MANILA, Philippines – The October 2022 Metallurgical Engineering Licensure Exam (MELE) results, including the complete list of passers, top 10 examinees (topnotchers), and performance of schools, are released by the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) Board of Metallurgical Engineering in three (3) working days after the last day of exams.
PRC announces that 31 out of 47 successfully passed the October 2022 MTLE.
The Metallurgical Engineer licensure exams were conducted on October 3-5, 2022 in testing centers nationwide including NCR and Cagayan de Oro by the Board of Metallurgical Engineering headed by its Chairman, Agustin M. Fudolig, Chairman and its member, Juancho Pablo S. Calvez.
List of Passers
Here are the October 2022 Metallurgical Engineer board exam results as announced by the Professional Regulation Commission:
Roll of Successful Examinees in the
METALLURGICAL ENGINEER LICENSURE EXAMINATION
Held on October 3-5, 2022
Released on October 7, 2022
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List of Topnotchers
Performance of Schools
Here is the list of the top performing schools:
| Rank | School | Total No. of Examinees | Total No. Passed | Percentage Passed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
The performance of schools for October 2022 Metallurgical Engineering licensure exams in alphabetical order as per R.A. 8981 otherwise known as PRC Modernization Act of 2000 Section 7 (m) or “to monitor the performance of schools in licensure examinations and publish results thereof in a newspaper of national circulation”
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When is the release of MELE results?
As per PRC Resolution No. 1439 series of 2021, entitled “Schedule of the Licensure Exam for the Year 2022“, the September 2022 MELE results will be released on or before October 7, 2022.
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Schedule of Registration
The schedule of online appointment for issuance of Professional ID and Certificate of Registration for the new Veterinarians will be held on the following date(s):
| Date(s) of Registration: October 28 and October 31, 2022 |
Initial registrants are advised to register online via PRC official website via https://online.prc.gov.ph/ and follow the steps in online registration. Here are the registration requirements:
- Notice of Admission/NOA (for identification purposes only)
- Duly accomplished Oath Form or Panunumpa ng Propesyonal
- Two (2) pieces of passport-sized ID photos in white background and with complete name tag
- Two (2) sets of documentary stamp
- One (1) piece short brown envelope
PRC added that successful examinees shall personally register and sign in the Roster of Registered Professionals.
Verification of Rating
The verification of ratings and test results for the metallurgical engineer licensure exams given by the PRC Board of Metallurgical Engineering will be available online a few days after posting the results.
Successful takers can refer to PRC official website and use the Verification Page to know their board examination passing rate.
As posted, a passer shall only provide the exam name, the date of examination, the application number, first name, and last name, and the birth date.
Oath-Taking Ceremonies
The oath-taking ceremony for the newly Licensed Metallurgical Engineers can be done online, now referred to as the “e-oath.” The application system for the e-oath can be accessed online via PRC dedicated portal via https://online.prc.gov.ph/ and select “e-OATH” as a transaction.
Inductees are required to print “OATH OF PROFESSIONAL” form that is downloadable at the PRC Online Services.
Meanwhile, PRC has started scheduling face-to-face oath-taking for newly licensed professionals. This section will be updated should PRC conduct face-to-face oathtaking for new Metallurgical Engineering 2022 passers.
Coverage of Exams
The October 2022 Metallurgical Engineering and Biosystems Engineering licensure exams covered the following topics:
- Metallurgy 1 (Covering Minerals Processing, Prometallurgy, Metallurgical Fuel Technology, Refractory Science, Hydrometallurgy/ Electrometallurgy and Metallurgical Physical Chemistry)
- Metallurgy 2 (Covering Physical Metallurgy, Mechanical Metallurgy, Crystolagraphy/ Metallography, Iron and Steel Metallurgy, Non-Ferrous Metallurgy and Foundry Metallurgy)
- Metallurgy 3 (Covering Inorganic Qualitative and Quantitative Chemistry, Metallurgical Law, Jurisprudence, Ethics, Statistics and Experimental Design, Engineering Economics, Mechanics, Hydraulics, and Design of simple Metallurgical Processes/ Operation/ Plants of Facilities)
Previous Exams
Licensure Exam for Metallurgical Engineers is one of the PRC-regulated exam with the less number of examinees.
In the most recent board exams held on October 2021, 20 out of 38 examinees passed. Agustin Domic Escaño Laplana from the University of the Philippines – Diliman ranked first in the exams garnering a rating of 86.85, followed by Bien Alexis Miranda Figarola from the same school, having 84.55%.
In July 2021 MELE, 30 out of 43 (69.77%), successfully passed. John Karlo Esguerra Mercado from the University of the Philippines – Diliman ranked first in the exams, garnering a rating of 87.05, and Juan Raphael Salamera Contreras, also from UP – Diliman, has 86.65%.
Here is the summary of results in previous years:
| Month/Year | Examinees | Passers | Passing Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 2021 | 43 | 30 | 69.77% |
| October 2019 | 94 | 68 | 72.34% |
| October 2018 | 68 | 49 | 72.06% |
| October 2017 | 96 | 82 | 85.42% |
| October 2016 | 71 | 58 | 81.69% |
Questions?
For those who want to clarify something, PRC advised to email them through the Licensure Exam Division at below contacts:
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