How to Pass the REE Board Exam: What’s Covered, What It Takes, and How to Practice
About half of all examinees don’t pass the Registered Electrical Engineer exam. This guide shows you exactly what’s tested, how the grade is computed, what PRC asks for, and how to turn your review into a passing score, with free practice tools built for it.
REE Board Exam Results Since 2018
Every REE exam from September 2018 to September 2026: who passed, who didn’t, and where the passing rate is heading.
📊Passed vs. failed, and the passing rate
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Bars: examinees who passed and failed (left axis). Line: passing rate (right axis). Dashed line: least-squares linear trend over exam date. Source: PRC results.
📉Down about 2 points a year
65% → 48%That’s the trendline from 2018 to 2026. Two in three passed before 2020; the trend has slid since, though exam-to-exam swings are far bigger (R² ≈ 0.25), so treat it as a warning, not a forecast.
🗓️The second exam is harder
60% vs 53%Average pass rate: April exams vs. August/September exams since 2019. The three lowest results, 30.9%, 38.9% and 49.3%, were all second-run exams.
👥Thousands every cycle
~6,800Examinees in a typical April exam lately, about twice the August/September turnout. You’re competing with the questions, not with them, but the numbers show how many fall short.
See the full results table (14 exams)
| Exam | Passed | Failed | Passing rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 1,676 | 1,723 | 49.31% |
| April 2026 | 3,769 | 2,787 | 57.49% |
| August 2025 | 1,240 | 1,946 | 38.92% |
| April 2025 | 4,137 | 2,604 | 61.37% |
| August 2024 | 1,655 | 1,403 | 54.12% |
| April 2024 | 4,436 | 2,569 | 63.32% |
| September 2023 | 1,218 | 2,727 | 30.87% |
| April 2023 | 3,339 | 2,432 | 57.86% |
| September 2022 | 2,467 | 2,447 | 50.20% |
| April 2022 | 3,029 | 2,538 | 54.41% |
| September 2021 | 1,668 | 922 | 64.40% |
| September 2019 | 3,285 | 1,606 | 67.16% |
| April 2019 | 1,600 | 948 | 62.79% |
| September 2018 | 3,135 | 1,562 | 66.74% |
What Score Do You Need to Pass the REE?
Two conditions, and you need both.
Computed from your three subject scores using their weights.
Drop below 50% in any one subject and you fail, whatever your average.
🧮Example: a 74% average that still fails
Say you score 48% in Math, 80% in ESAS and 85% in EE Professional:
That’s well above 70%, but Math is under 50%, so it’s a fail. Don’t neglect your weakest subject, even if it carries the smallest weight.
REE Board Exam Coverage and Subject Weights
Three subject groups over two days. The order of subjects varies by cycle, so check your Notice of Admission.
💡Where your hours pay off most
EE Professional is almost half your grade. In my own work in distribution planning, the topics I use every day are per-unit calculations, transformer connections, voltage drop, fault levels and protection coordination, and they’re exactly the ones the exam leans on. Learn them well enough to use, not just to recognize.
When Is the REE Exam, and How Do You Apply?
PRC usually holds the REE twice a year, in April and in August or September, with the RME exam right after.
🗂️How to apply
- Check the scheduleFind your exam in PRC’s yearly schedule resolution.
- File in LERISCreate your account and fill in the application online.
- Book and payPick a testing center and pay the fee shown in LERIS.
- Validate your documentsBring the originals to your PRC appointment.
- Get your Notice of AdmissionIt shows your room and reporting time.
File early. Online filing closes weeks before the exam, and popular testing centers fill up fast.
📋Documents to prepare
- Transcript of Records with your photo and the remark “For Board Examination Purposes”
- PSA Birth Certificate, original and photocopy
- PSA Marriage Certificate, for married female applicants using their married name
- NBI Clearance, valid when you file
🎒On exam day
- Notice of Admission and a valid ID
- No. 2 pencils
- A non-programmable calculator allowed under PRC rules
How to Review for the REE Board Exam
Most reviewees take around six months. Lectures show you how a problem is solved; only timed practice makes you fast at solving it.
🗓️A six-month plan that works
Math and ESAS: refresh the theory, then solve every sample problem yourself.
Circuits, machines, power systems and PEC. This is 45% of your grade.
Random problems across all subjects, against the clock, every day.
Full 100-item mocks, then fix your weakest topics.
✅What works
- Solving problems before reading the solution
- Daily timed practice from the start, not just in the last month
- Tracking which topics you keep getting wrong
- Review groups for PRC updates and discussing hard problems
🚫What to avoid
- Hoarding 1,000-page PDFs you’ll never solve
- Reading solutions and calling it practice
- Anything claiming to be “leaked” exam questions; it breaks PRC rules and risks your license
- Pirated review center modules
Practice REE Problems Free on EngineeringStuffs
I built these so you can do that daily practice without paying for a review center’s question set.
🔍Question Bank
Free · no login- Board-style questions by subject and topic
- Tap a choice to check it instantly, then see the worked solution
- Filter by type, difficulty, exam (e.g. “EE Board April 2019”) and source book
📝Exam Set Builder
Free- Pick up to 100 questions from any subject
- Shuffle questions or choices for different versions
- Print a clean exam with a separate answer key and solutions
🎓EE Review Program
- Lessons organized by subject and topic
- A study plan that schedules your review
- Four 100-item mock boards: Math, ESAS, EE and PEC
REE Board Exam: Quick Answers
What is the passing rate of the REE board exam?
It changes every exam. From 2018 to 2026 it ranged from 30.87% (September 2023) to 67.16% (September 2019). The latest, September 2026, was 49.31%: 1,676 of 3,399 examinees passed.
What score do I need to pass?
A general weighted average of at least 70%, with no subject below 50%.
How often is the REE exam held?
Usually twice a year: April, and August or September. Check PRC’s schedule for the exact dates.
What subjects are in the REE exam?
Mathematics (25%), Engineering Sciences and Allied Subjects (30%), and Electrical Engineering Professional Subjects (45%), which include the Philippine Electrical Code.
Can I review for the REE without a review center?
Yes, if you’re disciplined about daily timed practice. A review center gives structure; either way, the practice is what gets you through. The Question Bank here is free, with no login needed, and the EE Review Program adds lessons, a study plan and mock boards.
Your license is one review away
Start with ten problems today. Check each one instantly, read the solution, and come back tomorrow for ten more.
Sources: Professional Regulation Commission (prc.gov.ph), REELE results September 2018 to September 2026 and the 2026 schedule of licensure examinations. Passing rates and averages computed from PRC’s published passer and examinee counts.