PE Exam Practice Test

The PE Exam Practice Test is a free advanced-level, 25-minute skill test from Science of Apps. It tests readiness for the NCEES Principles and Practice of Engineering (PE) exam — engineering economics, professional ethics and licensure, statics and mechanics of materials, fluids, thermodynamics and water resources, and structural, geotechnical and project fundamentals — the shared core of the 2026 PE Civil and Mechanical specifications. Score 70% or more on its 25 questions to earn a verifiable PE Exam Readiness certificate (SOA-PEEX). Every question is based on published standards and research — including PE exam specifications and reference handbook (NCEES), University Physics Volume 1 (OpenStax (Rice University)), NCEES Model Law and Model Rules (engineering ethics) (NCEES) — and each answer is explained with its source.

Yes. Science of Apps has a free PE Exam Practice Test built on the current NCEES exam outline for 2026 and 2027. It covers engineering economics, ethics, and codes and discipline-specific design problems for the PE exam, scores you instantly and issues a verifiable certificate.

Read the five skill areas on this page, then take the 25-minute test online — no fee, course or sign-up. You see every answer explained when you finish. Score 70% or more and you get a PE Exam Readiness certificate straight away, on screen, as a PDF and by email, with a credential ID anyone can verify.

Yes. The questions are original scenarios written by Science of Apps, and each one is based on a public source you can read: PE exam specifications and reference handbook (NCEES); University Physics Volume 1 (OpenStax (Rice University)); NCEES Model Law and Model Rules (engineering ethics) (NCEES); University Physics Volume 1: Fluid Mechanics (OpenStax (Rice University)); ASCE codes and standards (ASCE). The source is shown under each question and linked in the answer review. Science of Apps doesn't copy questions from other tests.

Five skill areas with five questions each, drawn from a bank of 10 per area so a retake brings new questions: Engineering Economics (Time value of money, Comparing alternatives and Depreciation and cost); Ethics and Professional Practice (Licensure, Ethical obligations and Responsibility and liability); Statics and Mechanics of Materials (Equilibrium, Stress and strain and Beams); Fluids, Thermal and Water Resources (Fluid mechanics, Thermodynamics and Hydrology and hydraulics); Structural, Geotechnical and Project Fundamentals (Loads and design, Soils and foundations and Construction and scheduling). Every question is an original scenario written to the 2026–2027 standard, with the published source named under it.

Engineer in training (EIT), PE candidate, Civil engineer, Mechanical engineer and Structural engineer. It suits anyone who wants a quick, verifiable way to show PE Exam knowledge in 2026 and 2027, from students and career switchers to experienced professionals.

Most computer-based PE exams have 80 questions in 8 hours (PE Civil has 80, PE Mechanical 80), using the NCEES PE Reference Handbook. You need an FE pass and qualifying experience (usually four years) to be licensed.

It covers the engineering fundamentals that underpin PE Civil and PE Mechanical — economics, ethics, mechanics, fluids, thermal, structural and geotechnical basics. Use it as a broad readiness check before discipline-specific practice.

No. It is an independent practice test written to the publicly available PE Exam content outline for 2026 and 2027, for checking your readiness before you book the real exam. Passing earns a Science of Apps certificate rather than the official credential.

Yes. The test is online, in English and free everywhere — people take it from India, the US, the UK, Europe, Africa, Latin America and Asia-Pacific. Your certificate is dated with your own local date and can be verified from anywhere at scienceofapps.com/certification/verify/.

25 questions — 5 from each of 5 skill areas — with a 25-minute limit. You need 70% (18 of 25) to pass and 90% for distinction.

We rate it Advanced: assumes years in the role or deep specialist knowledge. It has 25 scenario questions — 5 from each of 5 skill areas — and a 25-minute limit. You need 70% (18 of 25) to pass and 90% for distinction.

Nothing. There is no fee to take a test, to receive the certificate, to have it emailed or to verify it, and no sign-up.

On our server, not in your browser. The answers never reach the page until you submit, so a certificate can only be earned by passing. Each certificate gets a unique credential ID stored by Science of Apps.

You see your score for each area and every question with the correct answer and why, with the published source behind it. You can retake after 30 minutes, and the retake draws questions you haven't seen yet.

No. Every certificate is dated, so it always shows when you passed. Retake a test any time for a newer date or a higher score.

Yes. After you pass, Add to LinkedIn opens the Licenses & certifications form with the certificate name, Science of Apps as the issuer, the issue date, your credential ID and the verification link filled in. You can also download it as a PDF or PNG, and it's emailed to you as a PDF.

Every certificate has a credential ID and a QR code. Scanning it, or entering the ID at scienceofapps.com/certification/verify/, shows the holder's name, the certification, the score and the issue date from our records.

No. They are Science of Apps' own assessments of applied skill. They aren't issued by a university or standards body, and they work best alongside a portfolio that shows the skills in real work.