FE Other Disciplines — Information & Free Practice
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FE Other Disciplines
- Provider
- NCEES
- Format
- Computer-based, closed-book examination with an electronic reference and multiple-choice and alternative item types.
- Exam questions
- Total questions: 110; The total includes the scored and unscored questions.
- Time limit
- 6-hour appointment, including tutorial and optional scheduled break.
- Exam fee
- $225, payable directly to NCEES.
Examination outline
The authority publishes question-count ranges for each content area. The practice percentages below use the midpoint of each range, normalized to 100%; they are not exact percentages published by the authority. Practice question counts may differ slightly because of rounding.
- Mathematics — Official range: 8–12 questions (Practice allocation: 7.91%)
- Probability and Statistics — Official range: 6–9 questions (Practice allocation: 5.93%)
- Chemistry — Official range: 5–8 questions (Practice allocation: 5.14%)
- Instrumentation and Controls — Official range: 4–6 questions (Practice allocation: 3.95%)
- Engineering Ethics and Societal Impacts — Official range: 5–8 questions (Practice allocation: 5.14%)
- Safety, Health, and Environment — Official range: 6–9 questions (Practice allocation: 5.93%)
- Engineering Economics — Official range: 6–9 questions (Practice allocation: 5.93%)
- Statics — Official range: 9–14 questions (Practice allocation: 9.09%)
- Dynamics — Official range: 9–14 questions (Practice allocation: 9.09%)
- Strength of Materials — Official range: 9–14 questions (Practice allocation: 9.09%)
- Materials — Official range: 6–9 questions (Practice allocation: 5.93%)
- Fluid Mechanics — Official range: 12–18 questions (Practice allocation: 11.86%)
- Basic Electrical Engineering — Official range: 6–9 questions (Practice allocation: 5.93%)
- Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer — Official range: 9–14 questions (Practice allocation: 9.09%)
Examination sources
- NCEES FE Exam
Exam Specifications, FE Other Disciplines link
- FE Other Disciplines CBT Exam Specifications
page 1, title and applicability
- FE Other Disciplines CBT Exam Specifications
pages 1-3, Knowledge and Number of Questions table
- FE Other Disciplines CBT Exam Specifications
page 1 introductory bullets
- NCEES Examinee Guide
page 11, Exam Content, scored item mechanics
- NCEES Examinee Guide
page 11, Exam Content, pretest items
- NCEES Exam Scoring
The Exam Scoring Process
- NCEES FE Exam
FE Exam introduction and Register for the FE Exam
- NCEES Examinee Guide
page 2, Registering and Paying for Your Exam