REPUBLIC ACT 5734
PROVISIONS FOR THE BOARD EXAMINATION
Section 5.
Pre-qualifications for Examination. - In order to be admitted to the
electronics and communications engineering examination, an applicant must, at
time of the filing of his application therefor, establish to the satisfaction
of the Board that:
(a) He is at least twenty-one
years of age;
(b) He is a citizen of the
Philippines or of a foreign country qualified to take the examination under
Section twenty-three of this Act;
(c) He is of good moral character;
(d) He is a holder of the degree
of Bachelor of Science in Electronics and Communications Engineering, or such
equivalent engineering course from any school, institute, college, or
university recognized by the Government or the State where it is established,
after completing a resident collegiate course of not less than four years:
Provided, That within three years after the approval of this Act, holders of a
certificate of Associate in Electronics and Communications Engineering or any
allied engineering course or holder of a valid first class radiotelegraphy or
radiotelephony commercial operator license with at least five years active
practice in electronics, communications, or allied fields shall be qualified to
take the electronics and communications engineering examination.
Section 6. Schedule
of Examination. - Examinations for candidates desiring to practice
electronics and communications engineering in the Philippines shall be given by
the Board twice a year in the City of Manila or in such other places as may be
deemed necessary and expedient by the Board.
Section 7. Scope of
Examination. - The examination for the practice of electronics and
communications engineering in the Philippines shall consist of written tests
which shall cover such subjects as the Board may prescribe.
Section 8. Rating in
the Examination. - To pass the examination, a candidate must obtain
an average of seventy per cent, with no rating below fifty per cent in any
subject: Provided, That an applicant who fails to obtain a passing average but
who obtained at least seventy per cent in each of at least one-half of the
total subjects given in the examination, may be permitted to take within two
years from the date of his examination, another examination on the subjects in
which he obtained a grade below seventy per cent. Should the examinee fail in
the set of subject repeated in the second examination, he shall be required to
take all the subjects in the next examination.
Section 9. Report of
Rules of Examination. - Within ninety days after the examination, the
Board shall report the result thereof to the Commissioner of Civil Service, who
shall act thereon within thirty days from receipt thereof.
CIVIL SERVICE
GUIDELINES TO THE ECE BOARD
ARTICLE VI. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
SECTION 2. Conduct
of Examination - The examination shall be conducted in a spirit of mutual
cooperation among the members of the Board of Examiners of Electronics and
Communications Engineers and personnel of the Civil Service Commission. All
efforts must be geared towards the realization of the objectives of the
examinations. This shall involve among others the adoption and implementation
of proper controls and measures at all times the absolute integrity of the
examinations.
ARTICLE II-EXAMINATION AND REGISTRATION
SECTION 1. Place and Date of Examination
The examination for registration of those qualified to take
the examination for the practice of electronics and communications engineering
ii, the Philippines shall be held in the City of Manila or its suburbs and/or
in such other places, as the Board may deem necessary and fit within the first
week and beginning on the first Monday of the months of February and August of
each year. Applicants for examination shall be notified in writing of the dates
and place/s of examination.
SECTION 2. Filling of Examination
a. Applications shall be made in
the prescribed form with all the required documents attached therewith and no
application made otherwise shall be accepted. All questions and/or.
requirements in the prescribed form shall be answered in full and/or fully
complied with. Applications shall be filed together with the required fees with
the Secretary of the Board thirty (30) working days prior to the first day of
examination but in no case later than ten (10) days before the examination’s
start.
b. By the filing of the
application, the candidate agrees to observe strictly the requirements
prescribed in these Rules and Regulations.
c. The Secretary or his
representatives shall screen the applications to determine whether or not the
requirements for admission to the examination have been complied with.
SECTION 3. Applicant’s Photograph
- Each applicant shall submit with his application, for
identification purposes. three (3) copies of his latest bust photograph,
2x2-I/2 inches in size, taken not more than thirty (30) days prior to
submittal.
SECTION 4. Approval or Disapproval.
- At least two (2)
members of the Board shall examine each application, together with all the
supporting of the papers and shall inform the applicant of the approval or
disapproval of his application. A disapproved application shall be returned to
the applicant for the necessary correction/ rectification or with statement as
to the reasons for such disapproval.
SECTION 5. Scope of Examination
- The examination for certificate of registration for the
practice of Electronics and Communications Engineering, as provided for in Sec.
7 of R.A. 5734, shall consists of written tests on subjects as the Board may
prescribe from time to time
The subjects to be covered and included in the examination
until I unless otherwise revised by the Board are shown with their
corresponding weights and definitions/descriptions in Appendix A which is part
and parcel of these rules and regulations.
SECTION 7. Ratings in the Examination
- To pass the examination, a candidate must obtain a general
average of, at least, seventy percent, with no rating below fifty percent in
any subject; provided that, an applicant who failed to obtain a passing
average, but obtain at least seventy percent in at least one-half of the total
subject given in the examination may, upon proper application and payment of
the relevant fees be permitted to take within two years from the date of his
last examination, another examination only on the subjects he had previously
failed. Should the examinee fail in said set of subjects repeated in the second
examination, he shall be required to take all the subjects in his next
examination.
SECTION 8. Pre-Qualifications for
Examination
- At the time of filing his application, the applicant must
establish to the satisfaction of the Board that
a. He is at least twenty-one (21)
years of age,
b. He is a citizen of the of the
Philippines or of a foreign country qualified to take the examination under
Sec. 23 of R.A. 5734,
c. He is of good moral character
d. He is holder of B.S. in
Electronics Engineering or such equivalent engineering course from any school,
institute college or university recognized by the Government or State where it
is established, after completing a collegiate course of not less than four (4)
years,
e. Provided however that within
three (3) years after the approval of R.A. 5734. any holder of a certificate of
Associate in Electronics and Communications engineering or any allied
engineering course or any holder of a valid first class radio telegraphy or
radio telephony commercial operator license with at least five years active
practice in electronics, communication or allied field, shall be qualified to
take the electronics and communications engineering examinations. The three (3)
years period herein mentioned expires after 21 June 1972.
f. The applicant concerned in (e.)
immediately above shall, in addition, present proof satisfactory to the Board
that he has a specific record of a least five (5) years active practice in
electronics, telecommunications or allied fields.
SECTION. 9 Conduct before, during and after
the examinations
A. Candidates shall be allowed to bring into the examination
room any handbook, textbook, slide rule, protractor, and/or other
material/instrument only when so allowed in the subject in which they shall be
examined.
B. Candidates are prohibited from communicating with each
other by means of words, signs, gestures, codes, or other acts which may enable
them to exchange or impart/acquire information.
C. It is strictly prohibited for the candidate to
communicate directly or indirectly concerning the examination with any member
of the Board after the examination and before the publication of the results.
D. Whatever complaint or information regarding the examination
shall be addressed officially to the executive officer of the Board.
E. Any candidate violating the provisions of this section
shall be summarily expelled from the place of examination and/or his paper
canceled, upon further investigation, the examinations at the discretion of the
Board of Examiners.
SECTION 10. Report of Results of Examinations. Within ninety
(90) days after examination, the Board shall report the result thereof to the
Commissioner of Civil Service. who shall act thereon within thirty (30) days
from receipt thereof.