What Is the Pass Rate for the FE Electrical and Computer Exam?
As of June 2022, the passing rate for the FE Electrical and Computer Exam is 66%. However, this is a percentile scoring system and does not mean that all passing candidates got over 66% of the questions correct. Instead, it means that 66% of the people that took the exam on that date passed. As a guideline to aid your preparation, you should roughly aim to get at least 65-70 questions out of the 110 correct to be in a safe position for passing.

Section | Questions | Perceived Difficulty |
Mathematics | 11-17 | Easy |
Probability and Statistics | 4-6 | Medium |
Ethics | 4-6 | Easy |
Engineering Economics | 5-8 | Easy |
Properties of Electrical Materials | 4-6 | Easy |
Circuit Analysis | 11-17 | Medium |
Linear Systems | 5-8 | Easy |
Signal Processing | 5- 8 | Medium |
Electronics | 7-11 | Hard |
Power Systems | 8-12 | Medium |
Electromagnetics | 4-6 | Easy |
Control Systems | 6-9 | Medium |
Communications | 5-8 | Medium |
Computer Networks | 4-6 | Medium |
Digital Systems | 8-12 | Hard |
Computer Systems | 5-8 | Medium |
Software Engineering | 4-6 | Hard |
The FE Electrical and Computer exam comprises 17 sections. Anywhere from 4-17 questions are asked from each section, adding up to a total of 110 questions for the entire exam. In this blog, we’ve compiled a table containing each section, its expected range of questions, and its perceived difficulty. Remember, the difficulty for each section will vary for every student.