Registered Master Electricians Board Exam 2013
The Registered Master Electricians Board Exam, also known as the Registered Master Electricians Licensure Examination, is a board exam facilitated by the Board of Electrical Engineering under the Professional Regulatory Commission to assess the competency of aspiring master electricians.
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:
- Master Electrician
Review Courses for Registered Master Electricians 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:
Technical Subjects 50 %
- Basic Electricity
- RA 7920
- Tools
- Test Equipment
- Electrical Measurements
- Lighting
- Wirings and Materials
- Fuses
- Breakers
- Switches
- Motors
- Starters
- Generators
- Transformers
- Operation
- Working Principles
- Maintenance, Transmission and Distribution Lines
- Substation
- Ohm’s Law
Philippine Electrical Code Parts 1 and 2 50 %
- General Installation Requirements
- Wiring Methods and Materials
- Wiring Devices
- Tools and Techniques
- Wiring Ampacity, and Protection
- Equipment for General Use
- Special Occupancies
- Special Equipment
- Special Conditions
- Lighting and Wiring
- Motor and Generator Wiring Connections
- Communications and Signaling Wiring,
- Electrical Safety
TAKING THE EXAM
Licensure exams for aspiring master electricians are usually held twice a year. Below are the dates and testing centers for the 2013 Registered Master Electricians Board Exam:
DATE | DAY/s PLACE | DEADLINE OF FILING |
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April 23, 2013 | Tue / Manila, Baguio, CDO, Cebu, Davao, Iloilo & Legazpi |
April 3, 2013 |
September 09, 2013 | Mon / Manila, Baguio, Cebu, Davao, Iloilo, Legazpi, Lucena & Zamboanga |
Aug. 20, 2013 |
NATIONAL PASSING RATE
The table below shows the number of board passers in the Licensure Exam for Registered Master Electricians in the last 3 years:
EXAM | EXAM TAKERS | BOARD PASSERS | PASSING RATE |
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October 2012 (Special Exam for OFWs) | 136 | 68 | 50.00 % |
September 2012 | 1,876 | 664 | 35.39 % |
April 2012 | 1,953 | 690 | 35.33 % |
December 2011 (Special Exam for OFWs) | 195 | 35 | 17.94 % |
September 2011 | 1,905 | 742 | 38.95 % |
April 2011 | 1,616 | 665 | 41.15 % |
November 2010 (Special Exam for OFWs) | 185 | 88 | 47.56 % |
September 2010 | 1,456 | 529 | 36.33 % |
May 2010 | 1,408 | 539 | 38.28 % |
We plan to take the Registered Master Electrician Exam on April 2015.
Do you have a review program for RME? What is your schedule? How much is the fee? Where is your review center?
Thanks,
Ronald