AUGUST 2025 RESULTS: MECHANICAL ENGINEER EXAM (ME) TOP 10 PASSERS
Only
1,554 (40.81%) out of 3,808 takers passed the Mechanical
Engineer Licensure Examination and 84 (52.83%) out of 159
passed the Certified Plant Mechanic Licensure Examination given by the
Board of Mechanical Engineering in National Capital Region (NCR), Baguio,
Cagayan de Oro, Cebu, Davao, Iloilo, Legazpi, Lucena, Palawan, Pampanga,
Rosales, Tacloban, and Zamboanga this August 2025, according to the
Professional Regulation Commission (PRC).
The three-day exam was held on August 9, 10, and 11, 2025 (Saturday–Monday) at different PRC testing centers.
The PRC Professional Board of Mechanical Engineering, led by its Chairman, Engr. Rodulfo L. Tablante, and its members, Engr. Manuel L. Paulino and Engr. Ramon F. Solis, conducted the examination.
TOP 10 Mechanical Engineering Board Exam Passers
TOP 10 Certified Plant Mechanic Board Exam Passers
Mechanical Engineer Board Exam (ME) results from 2021 to 2025
| Month/Year | Passers / Total Examinees | Passing Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| August 2025 | 1,554 / 3,808 | 40.81% |
| February 2025 | 3,089 / 6,318 | 48.91% |
| August 2024 | 1,144 / 3,485 | 32.84% |
| February 2024 | 4,458 / 6,770 | 66.02% |
| August 2023 | 2,133 / 4,237 | 50.40% |
| February 2023 | 3,774 / 6,070 | 62.17% |
| August 2022 | 3,184 / 5,880 | 54.15% |
| February 2022 | 2,121 / 3,780 | 56.11% |
| August 2021 | 247 / 621 | 39.77% |
Certified Plant Mechanics Board Exam from 2021 to 2025
| Month/Year | Passers / Total Examinees | Passing Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| August 2025 | 84 / 159 | 52.83% |
| February 2025 | 30 / 84 | 35.71% |
| August 2024 | 56 / 113 | 49.56% |
| February 2024 | 65 / 108 | 60.19% |
| August 2023 | 104 / 187 | 55.61% |
| February 2023 | 65 / 90 | 72.22% |
| August 2022 | 140 / 174 | 80.46% |
| February 2023 | 52 / 95 | 54.74% |
| August 2021 | 18 / 29 | 62.07% |
EXAMINATION COVERAGE
I. MECHANICAL ENGINEER
Industrial and Power Plant Engineering (35%)
Mathematics, Engineering Economics and Basic Engineering Services (35%)
Machine Design, Materials and Shop Practice (30%)
II. CERTIFIED PLANT MECHANICS
ELEMENTS OF POWER PLANT MACHINERY (30%) – (Maintenance, Repair and Operation of Types of Prime Movers, including Steam, Internal Combustion Engines, Hydroelectric Plants and such other Motive Powers as encountered in practice)
SHOP MACHINERY PRACTICE (35%) – (Operation of Milling Machines, Planers, Shapers, Lathes, Drills, Welding, Heat Treatment repairing of Machine Parts and Overhauling)
ELEMENTS
OF INDUSTRIAL PLANT MACHINERY (35%) – (Maintenance,
Operation and Repair of all types of such Industrial Plant Machinery and
Equipment as encountered in Sugar Mills, Lumber Mills, Oil Mills, Ice Plants, Air
Conditioning Plants, etc.)
PASSING
SCORE
To
pass the exam, a candidate for professional mechanical engineer, mechanical
engineer, or certified plant mechanical must obtain an average of seventy percent (70%)
on all subjects, with no rating lower than
fifty percent (50%) in any subject.
VERIFICATION OF RATING
The verification of ratings and test results for the August 2025 Mechanical Engineer Licensure Examination (ME) and Certified Plant Mechanics Licensure Examinations (CPM) given by the PRC Board of Mechanical Engineering will be available via an online portal.