Agricultural Engineering Board Exam 2013
The Agricultural Engineering Board Exam, also known as the Agricultural Engineering Licensure Examination, is a board exam facilitated by the Board of Agricultural Engineering under the Professional Regulatory Commission to assess the competency of BS Agricultural Engineering graduates.
As per R.A. 1080, individuals who passed the board exam need not take the civil service exams to be eligible for the following positions:
- Agricultural Engineer
- Drainage Engineer
- Irrigation Engineer
- Researcher
- Farm Manager
- Municipal/Provincial Planner
Review Courses for Agricultural Engineering Board Exam
There are review courses that you can take to prepare for the board exam. The content of these review courses may vary depending on the review centers, but they’re mostly based on the examination scope released by the Professional Regulatory Commission which includes:
- Rural Electrification
- Agricultural Processing
- Agricultural Structures
- Allied Subjects
- Soil and Water Resources Development and Conservation
- Irrigation, Drainage, and allied subjects
- Agricultural Mechanization
- Agricultural Power
- Agricultural Machinery and Equipment, and allied subjects
TAKING THE EXAM
Licensure exams for BS Agricultural Engineering graduates are usually held once a year. Below are the dates and testing centers for the 2013 Agricultural Engineering Board Exam:
DATE | DAY/s PLACE | DEADLINE OF FILING |
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August 25 & 26 | Sun, Mon / Manila, Baguio & Davao | Aug. 15, 2013 |
NATIONAL PASSING RATE
The table below shows the number of board passers in the Licensure Exam for Agricultural Engineering in the last 3 years:
EXAM | EXAM TAKERS | BOARD PASSERS | PASSING RATE |
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August 2012 | 530 | 253 | 47.73% |
August 2011 | 502 | 240 | 47.80% |
August 2010 | 475 | 213 | 44.84% |