MANILA, Philippines – The March 2022 Geodetic Engineering Licensure Exam GELE results including the complete board list of passers, top 10 examinees (topnotchers) and performance of schools are released by the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) Board of Geodetic Engineering in one (1) working days after the last day of exams.
As announced, 21 out of 51 examinees successfully passed the exams.
The Geodetic Engineer licensure exams were conducted on March 10-11, 2022 in testing centers in Cebu by the Board of Geodetic Engineering headed by its Chairman, Engr. Epifanio D. Lopez and its members Engr. Concordio D. Zuñiga and Engr. Randolf S. Vicente.
The GELE was originally scheduled on December 22-23, 2021 but later re-scheduled due to devastating effect of Super Typhoon Odette.
GELE 2022 Results Summary
- Top 10: Geodetic Engineer Licensure Exam Results December 2021
- Top Performing Schools/ Performance of Schools: December 2021 Geodetic Engineer Board Exam
List of Passers
Here are the Geodetic Engineer board exam results in Cebu as announced by the Professional Regulation Commission:
Roll of Successful Examinees in the
GEODETIC ENGINEER LICENSURE EXAMINATION
Held on March 10-11, 2022
Released on March 14, 2022
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Top 1 Examinee
PRC recognizes the top 10 examinees who garnered the highest examination ratings in any of its administered licensure exam. Shown below is the complete list of March 2022 Geodetic Engineering board exam top 1 examinee/ topnotcher including the school they’re from as well as their rating. The list is courtesy of PRC.
| Rank | Name | School | Rating (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hannah Mae Ponce Gomez | Negros Oriental State University – Dumaguete | 90.20 |
Performance of Schools/ Top Schools
Shown below is the complete list of schools’ performance for Geodetic Engineering board exams as well as the top performing schools having 10 or more examinees passed and with at least 80% overall passing percentage; as per Commission Resolution No. 2017-1058 (C) series of 2017, courtesy of PRC.
| Rank | School | Total No. of Examinees | Total No. Passed | Percentage Passed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None qualified | None qualified | None qualified | None qualified | None qualified |
The performance of schools for March 2022 Geodetic Engineer 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”.
Release of Results
The March 2022 Geodetic Engineering board exam results are expected to be released 2-3 working days after the last day of exams. Stand by from March 15-16, 2022. We also advise everyone to bookmark this page and follow us at our social media channels for the freshest updates on the Geodetic Engineer board exam results 2022.
Meanwhile, PRC may also release the results earlier or later than the estimated date without prior notice.
Schedule of Registration
The schedule of online appointment for issuance of Professional ID and Certificate of Registration for the new Geodetic Engineers will be from April 20-21, 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 Geodetic Engineering licensure exams will be available online few working days after the posting of 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
Due to the pandemic, the oathtaking ceremony for the newly Licensed Geodetic Engineers will be done online, now referred 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 transaction.
Inductees are required to print “OATH OF PROFESSIONAL” form that is downloadable at the PRC Online Services.
Coverage of Exams
The March 2022 Geodetic Engineering and Biosystems Engineering licensure exams covered the following topics:
- Laws, Rules and Regulations (Public land laws and natural resources, laws on property, land reform laws, land registration laws on obligation and contracts, professional and ethical practice and rules and regulations government land surveying)
- Mathematics (including algebra, solid geometry, analytical geometry engineering economics, plane and spherical trigonometry, differential and integral calculus, mechanics and least squares)
- Theory and Practice of Surveying (including property surveying, isolated, mineral and mining surveys, cadastral land surveying, astronomy, route surveys and earthworks, hydrographic and topographic surveying, photogrammetry, engineering surveys and construction surveying)
- Geodesy (including geodetic surveying, geodetic astronomy, geodetic triangulation, geodetic leveling, gravity measurement and least squares)
- Cartography (including plotting and mapping of isolated, mineral, cadastral, hydrographic photogrammetric surveys and map projection).
GELE Schedule
Shown below is the schedule of the 2022 Geodetic Engineering licensure exams:
| Date of Exam | Testing Locations | Start of Application | Deadline of Application |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 6-7 2022 | NCR, Baguio, Cebu, Davao, Legazpi, Pagadian, Tacloban, Tuguegarao and Zamboanga | July 6, 2022 | September 6, 2022 |
Previous Exams
Licensure Exam for Geodetic Engineers is one of the PRC-regulated exam with the average number of examinees.
In the most recent GELE held on December 2021, 375 out of 694 examinees passed. Christian Janlois Arguelles Noriega from University of the Philippines Diliman ranked first in the exams garnering a rating of 91.80% followed by Gian Nathan Acurantes Tongco also from the same school having 91.80%. UP Diliman was the top performing school having 97.53% overall passing rate.
On October 2019 exams, 481 out of 877 successfully passed. Charlene Gallentes Bolastig from CARAGA State University – Butuan City ranked first in the exams garnering a rating of 91.20% followed by Lemuel John Atenta Bagtas from University of the Philippines – Diliman having 88.60%. UP Diliman and Pampanga State Agricultural University – Pampanga were the top performing schools having 100.00% passing rate.
Here is the summary of results in previous years:
| Month/Year | Examinees | Passers | Passing Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 2021 | 694 | 375 | 54.03% |
| October 2019 | 877 | 481 | 54.85% |
| October 2018 | 848 | 451 | 53.18% |
| October 2017 | 750 | 372 | 49.60% |
| October 2016 | 555 | 232 | 41.80% |
| October 2015 | 510 | 179 | 35.10% |
Questions?
For those who want to clarify something, PRC advised to email them through the Licensure Exam Division at below contacts:
To receive fast and reliable news and announcements regarding the Licensure Exam for Geodetic Engineers for 2021 and 2022, we advise our readers to visit PRC official website.
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