Question & AnswerQ&A (PRC Resolution NO. 164, SERIES 2003)
Section 7(d) of Republic Act No. 8981, otherwise known as the PRC Modernization Act of 2000, empowers the Commission to provide schools, colleges, and universities with copies of sample test questions on examinations recently conducted by the Commission.
Public and private schools, colleges, and universities that offer courses for licensure examinations and are duly accredited and/or recognized by the Commission on Higher Education (CHED).
They must submit a written request through a duly authorized representative, and the institution must be offering the relevant licensure examination course and be accredited or recognized by CHED.
The sample test questions must be provided within six (6) months from the date of release of the examination results upon receipt of the written request and payment of the prescribed fees.
The Professional Regulatory Board (PRB) prepares the sample test questions by selecting five (5) questions per subject copied from the actual examination questionnaires.
Only clerical or typographical errors may be corrected in preparing the sample test questions.
"SAMPLE TEST QUESTIONS PURSUANT TO SEC. 7(d) OF R.A. NO. 8981" plus the name and date of the examination must be stamped or marked on every page.
Yes, the sample test questions shall be released only upon payment of the prescribed fee by the requesting school, college, or university.
The sample test questions are for the exclusive use of the requesting institution to give prospective licensure examinees an idea of how the examination questions are framed.
The guidelines became effective fifteen (15) days following their publication in the Official Gazette or a newspaper of general circulation after approval on December 3, 2003.