MANILA, Philippines – The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) officially released on Wednesday, November 27, the schedule of board examinations for 2020, which includes the opening of online processing, deadline for filing applications, practical examinations, professional upgrading examinations, Special Professional Licensure Examinations (SPLE) and target date of release of exam result.
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.
SEE ALSO: March 2020 LET board exam schedule, application requirements and deadline of filing
PRC board exam schedule below 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.
The 2020 Schedule of Examination
Here's the official copy of PRC Resolution No. 1210 Series of 2019:
The SPLE to Overseas Filipino Workers for 2020, shall be scheduled in accordance to PRC Resolution No. 2017-1034 pursuant to R.A. No. 8981 and Executive Order No. 835.
In the Licensure Examination for Professional Teachers (LET), PRC advised that requests for additional testing centers outside the PRC Regional Offices 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.
— The Summit Express
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.
SEE ALSO: March 2020 LET board exam schedule, application requirements and deadline of filing
PRC board exam schedule below 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.
The 2020 Schedule of Examination
| 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 |
Here's the official copy of PRC Resolution No. 1210 Series of 2019:
The SPLE to Overseas Filipino Workers for 2020, shall be scheduled in accordance to PRC Resolution No. 2017-1034 pursuant to R.A. No. 8981 and Executive Order No. 835.
In the Licensure Examination for Professional Teachers (LET), PRC advised that requests for additional testing centers outside the PRC Regional Offices 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.
— The Summit Express
