EKT Engineering Knowledge Test is conducted along with AFCAT (Air Force Common Admission Test) for the entrance in technical branch of IAF as an officer. EKT tests the basic knowledge of candidates applying for Aeronautical Engineering Courses. EKT is grounded at pre final year knowledge level. EKT has two parts namely
Part-A : General Engineering (40 questions)
Part-B : Specialised Paper (35 questions)
General engineering part is based on the topics that are common to multiple branches of engineering. Whereas, specialised part is based on the knowledge of the discipline of the candidate’s degree. These disciplines are Mechanical Engineering, Aeronautical Engineering, Electronics and Communication Engineering, Electrical and Instrumentation Engineering and Computer Engineering.
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Handy Tips for the Preparation of EKT 2 2016 Exam
- Normally 3 months of advance study will be sufficient for the preparation, but if you re cutting on time than prepare only important topics since here you dont have to prepare complete syllabus to clear the exam.
- First of all make a proper strategy before starting preparation of the examination.
- You have to choose the subject and study as per the syllabus mentioned for your EKT Stream.
- Collect the relevant books for the subjects your prefer make sure it must include the fundamental and basic concepts of the topics since in EKT MCQs on basic concepts are asked you dont have to go in deep.
- Practice problems daily on the concepts your prepared, this will improve your learning ability.
- Ask the experienced, AFCAT and EKT are very commonly attempted by the youth so you can search in your circle and ask the people for tips who have already clear the exam.
- Read previous year question papers carefully so that it will be easy for you to make a proper approach.
- Start your subject from the initial topics i.e. the basic ones and note down the basic concepts (definitions, unit, dimension etc.) as well as necessary theories, formulae etc. Try to solve as many problems as possible from different book as well as try to find more and more tricks.
- Try to apply your own logics and tricks in solving problems and note it down because it will save your time in the examination hall.
- Conduct self tests based on various chapters. Continue the self tests and try to achieve a very good score. Incase if it is not enough look for Online practice tests like ssbcrackexams web-course (topic based online practice tests) provide, it is competitive and self-analyzing.
- Practice more and more problems and follow the same procedure for the rest of the syllabus subjects.
- While practising EKT level problem, if the solution takes more than 4- or 5 steps, you must relook at your approach.
- Any problem can be tackled in number of ways. So being innovative and intuitive also helps to reach the correct option quickly. This means, it is not at all compulsory to solve question in typical way. Practice comes handy to solve questions quicker so that the balance time can be utilized in some really thought provoking questions
- Finally, go for self tests based on whole syllabus and if necessary take help of others like ssbcrackexams web-course (complete syllabus based online mock tests).
- One month before the examination you should start revising the course as many times as possible so that on the day before the exam you will be prepared enough to crack the exam. In the revision stage concentrate more on the selected topics.
- Memorization of any problem without a clear idea of the concept will be a futile exercise, it is better to have flexible time plan before going to exam and have a balance of mind. It helps in avoiding the silly mistakes.
- It’s very important to manage the time well during the exam. So manage the time well during the exam but also remember, time management is important but not at the cost of answering the paper accurately.
- Always try to attempt only those questions in which you are pretty confident and you know the answer very well, to avoid negative marking.
- Read the questions carefully and apply proper logic before marking the answer. Do not attempt unnecessary questions in which you are not confident because that may cost you much.
- Leave all the preparation a day before the exam and have some good time and relax.
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