In the past few years, I’m tracking the result of board exam for various professions in the Philippines. My expectation is that the University of the Philippines (U.P.) should always top the rank among other school in the percentage of passers.

This expectation was always satisfied based on the record and my observation in the previous board exams.

Aside from being number one in passing rate, U.P. passing rate should be consistently 100% as a manifestation of its quality education, and as being the premier university in the Philippines.

In all the degree that U.P. offers and has a licensure exam requirement, UP consistently placed number 1 in terms of passing rate. However, there were also some cases where the passing rate is below 100%. Quite disappointing.

The result of the October 2006 Mechanical Engineering Licensure Examination has set a new record in U.P. board exam history when it only placed number 2 in terms of percentage of passers at 94% passing rate;

1 Mindanao State University – Gen. Santos City- 95.00% (18out of 19)
2 University of the Philippines - Diliman- 94.00% (16 out of 17)
3 Silliman University-92.00%-(12 out of 13)

Though the top three schools both has 1 examiner who failed to pass, what matters is the percentage of passers because it reflects the proportion of the whole, that is, it reflects the characteristic or quality of training and education of the group of examinees.

Most of us believed that Licensure examination is almost immaterial in our performance at work, but it must not be neglected because it is a measure what you have known and the quality of education of your alma mater, a pride of your school.