A graduate of the Technological University of the Philippines – Visayas (TUP-V) in Talisay City topped the April 2024 Electronics Engineering Licensure Examinations (ECELE) held April 11-12, given by the Board of Electronics Engineering.
As TUPVian Niele Shem Bañas topped the board with an average of 91.80 percent; the University also achieved a 71.05 percent overall passing rate, surpassing the 42.49 percent national average in the ECELE and was named the No. 1 Top Performing School in the 2024 Electronics Technician (ECT) Licensure Examination.
According to the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC), 1,330 out of 3,130 passed the Electronics Engineers Licensure Examination and 1,819 out of 2,538 passed the Electronics Technicians Licensure Examination given by the Board of Electronics Engineering in NCR, Baguio, Cagayan de Oro, Cebu, Davao, Iloilo, Legazpi, Lucena, Pampanga, Rosales and Tuguegarao.
It added that the Board of Electronics Engineering members who gave the licensure examinations are Engr. Alnar Detalla, chairman; Engr. Enrico Claro Delmoro and Engr. Herminio Orbe, members.
The results were released yesterday, three working days after the last day of the exam.
Meanwhile, TUP-V campus director Dr. Eric Malo-oy said Bañas is expected to receive a topnotcher incentive of P200,000.
Malo-oy added that the University attributes its success in board examination, particularly in the engineering and engineering technology programs not only to its curriculum development programs, laboratory, and equipment augmentation but to the commitment of each faculty and staff to delivering quality education.
“Truly TUP Visayas is the home of topnotchers in Engineering and Engineering Technology Education in the country,” he said.*
