs). Rubric: Behavioural (Architecture §15.4: STAR + LP mapping + quantification + brevity). Rubric: AI-assisted round (Architecture §15.6: problem framing, verification, tests, narration).

2.0h

SHOULD — Depth & Mastery

(1 Tasks)

Execute when MUST pace is on track

CORE Core CS Rapid Review

Rapid 30-minute blitz through OS, DBMS, and Computer Networks.

1.5h

STRETCH — If Ahead

(1 Tasks)

Bonus reps & competitive advantage

CORE Learn Future Tech Stack

Research tech stack of the company where you accepted an offer (e.g. Go, AWS, Kubernetes).

2.0h

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Weekly Clearance Gate

0 / 7 Cleared

[T: Company-Specific Drills] DSA: Have you completed “Company-Specific Drills” (Solve 5 problems tagged for upcoming off-campus online assessments.)?

Evidence: one problem from this task re-solved cold in ≤ 25 min a week later, logged in the Journal.

[T: 10–15 Applications / Week] Recruiting Pipeline: Have you completed “10–15 Applications / Week” (Intensify the already-running Recruiting Pipeline: Submit tailored applications on…)?

Evidence: Tracker rows with dates and links.

[T: Alumni Referral Outreach] Did you reach out to at least 5 alumni/engineers with personalized referral requests?

Evidence: Tracker rows with dates and links.

[T: Application Pipeline Tracking] Have you completed “Application Pipeline Tracking” (Update application tracker daily: company, role, date, referral status, follow-up date.)?

Evidence: Tracker rows with dates and links.

[T: Recruiting Pipeline Weekly (Week 46)] Recruiting Pipeline: Have you completed “Recruiting Pipeline Weekly (Week 46)” (Calendar check against the Opportunity Calendar (Architecture §16); send ≥ 8 personalised…)?

Evidence: Tracker log shows ≥ 8 personalised outreach messages this week.

[T: Mock Interview 16 (Final Full Simulation — Senior Bar Raiser)] Have you completed “Mock Interview 16 (Final Full Simulation — Senior Bar Raiser)” (Bar-raiser style: DSA hard, HLD deep dive, behavioural pressure questions and an…)?

Evidence: rubric sheet saved in Journal.

Health & Guardrails: 1 full rest day taken every 2 weeks?

tune

If Behind / Life Interruption Protocol

Triage Rule

When academic exams spike or weekly time slips, execute this contingency plan:

shield Protect (Non-Negotiable)

10–15 tailored weekly applications, alumni referral outreach, and Mock 16

schedule Defer (Safe to Shift)

Non-essential systems reading → weekend

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Week 46 Technical Notes & Journal

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