The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) released the Room Assignments: ALE January 2026 Architect Licensure Examination. The exam will be on January 20 and 22, 2026, in the cities of NCR, Baguio, Cagayan de Oro, Cebu, Davao, Iloilo, Legazpi, Lucena, Pampanga, Rosales, Tacloban, Tuguegarao, and Zamboanga.
Things to Prepare and Bring on the Examination Day
- Notice of Admission
- Official Receipt
- Two (2) or more pencils (No. 2)
- Ball pens with BLACK ink only
- One (1) piece long brown envelope
- One (1 ) piece Long Transparent (non-colored) Plastic Envelope (for keeping your valuables and other allowed items).
Proper Dress Code on Examination Day – Room Assignments: ALE January 2026 Architect Licensure Examination
The specific dress code for the male and female examinee is without any logo or plain tuck-in polo t-shirt and a white blouse or shirt with a collar. Both examinees are advised to wear comfortable slack or decent pants.
Things that are Prohibited Inside the Classroom
The specific dress code for the male and female examinee is without any logo or plain tuck-in polo t-shirt and a white blouse or shirt with a collar. Both examinees are advised to wear comfortable slack or decent pants.
- Calculators that have embedded programs, especially CASIO FX991ES and CASIO FX-991ES plus, or any kind of calculators.
- Books, notes, review materials, and other printed materials containing coded data/information/formula (except Rules VII and VIII of the 2004 Revised IRR of P.D. No. 1096/1977 NBCP as qualified below)
- Apple, Samsung, and other smartwatches, cellular phones, wireless earplugs, and other electronic devices that are used for communication.
- Bags of any kind.
- Other examination aides are not stated in the program.
Coverage of the Exam (Room Assignments: ALE January 2026 Architect Licensure Examination)
The coverage of the exam is the following:
- History and Theory of Architecture; Principles of Planning; Architecture Practice
- Utilities Systems/Structural Conceptualization/Building Materials and Construction
- Architectural Design and Site Planning
Reference:
Room Assignments: ALE January 2026 Architect Licensure Examination
| Architect | January 20 & 22, 2026 | Manila | |
| Architect | January 20 & 22, 2026 | Manila – PWD | |
| Architect | January 20 & 22, 2026 | Baguio | |
| Architect | January 20 & 22, 2026 | Cagayan De Oro | |
| Architect | January 20 & 22, 2026 | Cebu | |
| Architect | January 20 & 22, 2026 | Davao | |
| Architect | January 20 & 22, 2026 | Iloilo | |
| Architect | January 20 & 22, 2026 | Legazpi | |
| Architect | January 20 & 22, 2026 | Lucena | |
| Architect | January 20 & 22, 2026 | Pampanga | |
| Architect | January 20 & 22, 2026 | Rosales, Pangasinan | |
| Architect | January 20 & 22, 2026 | Tacloban | |
| Architect | January 20 & 22, 2026 | Tuguegarao | |
| Architect | January 20 & 22, 2026 | Zamboanga | |