after the long period of uncertainty the national testing agency nta has finally announced the revised exam dates of the jee main april session the supreme court on august 17 dismissed a plea seeking postponement of jee main april 2020 and neetundergraduate examinations saying the precious year of students cannot be wasted and life has to go onthe jee main april 2020 examination was initially scheduled to be conducted from april 511 2020 however the nta decided to postpone the exam in view of covid19 pandemic followed by the nationwide lockdown now that the jee main april 2020 exam date and time has been finalised the students are advised to gearup and revise the syllabus for the countrys most significant engineering entrance exam the aspirants should make effective utilization of the time they have in hand for final preparation of the jee main april 2020 exams its clear that most of you have already gone through the complete syllabus and revised multiple times though the entire country is fighting a strong battle against covid19 pandemic students are advised to stay positive and focus on revision here are some of the tips on how to make the best of the current situation1 make a viable revision schedule use these last few days to effectively plan your revision go through short notes formulae and concepts of all chapters of physics chemistry and mathematics plan your revision in a phased planned manner giving equal time to each subject aim to learn and strengthen the core concepts and their application 2 apply three tier revision formulathe three tier revision formula is very effective in building stronghold on topics and subjects in the three tier revision method the students are advised to revise the topic on the same day then after 3 days and then revise the same topic at the end of the week 3 learn the application of important formulaejust learning the formulae is not enough students must also learn their application during revision pay special attention to learn the application of important formulae its going to help you in solving the questions within a short time in the exam 4 take regular mock testsmock tests are very important for analysing ones strong and weak areas try to solve multiple sample papers mock tests to analyse your preparation there are many online platforms that provide access to free mock tests sample papers and previous years question papers it will also help you build the right strategy and time management skills 5 taking a break is also importantrevision is important but seating too long at a stretch can have a negative impact on your mental and physical health its highly recommended that you should take small and frequent breaks at least after one to one and half hours of focused revision it helps the brain to assimilate retrieve information and revive the energy making you ready for the next sessions