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Republic of the Philippines
Professional Regulation Commission
Manila
PROFESSIONAL REGULATORY BOARD OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
PROGRAM OF THE CERTIFIED PLANT MECHANICS LICENSURE EXAMINATION
ON AUGUST 9-11, 2025
DATE AND TIME S U B J E C T S RELATIVE WEIGHTS
SATURDAY, AUG. 9, 2025
7:00 A.M. - 7:45 A.M. GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS
FILLING OUT OF FORMS
8:00 A.M. - 11:00 A.M. ELEMENTS OF POWER PLANT - 30%
MACHINERY
SUNDAY, AUG. 10, 2025
8:00 A.M. - 11:00 A.M. ELEMENTS OF INDUSTRIAL - 35%
PLANT MACHINERY
MONDAY, AUG. 11, 2025
8:00 A.M. - 11:00 A.M. SHOP MACHINERY PRACTICE - 35%
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TOTAL 100%
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Check or verify your school/building assignments at the PRC official website (www.prc.gov.ph)
or through the Notices/Announcements to be posted at the PRC premises two (2) or three (3)
working days before the examination. Bring your Notice of Admission when you verify your
school/building assignment. Visit your school/building assignment prior to the day of the
examination.
2. Report to the school/building assignment before 5:30 a.m. on the first (1st) day of examination
to verify your room and seat number. Be punctual. Late examinees will not be admitted.
3. Examinees are required to wear the following attire every examination day:
3.1 Male Examinees - Tucked-in white polo shirt with collar (without any seal, logo or mark)
Decent pants or slacks
3.2 Female Examinees - Tucked-in white blouse or shirt with collar (without any seal, logo or
mark)
Decent pants, slacks or skirts Pony-tailed long hair
4. Bring the following on examination days:
a. Notice of Admission
b. Official Receipt
c. Two (2) or more pencils (No. 2)
d. Ball pens with BLACK ink only
e. One (1) piece long brown envelope
f. One (1) piece long transparent/non-colored plastic envelope (for keeping your valuables
and other allowed items)
g. NON-PROGRAMMABLE CALCULATOR. (PLEASE REFER TO COMMISSION
RESOLUTION NO. 1809 (S. 2024) OR THE “UPDATED LIST OF NON-
PROGRAMMABLE CALCULATORS ALLOWED TO BE USED IN THE LICENSURE
EXAMINATIONS”)
NOTE: ONLY ONE CALCULATOR SHALL BE ALLOWED INSIDE THE
EXAMINATION ROOM. ALL CALCULATORS SHALL BE INSPECTED AND HAVE
TO BE RESET BEFORE THE START OF THE EXAMINATION.
Program of the Certified Plant Mechanics Licensure Examination (CPM)
5. The following are PROHIBITED inside the examination premises/rooms.
a. Books, notes, review materials, and other printed materials containing coded
data/information/formula;
b. Programmable calculators or calculators that can automatically carry out a
sequence of operations under control of a stored program, much like a computer
and/or with audio-visual features, and/or capable of external communication or
internet connectivity, specifically CASIO FX991ES and CASIO FX-991ES plus;
c. CELLULAR PHONES, EARPLUGS, TRANSMITTERS, PORTABLE COMPUTERS,
SMART WATCHES, BLUETOOTH AND OTHER ELECTRONIC GADGETS/DEVICES
WHICH MAY STORE OR RETRIEVE DATA/INFORMATION AND/OR TO
COMMUNICATE FOR WHATEVER PURPOSES
d. Bags of any kind (ladies bag, shoulder bags, attaché case, backpacks, etc.); and
e. Other examination aids not stated on this program.
The rules on the conduct of bodily search, inspection of personal belongings of the
examinees, and the seizure/confiscation of prohibited items during the licensure exam
(Annex A of PRC Memorandum Order No. 57, s. 2020) shall be strictly observed
6. Examinees and examination personnel are encouraged to observe the minimum health
standards per DOH Circular No. 0324 (s. 2023)1 throughout the conduct of the
examination.
7. Read carefully and follow the instructions on your NOTICE OF ADMISSION.
NOTE: PERSONAL BELONGINGS BROUGHT BY AN EXAMINEE SHALL BE FOR
HIS/HER OWN ACCOUNT. THE PRC WILL NOT BE ANSWERABLE FOR ANY
SUCH ITEM OR PERSONAL BELONGING THAT MIGHT BE LOST DURING THE
EXAM WITHOUT FAULT OR NEGLIGENCE ON ITS PART.
Manila, Philippines
May 26, 2025
APPROVED:
ENGR. RODULFO L. TABLANTE
Chairman
CERTIFIED CORRECT:
ATTY. LOVELIKA T. BAUTISTA
Chief, PRB Secretariat Division
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Updated Health Protocols Following the Lifting of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency
