ENGAA Past Paper Collection (2016 - 2023)

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ENGAA Section 1 Past Papers (2016 - 2023)

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ENGAA Section 2 Past Papers (2016 - 2021)

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ENGAA Specimen Papers

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ENGAA Specifications

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Why use Past Papers?

Past papers are inherently the most realistic materials available for ENGAA preparation, as they are real papers from the exam! Past papers are the best way of taking mock exams, as they will provide you with actual ENGAA questions and a realistic format.

Once you’ve been preparing for a while, you’re more than likely going to want to give the exam a go, which is exactly why past papers are so helpful. Not only are you taking a perfectly accurate mock exam, but you’ll also have access to the answer to every question to make marking easy for you.

Plus, you can go a step further and view worked solutions for every paper to get a better understanding of how each question is solved. You can access these when you upgrade your ENGAA.Ninja account!

History of the ENGAA

The first ENGAA was sat in 2016 for the admissions process of Engineering at the University of Cambridge. Since the first exam, the format of the ENGAA has changed a great deal, meaning that older past papers will look very different from the version of the ENGAA you’ll be sitting this year. These changes were implemented in 2019, so it’s important to be aware of how the exam format has changed over the years:

ENGAA Format 2016 - 2018

In older ENGAA papers, the test still consisted of two sections. However, the formats and questions within these sections were very different.
In Section 1 of the ENGAA, there were two sets of questions to be answered, Part A and Part B.
Part A consisted of 28 multiple-choice questions based on Standard Maths and Physics.
Part B consisted of 26 multiple-choice questions based on Advanced Maths and Physics.
Applicants had 80 minutes to complete this section, calculators were not permitted.
Section 2 featured 20 multiple choice questions. These questions would sometimes connect to one another, meaning one question could not be answered without answering a different question first.
Applicants had 40 minutes to complete this section and were allowed to use a basic, non-graphical calculator.

However, in 2024, the ENGAA was replaced with the Engineering & Science Admissions Test (ESAT). This exam covers a very similar format and specification to the ENGAA, so these past papers will still be helpful in your preparation. The major difference is that the ESAT does not cover advanced topics that are seen in Section 2 of the ENGAA, so you will not need to use Section 2 papers in your prep.

ENGAA Past Paper Tips

Here are a few tips and tricks to help you optimise your ESAT/ENGAA Preparation with these past papers:

Ensure that you’ve used the ENGAA Specification as much as possible when revising, as this document details literally everything you need to know. It’s important to know this by heart so you don’t miss any topics or revise something that won’t be covered in the exam.
These past papers are a great way of understanding the ENGAA format and question types, so you should look through one towards the start of your preparation. That way, you’ll have a better understanding of the actual exam and will have some context to work with when revising.
Don’t rush through all the past papers at once! You’ve got a lot to go through, but you should save most of them for later on in your revision schedule. The ideal strategy is to build up your content knowledge and try some practice questions first. Once you’re more confident in your abilities, you will have a good chance of doing well in the past papers.
The ENGAA is typically taken on paper, so you may want to print off your past papers for a more authentic experience. Just be aware that you will then need to set up your own timers.
Remember that you can’t use a calculator in the ENGAA, so don’t use one during mock exams either. The point of taking these past papers is to simulate exam conditions to see how you may perform on the actual test.
Be as strict as possible with yourself when it comes to sticking with exam conditions. There are no cheats in the real exam, so push through and do as well as you can when practising. Anything that goes wrong here can be improved afterwards!
Marking is super simple for ENGAA mock exams, as all questions are multiple-choice. All you need to do is check the answer key to see which questions you got right! Keep track of your scores so you can see how much you’ve improved during your preparation.

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