Section 21Sec./Art. 21

Exemption from Examination. A person may be registered as metallurgical engineer and given a license to practice as metallurgical engineer without examination, who:

(a) Had graduated with a degree of Bachelor of Science in Metallurgical Engineering before the enactment of Presidential Decree No. 1536, the Metallurgical Engineering Law of the Philippines in June 1978 and who, on the date of approval of this Act, had an accumulated fifteen (15) years of experience in any of the metallurgical practice as defined in Section 4 of this Act: Provided, That the said experience is certified by the applicants employer/s and approved by the Board; or

(b) Had graduated with a doctorate degree in Metallurgy, Metallurgical Engineering or in related fields: Provided, That the applicant is a graduate of Bachelor of Science in Metallurgical Engineering, Metallurgy or related engineering degree majoring in Metallurgical Engineering or Metallurgy.

An applicant for exemption from examination shall submit to the Board of Metallurgical Engineering the following:

(1) Diploma or transcript of records; both must be authenticated; and

(2) A metallurgical engineering report/doctoral thesis, which shall serve as a basis whether the applicant, in the opinion of the Board, deserves exemption from examination.