REE Board Exam Guide: 3 Subjects, the 70/50 Rule, 5-Month Plan

REE Board: The Complete Guide for Filipino Electrical Engineers

The Registered Electrical Engineers Licensure Examination (REE board) licenses electrical engineers under RA 7920. PRC holds it twice a year, and in the last four sittings 39% to 61% of examinees passed.

Schedule: PRC held the 2026 REE board on April 21–22 and September 5–6, 2026 (September: 49.31% passed; results out September 14). The next REE board is expected around April 2027, but PRC has not yet published its 2027 schedule.

1. The three subjects

The REE board is a two-day, paper-based exam of three subjects. From PRC's September 2026 program:

PRC changed the subject order from the September 2026 sitting onward. Before that (April 2026), Mathematics and ESAS were on Day 1 and EE Professional on Day 2. Check the program for your sitting.

ESAS covers the engineering sciences plus allied subjects, including electrical engineering law and the Philippine Electrical Code. EE Professional Subjects is the heaviest at 45%: circuits, machines, transformers, power systems and related professional topics.

2. The passing rule

You pass with a 70% general weighted average and no subject below 50% (RA 7920).

(Weights: ESAS 30%, EE Professional 45%, Mathematics 25%.)

With 45% on one paper, EE Professional usually decides the result.

3. Recent PRC pass rates

From PRC's results releases (passers ÷ examinees):

4. The RME exam is separate

The Registered Master Electrician (RME) exam is a different license with its own eligibility rules. It's a one-day exam: Technical Subjects (50%) and the Philippine Electrical Code Parts 1 and 2 (50%), held right after the REE board. Pass rates in the same sittings ranged from 55.90% to 74.40%.

5. The 5-month review plan

Month 1: Diagnose

Take a full timed practice exam across all three subjects.

Months 2–3: Foundations

• Mornings (90 min): EE Professional (rotate circuits, machines, transformers, power systems)
• Afternoons (90 min): Mathematics and ESAS, alternating
• Saturdays (3 hrs): the PEC and electrical engineering law
• Sundays: off

Month 4: Practice

Timed problem sets across all three subjects, tracked by topic.

Month 5: Final and taper

No new material. Formula sheets, PEC tables and constants; full practice exams; a light final week.

6. Areas people under-prepare

• Machines (EE Professional): synchronous and induction machine analysis, slip and torque.
• Per-unit and fault analysis (EE Professional): a wrong base carries through every step.
• The PEC (ESAS): code provisions need repeated review, not a single read.

7. What it costs

• PRC fees: ₱900 for the full REE board, ₱450 for a removal or conditioned exam. Initial registration after passing is ₱1,050 (PRC Citizen's Charter 2026).
• Review: reviewer books or a review center. Rates vary, so compare current prices.

8. Career outlook after passing

Licensed electrical engineers work in utilities, construction, design and consulting, industrial plants, real estate and government. See the REE career value guide and the government engineer salary guide.

9. If you don't pass

Rebuild around the subject that pulled you down, usually EE Professional. The REE board runs twice a year (April and August in 2025; April and September in 2026).

Where Super Tutor fits

An REE board reviewer is coming soon to Super Tutor. See every exam Super Tutor covers.

Sources: PRC September 2026 REE/RME program and subject-order advisory; PRC results releases (April 2025–September 2026); RA 7920; PRC requirement list and Citizen's Charter 2026.