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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
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
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 %

 

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1 Comment

  1. 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

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