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NCEES Dates, Deadlines, and Links

As you most likely already know, the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES) is the national nonprofit organization that develops, administers, and scores the examinations used for engineering licensure in the United States. Their website is your source for all the most current and authoritative details on the examination process, rules, dates and deadlines. This page is here to help you zero in on some of the most important details you need to know.

NCEES Website: https://ncees.org/

NCEES Examinee Guide

As you most likely already know, the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES) is the national nonprofit organization that develops, administers, and scores the examinations used for engineering licensure in the United States. Their website is your source for all the most current and authoritative details on the examination process, rules, dates and deadlines. This page is here to help you zero in on some of the most important details you need to know.This is your PE Exam bible, and it should be where you go to to answer all questions about how the PE exam works, registration procedures, and what is and is not allowed during the exam. Right now, both the Civil and Mechanical PE Exams are currently being offered as pencil-and-paper tests, so make sure you’re looking at the information for the pencil-and-paper tests. Pay careful attention to what you are not allowed to bring into the exam or have on your desk. This will impact your preparation and could impact your ability to even take the exam.

NCEES Civil Exam Specifications: https://ncees.org/engineering/pe/civil/

NCEES Mechanical Exam Specifications: https://ncees.org/engineering/pe/mechanical/

 

NCEES Exam Registration

Registering to take the PE Exam is a two step process in which you must: meet the requirements of your state’s professional licensing board.

Links to State Engineering Boards: https://ncees.org/state-links/

Register with NCEES to take your chosen exam during the exam registration period for each exam date. The opening and closing dates for the current registration period are posted on this page on the NCEES website when they become available.

NCEES Exam Registration: https://ncees.org/engineering/

You must create a MyNCEES account to register to take an exam or purchase practice exams.

NCEES Exam Registration: https://account.ncees.org/login

NCEES Civil Exam Specifications: https://ncees.org/engineering/pe/civil/

NCEES Mechanical Exam Specifications: https://ncees.org/engineering/pe/mechanical/

 

Exam Dates

The Civil and Mechanical PE Exams are currently being offered as pencil-and-paper tests. These are offered on two dates each year in April and October. The exams are scheduled to transition to a computer-based testing format between 2020 and 2023. DTC will adapt our courses to meet the changed requirements in time for the scheduled start of computer-based testing for each exam. Once the exams have transitioned to computer-based testing, they will be offered year-round, so there will be no scheduled exam dates.

NCEES Exam Schedule: https://ncees.org/exams/schedule/ 

2018:
  • Civil & Mechanical – Friday, October 26, 2018
 
2019:
  • Civil & Mechanical – Friday, April 5, 2019
  • Civil & Mechanical – Friday, October 25, 2019
 
2020:
Mechanical – Year-Round Computer-Based Testing (scheduled to begin this year)
  • Civil – Friday, April 17, 2020
  • Civil – Friday, October 23, 2020
 
2021:
Mechanical – Year-Round Computer-Based Testing
  • Civil – Friday, April 23, 2021
  • Civil – Friday, October 22, 2021
2022:
Mechanical – Year-Round Computer-Based Testing
  • Civil – Friday, April 22, 2021
  • Civil – Friday, October 21, 2021
 
2023:
Mechanical – Year-Round Computer-Based Testing2018:
  • Civil & Mechanical – Friday, October 26, 2018
 
2019:
  • Civil & Mechanical – Friday, April 5, 2019
  • Civil & Mechanical – Friday, October 25, 2019
 
2020:
Mechanical – Year-Round Computer-Based Testing (scheduled to begin this year)
  • Civil – Friday, April 17, 2020
  • Civil – Friday, October 23, 2020
 
2021:
Mechanical – Year-Round Computer-Based Testing
  • Civil – Friday, April 23, 2021
  • Civil – Friday, October 22, 2021
2022:
Mechanical – Year-Round Computer-Based Testing
  • Civil – Friday, April 22, 2021
  • Civil – Friday, October 21, 2021
 
2023:
Mechanical – Year-Round Computer-Based Testing

NCEES Practice Exams

For each PE Exam the NCEES publishes a practice exam that you can purchase. These are excellent exam prep resources as they contain questions from past exams; simulate the format, style, and level of difficulty, and provide solutions. We highly recommend that anyone taking the PE Exam use the NCEES practice exam as part of their exam review. 

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