LIST: 2020 PRC board exam schedule, release of result

MANILA, Philippines – The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announced on Wednesday, November 27, the schedule of board examinations for 2020. This includes the opening of online processing, deadline for filing applications, practical examinations, professional upgrading examinations, Special Professional Licensure Examinations (SPLE) and target dates of release of exam results.

The 'Schedule of Licensure Examinations for 2020', under PRC Resolution No. 1210 Series of 2019, is pursuant to Section 7 (d) of R.A. 8981, authorizing the Commission to determine and fix the places and dates of examinations.

It covers examinations for dentist, architect, mechanical engineers (ME), physician, medical technologist (medtech), professional teacher (LET), electronics engineers (ECE), midwives, electrical engineer (REE), certified public accountants (CPA), civil engineer (CE), nurse (NLE), criminologist, among others.

JANUARY 2020
Name of Examination	Date/s of Exam	Day/s	Place	Opening of Online Processing	Deadline in Filing
Sanitary Engineers	14, 15 & 16	T, W, Th	NCR	October 17, 2019	December 16, 2019
Architects	24 & 26	F, Su	NCR, Baguio, Cebu, Davao, Legaspi and Zamboanga	October 23, 2019	December 26, 2019
FEBRUARY 2020
Name of Examination	Date/s of Exam	Day/s	Place	Opening of Online Processing	Deadline in Filing
Physical Therapists	2 & 3	Su, M	NCR and Cebu	November 4, 2019	January 3, 2020
Occupational Therapists	2 & 3	Su, M	NCR and Cebu	November 4, 2019	January 3, 2020
Master Plumbers	9 & 10	Su, M	NCR, Baguio and Iloilo	November 13, 2019	January 13, 2020
Real Estate Consultants (Revalida)	17, 18, 19, 20 & 21	M, T, W, Th, F	NCR	-	-
Mechanical Engineers	24 & 25	Su, M	Manila, Baguio, Cebu and Tacloban	November 25, 2019	January 24, 2020
Certified Plant Mechanics	24 & 25	Su, M	Manila, Baguio, Cebu and Tacloban	November 25, 2019	January 24, 2020
MARCH 2020
Name of Examination	Date/s of Exam	Day/s	Place	Opening of Online Processing	Deadline in Filing
Physicians	8, 9, 15 & 16	Su, M, Su, M	NCR, Baguio, Cebu and Zamboanga	December 16, 2019	February 7, 2020
Qualifying Assessment for Foreign Medical Professionals	7 & 14	Sa, Sa	NCR	December 16, 2019	February 4, 2020
Medical Technologists	18 & 19	W, Th	NCR, Baguio, Cagayan De Oro, Cebu, Davao, Iloilo, Lucena, Tacloban, Tuguegarao and Zamboanga	December 19, 2019	February 11, 2020
Professional Teachers	29	Su	NCR, All Regional Offices; Zamboanga and Bacolod	October 17, 2019	January 23, 2020
APRIL 2020
Name of Examination	Date/s of Exam	Day/s	Place	Opening of Online Processing	Deadline in Filing
Electronics Engineers	1 & 2	W, Th	NCR, Baguio, Cagayan De Oro, Cebu, Davao, Legaspi, Lucena and Tacloban	January 2, 2020	March 2, 2020
Electronics Technicians	3	F	NCR, Baguio, Cagayan De Oro, Cebu, Davao, Legaspi, Lucena and Tacloban	January 2, 2020	March 2, 2020
Midwives	5 & 6	Su, M	NCR, Baguio, Cagayan de Oro, Cebu, Davao, Iloilo, Legaspi, Lucena, Pagadian, Tacloban, Tuguegarao and Zamboanga	January 8, 2020	March 9, 2020
Registered Electrical Engineers	14 & 15	T, W	NCR, Baguio, Cagayan de Oro, Cebu, Davao, Iloilo, Legaspi, Lucena and Tacloban	January 15, 2020	March 16, 2020
Registered Master Electricians	16	Th	NCR, Baguio, Cagayan de Oro, Cebu, Davao, Iloilo, Legaspi, Lucena and Tacloban	January 15, 2020	March 16, 2020
Pharmacists	26 & 27	Su, M	NCR, Baguio, Cagayan De Oro, Cebu, Davao, Iloilo, Lucena, Tuguegarao and Zamboanga	January 24, 2020	March 24, 2020
MAY 2020
Name of Examination	Date/s of Exam	Day/s	Place	Opening of Online Processing	Deadline in Filing
Civil Engineers	3 & 4	Su, M	NCR, All Regional Offices; Zamboanga	November 18, 2019	March 20, 2020
Chemical Engineers	6, 7 & 8	W, Th , F	NCR and Cebu	February 6, 2020	April 6, 2020
Certified Public Accountants	10, 17 & 18	Su, Su, M	NCR, Baguio, Cagayan de Oro, Cebu, Davao, Iloilo, Legaspi, Lucena, Tacloban and Tuguegarao	November 18, 2019	March 25, 2020
Dentist (Written)	12, 13 & 14	T, W, Th	NCR	February 12, 2020	April 13, 2020
Dental Hygienists (Written)	21	Th	NCR	February 21, 2020	April 21, 2020
Dental Hygienists (Practical)	22	F	NCR	February 21, 2020	April 21, 2020
Dentist (Practical)	26, 27, 28 & 29	T, W, Th, F	NCR	February 26, 2020	April 27, 2020
Nurses	May 31 & June 1	Su, M	NCR, All Regional Offices; Zamboanga	March 2, 2020	April 30, 2020
JUNE 2020
Name of Examination	Date/s of Exam	Day/s	Place	Opening of Online Processing	Deadline in Filing
Criminologists	7, 8 & 9	Su, M, T	NCR, All Regional Offices; Zamboanga	December 9, 2019	March 31, 2020
Environmental Planners	11 & 12	Th, F	NCR, Baguio, Cagayan de Oro, Cebu, Davao, Iloilo, Legaspi, Lucena, Pagadian and Tacloban	March 13, 2020	May 12, 2020
Interior Designers	23, 24 & 25	T, W, Th	NCR	March 25, 2020	May 25, 2020
Architects	28 & 30	Su, T	NCR, Baguio, Cebu, Davao, Legaspi and Zamboanga	March 30, 2020	May 29, 2020
JULY 2020
Name of Examination	Date/s of Exam	Day/s	Place	Opening of Online Processing	Deadline in Filing
Landscape Architects	1 & 2	W, Th	NCR	April 2, 2020	June 1, 2020
Psychologists	5 & 6	Su, M	NCR	April 24, 2020	June 23, 2020
Psychometricians	5 & 6	Su, M	NCR, Baguio, Cagayan de Oro, Cebu, Davao, Iloilo, Legaspi, Lucena, Tuguegarao and Zamboanga	April 24, 2020	June 23, 2020
Master Plumber	11 & 12	Sa, Su	NCR, Baguio, Cagayan de Oro, Cebu, Davao, Iloilo, Legaspi and Tacloban	April 10, 2020	May 12, 2020
Radiologic Technologists	26 & 27	Su, M	NCR, Baguio, Cagayan de Oro, Cebu, Davao, Iloilo, Legaspi, Lucena, Tuguegarao and Zamboanga	April 27, 2020	June 26, 2020
X-Ray Technologists	26 & 27	Su, M	NCR, Baguio, Cagayan de Oro, Cebu, Davao, Iloilo, Legaspi, Lucena, Tuguegarao and Zamboanga	April 27, 2020	June 26, 2020
Real Estate Brokers	31	F	NCR, Baguio, Cagayan de Oro, Cebu, Davao, Iloilo, Legaspi and Tacloban	April 30, 2020	July 1, 2020
AUGUST 2020
Name of Examination	Date/s of Exam	Day/s	Place	Opening of Online Processing	Deadline in Filing
Sanitary Engineers	4, 5 & 6	T, W, Th	NCR	May 6, 2020	July 6, 2020
Mining Engineers	4, 5 & 6	T, W, Th	NCR, Baguio, Cebu and Davao	May 6, 2020	July 6, 2020
Physical Therapists	8 & 9	Sa, Su	NCR, Baguio and Cebu	May 8, 2020	July 9, 2020
Occupational Therapists	8 & 9	Sa, Su	NCR, Baguio and Cebu	May 8, 2020	July 9, 2020
Veterinarians	11, 12 & 13	T, W, Th	NCR, Baguio, Cagayan de Oro, Cebu, Davao and Tuguegarao	May 14, 2020	July 13, 2020
Nutritionists - Dietitians	16 & 17	Su, M	NCR, Baguio, Cebu, Davao and Zamboanga	May 18, 2020	July 17, 2020
Guidance Counselors	14, 15 & 16	W, Th	NCR, Cagayan de Oro and Cebu	May 21, 2020	July 20, 2020
Mechanical Engineers	22 & 23	Sa, Su	NCR, Baguio, Cagayan de Oro, Cebu, Davao, Lucena, Tacloban and Zamboanga	May 22, 2020	July 27, 2020
Certified Plant Mechanic	22 & 23	Sa, Su	NCR, Baguio, Cagayan de Oro, Cebu, Davao, Lucena, Tacloban and Zamboanga	May 22, 2020	July 27, 2020
Social Workers	25, 26 & 27	T, W, Th	NCR, All Regional Offices; Zamboanga	May 27, 2020	July 27, 2020
Medical Technologists	29 & 30	Sa, Su	NCR, Baguio, Cagayan de Oro, Cebu, Davao, Iloilo, Legaspi, Lucena, Tacloban and Tuguegarao	May 29, 2020	July 30, 2020
SEPTEMBER 2020
Name of Examination	Date/s of Exam	Day/s	Place	Opening of Online Processing	Deadline in Filing
Foresters	1 & 2	T, W	NCR, All Regional Offices; Zamboanga	June 3, 2020	August 3, 2020
Registered Electrical Engineers	4 & 5	F, Sa	NCR, Baguio, Cagayan de Oro, Cebu, Davao, Iloilo, Legaspi, Lucena, Tacloban and Zamboanga	June 5, 2020	August 4, 2020
Registered Master Electricians	6	Su	NCR, Baguio, Cagayan de Oro, Cebu, Davao, Iloilo, Legaspi, Lucena, Tacloban and Zamboanga	June 5, 2020	August 4, 2020
Librarians	8 & 9	T, W	NCR, Baguio, Cagayan de Oro, Cebu, Davao, Iloilo, Legaspi, Tacloban and Tuguegarao	June 10, 2020	August 10, 2020
Real Estate Appraisers	8	T	NCR, Baguio, Butuan, Cagayan de Oro, Cebu, Davao, General Santos, Iloilo, Legaspi, Pampanga, Pangasinan, Pagadian, Tacloban, Tuguegarao and Zamboanga	June 10, 2020	August 10, 2020
Qualifying Assessment for Foreign Medical Professionals	11 & 18	F, F	NCR	June 3, 2020	August 13, 2020
Physicians	13, 14, 19 & 20	Sa, Su, Sa, Su	NCR, Baguio, Cebu and Davao	June 3, 2020	August 13, 2020
Respiratory Therapists	15 & 16	T, W	NCR, Baguio, Cebu, Davao and Zamboanga	June 15, 2020	August 17, 2020
Professional Teachers	27	Su	NCR, All Regional Offices; Zamboanga, Bacolod and Laoag	April 6, 2020	July 29, 2020
Agricultural & Biosystems Engineers	29 & 30	T, W	NCR, Baguio, Cagayan de Oro, Cebu, Davao, Legaspi and Tuguegarao	June 30, 2020	September 1, 2020
OCTOBER 2020
Name of Examination	Date/s of Exam	Day/s	Place	Opening of Online Processing	Deadline in Filing
Chemical Engineers	2, 3, & 4	F, Sa, Su	NCR and Cebu	July 3, 2020	September 1, 2020
Naval Architects and Marine Engineers	6, 7 & 8	T, W, Th	NCR	July 8, 2020	September 7, 2020
Metallurgical Engineers	6, 7 & 8	T, W, Th	NCR and Cagayan De Oro	July 8, 2020	September 7, 2020
Certified Public Accountants	10, 11 & 17	Sa, Su, Sa	NCR, Baguio, Cagayan de Oro, Cebu, Davao, Iloilo, Legaspi, Lucena, Tacloban and Tuguegarao	May 25, 2020	August 26, 2020
Optometrists (Written)	13, 14 & 15	T, W, Th	NCR	July 14, 2020	September 14, 2020
Ocular Pharmacologists	13	T	NCR	July 14, 2020	September 14, 2020
Optometrists (Practical)	18, 19, 20 & 21	Su, M, T, W	NCR	July 20, 2020	September 14, 2020
Chemists	20 & 21	T, W	NCR, Cagayan De Oro and Cebu	July 22, 2020	September 21, 2020
Chemical Technicians	22	Th	NCR, Cagayan De Oro and Cebu	July 22, 2020	September 21, 2020
Electronics Engineers	24 & 25	Sa, Su	NCR, Baguio, Cagayan de Oro, Cebu, Davao, Lucena and Tacloban	July 24, 2020	September 24, 2020
Electronics Technicians	26	M	NCR, Baguio, Cagayan de Oro, Cebu, Davao, Lucena and Tacloban	July 24, 2020	September 24, 2020
Geodetic Engineers	28 & 29	W, Th	NCR and Cebu	July 30, 2020	September 28, 2020
Fisheries Technologists	28 & 29	W, Th	NCR, Baguio, Cagayan de Oro, Cebu, Davao, Iloilo, Legaspi Lucena, Tacloban, Tuguegarao and Zamboanga	July 30, 2020	September 28, 2020
NOVEMBER 2020
Name of Examination	Date/s of Exam	Day/s	Place	Opening of Online Processing	Deadline in Filing
Customs Broker	4 & 5	W, Th	NCR, Cebu and Davao	August 6, 2020	October 5, 2020
Customs Broker	7 & 8	Sa, Su	NCR, All Regional Offices; Zamboanga	August 7, 2020	October 8, 2020
Agriculturists	10, 11 & 12	T, W, Th	NCR, All Regional Offices; Zamboanga	August 12, 2020	October 12, 2020
Civil Engineers	14 & 15	Sa, Su	NCR, Baguio, Cagayan de Oro, Cebu, Davao, Iloilo, Legaspi, Lucena, Pagadian, Tacloban, Tuguegarao and Zamboanga	May 11, 2020	October 1, 2020
Aeronautical Engineers	17, 18 & 19	T, W, Th	NCR	August 19, 2020	October 16, 2020
Geologists	17, 18 & 19	T, W, Th	NCR	August 19, 2020	October 16, 2020
Nurses	21 & 22	Sa, Su	NCR, All Regional Offices; Zamboanga	August 21, 2020	October 19, 2020
Nurses	28, 29 & 30	Sa, Su, M	NCR, All Regional Offices; Zamboanga	June 16, 2020	September 28, 2020
DECEMBER 2020
Name of Examination	Date/s of Exam	Day/s	Place	Opening of Online Processing	Deadline of Filing
Dentists (Written)	2, 3 & 4	W, Th, F	NCR	September 2, 2020	November 3, 2020
Real Estate Consultants (Written)	6	Su	NCR	September 7, 2020	November 5, 2020
Dental Technologists (Written)	7	T	NCR	September 9, 2020	November 9, 2020
Dental Technologists (Practical)	8 & 9	W, Th	NCR	September 9, 2020	November 9, 2020
Pharmacists	12 & 13	Sa, Su	NCR, Baguio, Cagayan de Oro, Cebu, Davao, Iloilo, Tuguegarao and Zamboanga	September 14, 2020	November 11, 2020
Dentists (Practical)	15, 16, 17 & 18	T, W, Th, F	NCR	September 2, 2020	November 16, 2020

You may download the official copy of PRC Resolution No. 1210 Series of 2019 here:

PRC Schedule Licensure Exam 2020

The conduct of SPLE to Overseas Filipino Workers, shall be scheduled in accordance to PRC Resolution No. 2017-1034 pursuant to R.A. No. 8981 and Executive Order No. 835.

PRC advised that requests for additional testing centers outside the PRC Regional Offices for LET shall be in accordance with PRC Resolution No. 2012-675 series of 2012 dated August 24, 2012, "Designation of other cities outside PRC Regional Offices as additional testing center for LET."

"The filing of application, together with the supporting documents, at the Central and Regional offices shall be in the period indicated in the schedule. Note that if the deadline of filing application falls on legal or regular holiday and non-working holidays, the deadline shall be on the immediately succeeding working day," PRC said.