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Free MCCQE1 study plan builder

Tell us your exam date and how many hours a week you can really study. You get a week-by-week plan for the MCCQE (MCCQE1) with question targets, timed practice and catch-up weeks, built around the 20 subjects of the exam question bank. Copy it, print it or add it to your calendar.

No account needed. Your answers stay in your browser.

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Count only hours you can protect in a normal week, after work, shifts and family.

Subjects you find hardest (optional, the plan puts these first)

How the plan works

Most study plans fail because they start from the exam date and a wish, not from the hours a person actually has. This builder starts from your hours. It works out how many questions those hours buy, then spreads them over the weeks you have in five phases:

  • Baseline. Mixed questions in study mode, to find your weak subjects. Do not judge the score.
  • Subject practice. Larger subjects get more time. Subjects you mark as hardest come first.
  • Catch-up weeks. Built in so one bad week does not derail the plan.
  • Mixed and timed practice. The exam mixes everything, so the last weeks do too, with full 115-question sections at about 83 seconds a question.
  • Taper. A lighter final week: error log, weak areas and rest.

If you have little time, the plan covers fewer subjects in more depth instead of spreading a handful of questions across all twenty. It says so when it does that.

Common questions

Is the MCCQE1 study plan builder free?
Yes. It is free, needs no account and runs in your browser. Your exam date and hours are not sent anywhere or stored.
How does the plan work out how many questions to do each week?
It assumes about 80 percent of your study time goes to questions and that each question takes about four and a half minutes once you include reading the explanation. Those are planning estimates, so time yourself for a week and adjust.
How many weeks do I need to prepare for the MCCQE1?
It depends on your starting point and the hours you can give each week. As a rough guide, ten hours a week over about twenty weeks reaches roughly two thousand questions with timed practice at the end. Your first two weeks of baseline questions will show how much work you need.
Is this an official Medical Council of Canada plan?
No. It is a study aid built by IMGQBank. The exam format it plans for, 230 multiple-choice questions in two sections of 115, comes from the Medical Council of Canada, but the schedule is our own method and cannot guarantee a result.
Can I use the plan with a different question bank?
Yes. The structure of baseline, subject practice, mixed practice, timed sections and a taper works with any question bank. The subject list and question numbers are based on the 20 subjects in IMGQBank.
What if I fall behind?
The plan includes catch-up weeks for longer schedules. If you lose a week anyway, count the weeks left and build the plan again from today's date with the same exam date.

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