Civil Engineers Board Exam 2012
The Civil Engineers Board Exam also known as the Civil Engineering Licensure Examination, is a board exam facilitated by the Board of Civil Engineering under the Professional Regulatory Commission to assess the competency of BS Civil 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:
- City Planner
- Structural Engineer
- Traffic Engineer
- Water Resources Engineer
- Other similar professions
Review Courses for Civil Engineers 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:
- Mathematics, Surveying, and Transportation Engineering – 35 %
- Algebra
- Plane and Spherical Trigonometry
- Analytics
- Descriptive and Solid Geometry,
- Differential and Integral Calculus
- Highway and Railroad Surveying
- Plane Topographic and Hydrographic Surveying
- Advanced Surveying
- Design and Construction of Highways and Railroads, Piers, Ports, and Wharves
- Hydraulics and Geotechnical Engineering – 30 %
- Aqueducts
- Sanitary Engineering Works
- Hydrology
- Water Supply Systems
- Dikes
- Dams
- Irrigation and Drainage Canals
- Soil Mechanics and Foundations
- Structural Engineering and Construction – 35 %
- Rational and Applied Mechanics
- Steel, Timber, and Reinforced Concrete Structures
TAKING THE EXAM
Licensure exams for BS Civil Engineering graduates are usually held twice a year, usually around the months of March and October. Below are the dates and testing centers for the 2012 Civil Engineers Board Exam:
DATE | DAY/s PLACE | DEADLINE OF FILING |
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May 6 & 7, 2012 | Sun, Mon / Manila, Baguio, Cagayan de Oro, Cebu, Davao, Iloilo, & Legazpi |
April 16, 2012 |
November 24 & 25, 2012 | Sat, Sun / Manila, Baguio, Cagayan de Oro, Cebu, Davao, Iloilo & Legazpi |
November 7, 2012 |
NATIONAL PASSING RATE
The table below shows the number of board passers in the Civil Engineers Licensure Examination in the last 2 years:
EXAM | EXAM TAKERS | BOARD PASSERS | PASSING RATE |
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November 2011 | 5,163 | 1,770 | 34.28 % |
May 2011 | 3,117 | 1,195 | 38.33 % |
November 2010 | 5,028 | 2,040 | 40.57 % |
May 2010 | 3,024 | 1,097 | 36.27 % |