Chemical Engineers Board Exam 2012
The Chemical Engineers Board Exam, also known as the Chemical Engineers Licensure Examination, is a board exam facilitated by the Board of Chemical Engineering under the Professional Regulatory Commission to assess the competency of BS Chemical 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:
- Chemical Engineer
- Petrochemical Engineer
- Biotechnologist
Review Courses for Chemical 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 theyre mostly based on the examination scope released by the Professional Regulatory Commission which includes:
- Physical and Chemical Principles 30 %
- General Inorganic Chemistry
- Organic Chemistry
- Analytical Chemistry
- Physical Chemistry
- Biochemical Engineering
- Environmental Engineering
- Chemical Engineering Principles 40%
- Chemical Engineering Calculations
- Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics
- Reaction Kinetics
- Unit Operations
- Chemical Process Industries
- Plant Design
- Instrumentation and Process Control
- General Engineering, Ethics, and Contracts 30%
- Mathematics
- Physics
- Engineering Mechanics
- Strength of Materials
- Engineering Economics
- Laws, Contracts, and Ethics
TAKING THE EXAM
Licensure exams for BS Chemical Engineering graduates are usually held twice a year. Below are the dates and testing centers for the 2012 Chemical Engineers Board Exam:
DATE | DAY/s PLACE | DEADLINE OF FILING |
---|---|---|
April 18-20, 2012 | Wed, Thu, Fri / Manila | March 29, 2012 |
November 27-29, 2012 | Tue, Wed, Thu / Manila & Cebu | November 07, 2012 |
NATIONAL PASSING RATE
The table below shows the number of board passers in the Licensure Exam for Chemical Engineers in the last 2 years:
EXAM | EXAM TAKERS | BOARD PASSERS | PASSING RATE |
---|---|---|---|
November 2011 | 638 | 301 | 47.17% |
April 2011 | 333 | 157 | 47.14% |
November 2010 | 641 | 380 | 59.28% |
April 2010 | 329 | 151 | 45.89% |