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Mechanical Engineers Board Exam 2012



The Mechanical Engineers Board Exam, also known as the Mechanical Engineers Licensure Examination, is a board exam facilitated by the Board of Mechanical Engineers under the Professional Regulatory Commission to assess the competency of BS Mechanical 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:

  • Power and Energy Engineer
  • Automotive Engineer
  • Manufacturing Engineer
  • Mechatronics Engineer
  • Robotics Engineer
  • Biomedical Engineer

Review Courses for Mechanical 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:

  • Power and Industrial Plant Engineering 35%
  • Mathematics, Engineering Economics, and Basic Engineering Scieces 35%
  • Machine Design, Materials, and Shop Practice 30%

TAKING THE EXAM

Licensure exams for BS Mechanical Engineering graduates are usually held twice a year. Below are the dates and testing centers for the 2012 Mechanical Engineers Board Exam:

DATE  DAY/s  PLACE DEADLINE OF FILING
March 14-15, 2012 Wed, Thu / Manila, Cebu & Iloilo Feb. 23, 2012
September 23-24, 2012 Sun, Mon / Manila, Cebu, Davao & Iloilo Sep. 03, 2012

NATIONAL PASSING RATE

The table below shows the number of board passers in the Licensure Exam for Mechanical Engineers in the last 2 years:

EXAM EXAM TAKERS BOARD PASSERS PASSING RATE
September 2011 2,513 1,686 67.09 %
March 2011 1,220 658 53.93 %
September 2010 2,387 1,594 66.77 %
March 2010 1,134 601 52.99 %

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