What is the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) exam?

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What is the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) exam?

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The Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) is the first exam that engineer graduates or final year students must pass to work as a licensed professional engineers. Students can attempt the computer-based FE exam from a National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying approved test centers. The number of questions for the FE exam is 110, and students are given 6 hours to complete it. The total time is inclusive of the nondisclosure agreement, tutorial, break, and exam.

Separate FE exams are conducted for seven streams in engineering. The streams include Chemical Civil, Electrical and computer, Environmental, Industrial and Systems, Mechanical, and other disciplines, that include ocean, agricultural, mining, petroleum, nuclear, etc.

The applicants must pay an exam fee of $175 to the NCEES. Some states' licensing boards may seek additional fees and documents students must present during the application process. The official NCEES website reports that around 70% of examinees pass the exam.

For more information about Engineers, check out this article Engineering: Overview of How to Become a Professional Engineer

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