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Prepare for the NCEES FE Mechanical CBT with the 110-question format, 6-hour Pearson VUE appointment, 5 hours 20 minutes of exam time, electronic FE Reference Handbook, July 2020 specifications, and blueprint weights across dynamics, fluids, thermodynamics, machine design, statics, mechanics, materials, heat transfer, controls, and economics.
FE Mechanical is the discipline-specific Fundamentals of Engineering exam for mechanical engineering candidates starting the PE licensure path. It is closed book except for the searchable electronic NCEES reference handbook.
Use these checkpoints to align preparation with NCEES logistics and the current July 2020 mechanical CBT specifications.
110
6 hours
5 hours 20 minutes
25 minutes scheduled
Pearson VUE test center
$225 paid to NCEES
The FE exam is generally the first exam step toward professional engineering licensure. FE Mechanical is aimed at mechanical engineering students near graduation and recent graduates.
The 6-hour appointment includes nondisclosure, tutorial, 5 hours and 20 minutes of exam time, and a scheduled 25-minute break. With 110 questions, candidates need steady pacing across long calculation and conceptual items.
The specifications span math, statistics, ethics, economics, electricity and magnetism, statics, dynamics and vibrations, mechanics of materials, materials, fluids, thermodynamics, heat transfer, measurements and controls, and mechanical design.
Preparation should include fast searching for mechanics formulas, fluid relations, thermodynamic tables and cycles, heat transfer equations, machine design relations, controls concepts, and unit conversions.
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The Fundamentals of Engineering Mechanical exam is an NCEES computer-based test for students near the end of an EAC/ABET-accredited engineering degree and recent graduates starting the engineering licensure path. NCEES administers the FE exam year-round at NCEES-approved Pearson VUE test centers. The exam includes 110 questions, and the appointment is 6 hours: a 2-minute nondisclosure agreement, an 8-minute tutorial, 5 hours and 20 minutes of exam time, and a 25-minute scheduled break. The current NCEES exam fee is $225, paid directly to NCEES, with eligibility and approval rules varying by licensing board.
The current FE Mechanical CBT specifications are effective beginning with the July 2020 examinations. The exam is closed book with an electronic NCEES FE Reference Handbook, uses both SI and U.S. Customary units, and covers 14 knowledge areas: mathematics; probability and statistics; ethics and professional practice; engineering economics; electricity and magnetism; statics; dynamics, kinematics, and vibrations; mechanics of materials; material properties and processing; fluid mechanics; thermodynamics; heat transfer; measurements, instrumentation, and controls; and mechanical design and analysis.
Study planning should reflect the mechanical blueprint. Dynamics, kinematics, and vibrations; fluid mechanics; thermodynamics; and mechanical design and analysis each carry 10-15 questions. Statics and mechanics of materials each carry 9-14 questions. Material properties and processing and heat transfer each carry 7-11 questions, while mathematics carries 6-9 questions and electricity and magnetism plus measurements, instrumentation, and controls carry 5-8 questions. Probability, ethics, and engineering economics are smaller but still testable. NCEES rules also limit examinees to one attempt per testing window and no more than three attempts in a 12-month period.
NCEES lists 110 questions for the FE exam, including FE Mechanical.
The appointment is 6 hours, including a 2-minute nondisclosure agreement, 8-minute tutorial, 5 hours and 20 minutes of exam time, and a 25-minute scheduled break.
The current specifications give 10-15 questions each to dynamics, kinematics, and vibrations; fluid mechanics; thermodynamics; and mechanical design and analysis.
No. It is closed book, but NCEES provides an electronic FE Reference Handbook during the computer-based exam.
NCEES states that examinees receive one attempt per testing window and no more than three attempts in a 12-month period.
Check your state licensing board requirements before registration, especially if board approval, degree status, or transcript rules apply.
Prioritize dynamics, fluids, thermodynamics, mechanical design, statics, and mechanics of materials before layering in materials, heat transfer, measurements, controls, economics, and ethics.
Use the current FE Reference Handbook during timed sets so stress, vibration, energy, fluid, heat transfer, thermodynamic, and design formulas are easy to locate.
Blend conceptual, calculation, and design-oriented problems across all 14 domains and practice moving on before one mechanics or thermo item consumes too much time.
Review the NCEES Examinee Guide for ID, calculator, break, check-in, rescheduling, and test-center rules before appointment day.
Use the guide to self-serve, or talk to a coordinator if you need help mapping timelines, official requirements, or troubleshooting day-of logistics.
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