ECT: Electronics Technicians licensure exam

The ECT exam is given in the same week as the ECE exam, by the same Board (the Professional Regulatory Board of Electronics Engineering). Cedar's ECT access opens the whole ECE reviewer plus the ECT Essentials lessons. This page shows which lessons cover each part of the ECT exam's official scope.

The exam at a glance

Subject	Technical Subjects and Laws and Ethics: one paper, 100%
Time	8:00 A.M. to 12:00 noon (4 hours), after the 7:00 A.M. instructions
To pass	70% (RA 9292, Section 16). With a single subject, there is no removal exam.
Calculator	One non-programmable calculator from the PRC's allowed list, inspected and reset before the exam (guide)
Who may take it	A graduate of a technician, trade or vocational course in electronics of at least 2 years, or someone who has finished at least the third year of a BS ECE/EE program (RA 9292, Section 14)

From the PRC program for the March 19, 2026 Electronics Technicians Licensure Examination. Always check the program and Notice of Admission of your own exam. The PRC doesn't publish item counts per topic for the ECT exam, so this page doesn't show any.

Sa madaling salita

Isang papel lang ang ECT exam, apat na oras, at 70% ang pasado. Kaya walang subject na puwedeng iwan: lahat ng nasa listahan sa ibaba, kasama ang batas at ang Philippine Electrical Code, ay puwedeng lumabas. Unahin ang Ohm's law at mga component, kasi doon nakasandal ang halos lahat ng iba.

The official scope, and where to study it

The program lists these topics, and Cedar has full lessons for each.

Topic in the PRC program	Cedar coverage	Study these lessons
Ohm's Law and circuits	Covered	Resistive Networks · Mesh and Node Equations · Network Theorems · Impedance and Admittance · Power in AC Circuits
Electronic/Electrical Component	Covered	Resistive Networks (color code) · Diode Equivalent Circuits · BJT and FET · Thyristors · Optoelectronic Devices and Sensors · Dielectric and Magnetic Materials
RA No. 9292 (Electronics Engineering Law of 2004)	Covered	ECE Pledge, the Board Examination and the PRC · Practicing the ECE Profession (including what a technician may do)
Phil. Electrical Code and Phil. Electronics Code	Covered	PEC: Wiring, Protection, and Grounding · Other ECE-Related Statutes, Safety Standards, and PEC Codes: the codes, electrical safety and standards. The code's detailed tables aren't reproduced.
Electronic/Electrical Machine or Equipment	Covered	Motors, Generators, and Transformers · Coupled and Magnetic Circuits (transformers) · Power Supply and Voltage Regulation · Power in AC Circuits · Electricity, Magnetism, and EM Induction (motors and generators) · Programmable Logic Controllers
Test Equipment	Covered	Multimeters and Meter Circuits · The Oscilloscope and Other Bench Instruments · Transducers, Data Acquisition, and Interfacing
Basic Mathematics	Covered	Numbers, Units, and Algebra for Technicians · Trigonometry, Logarithms, and Decibels · Complex Numbers · Caltech: calculator techniques
Maintenance and Repair	Covered	Troubleshooting, Component Testing, and Repair · safety in Other ECE-Related Statutes, Safety Standards, and PEC Codes (shock current, ESD, opening a panel)

A study plan for ECT

1. Week 1: basic math. Numbers, units and algebra, then trigonometry, logarithms and decibels.
2. Weeks 2–3: circuits and components. Ohm's law, series and parallel, dividers, power, then diodes, transistors and thyristors. These carry most of the computations.
3. Week 4: test equipment and repair. Multimeters, the oscilloscope, and troubleshooting.
4. Week 5: machines and equipment. Motors, generators and transformers, power supplies, AC power and power factor.
5. Week 6: laws and codes. RA 9292 and what a technician may do, the Philippine Electrical Code, the Philippine Electronics Code, and electrical safety.
6. Last week: quizzes. Retake the quick checks of every lesson above and solve the worked examples again without looking.

Working while you review? See the weekly plan for working reviewees.