REE Board Exam study plan
REE Board Exam · Give each week a clear focus.
8 weeks · About 7 hours per week
Electrical Engineering (Power)
Solve 60 DC circuit problems covering series/parallel reduction, KVL/KCL, mesh and nodal analysis, Thevenin/Norton equivalents, and superposition
Compute power, energy, and efficiency in resistive networks, including maximum power transfer
Draw and interpret circuit diagrams from a written description without using notes
Recall SI units, prefixes, and standard schematic symbols for electrical quantities
Your checkpoint
A 50-item timed DC circuits quiz scored at least 70%, with every missed item logged and reworked to a correct final answer
Electrical Engineering (Power)
Analyze single-phase AC circuits using phasors and complex impedance, including RLC series and parallel resonance
Compute real, reactive, and apparent power, then size a power-factor correction capacitor bank
Solve balanced three-phase wye and delta problems for line and phase quantities
Solve transformer problems involving turns ratio, core and copper losses, efficiency, and voltage regulation
Your checkpoint
A handwritten one-page impedance/phasor summary plus 40 mixed AC, three-phase, and transformer problems solved at 75% or better
Mathematics
Solve algebra problems in quadratics, systems of equations, logarithms, exponents, and progressions
Apply trigonometric identities and solve triangle and periodic-function problems
Compute perimeters, areas, and volumes of standard and composite plane and solid figures
Convert between rectangular, polar, and exponential forms and perform complex-number arithmetic
Your checkpoint
A 60-item mathematics drill scored at least 75%, supported by a formula card of 50 identities written from memory
Electrical Engineering (Power) & Mathematics
Compute generated EMF, losses, efficiency, and voltage regulation for DC and AC generators
Analyze DC motor torque-speed behavior and induction motor slip and rotor frequency
Differentiate algebraic, trigonometric, exponential, and logarithmic functions and apply maxima-minima and related-rates techniques
Integrate standard forms and use definite integrals to obtain areas and volumes
Your checkpoint
A 50-item mixed set (30 machines, 20 calculus) scored at least 70%, plus a written list of the five weakest subtopics found so far
General Engineering and Applied Sciences
Apply Newtonian mechanics to kinematics, force equilibrium, work-energy, and momentum problems
Solve fluid statics and dynamics problems involving pressure, buoyancy, continuity, and Bernoulli's equation
Compute heat transfer, thermal expansion, and ideal-gas quantities
Balance simple chemical equations and compute stoichiometric masses and moles
Your checkpoint
A two-page physics and chemistry formula sheet plus a 50-item drill scored at least 70%
Mathematics & General Engineering and Applied Sciences
Solve separable and first-order linear differential equations and simple second-order linear equations
Compute measures of central tendency and dispersion and solve elementary probability problems
Compute axial stress, strain, torsional shear stress, and bending stress in simple members
Identify engineering material properties and the standard mechanical testing methods that measure them
Your checkpoint
A 40-item combined drill scored at least 75%, plus a one-page solution-template sheet for differential equations and probability
Electrical Engineering (Power) & General Engineering and Applied Sciences
Solve per-unit and short-circuit problems to obtain fault currents in simple radial systems
Select conductor sizes and protective device ratings using code-based ampacity and demand principles
Compute illumination levels, voltage drop, and load schedules for a simple installation
Solve simple-interest, compound-interest, annuity, and depreciation problems in engineering economy
Your checkpoint
A 50-item drill scored at least 75% plus a handwritten one-page code quick-reference sheet of ampacities, demand factors, and standard device ratings
Mathematics & General Engineering and Applied Sciences & Electrical Engineering (Power)
Take two full-length timed mock exams under exam-day conditions with no notes
Re-solve every missed item unaided until the correct method is reproduced from scratch
Recite condensed notes and formula sheets for all three domains in a 90-minute review pass
Finalize a pacing plan that allocates exam minutes per item and per domain
Your checkpoint
Two completed mock exams scoring at least 75% overall with no domain below 65%, plus a fully resolved weak-item log
Milestones
Week 2: Score at least 75% on a closed-notes 40-item AC and transformer set, and reproduce the impedance/phasor summary sheet from memory in under 20 minutes
Week 4: Complete a 4-hour diagnostic spanning Domains 1 and 3, record per-subtopic accuracy, and name the top five weak subtopics with a written remediation action for each
Week 6: Demonstrate at least 70% accuracy in each of Domains 1, 2, and 3 on a 60-item cross-domain set, with all three formula sheets complete
Week 8: Achieve at least 75% overall and at least 65% in every domain on two separate full-length timed mock exams taken at least three days apart