✅ Official results: released December 2, 2025
6,678 of 9,742 passed (68.55%).
| Batch | Examinees | Passers | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| November 2025 | 9,742 | 6,678 | 68.55% |
“Kailangan ba talaga ang board kung sa sariling lupa naman?”
My nephew Jerome is in his third year of agriculture. His questions are short. “Kailangan ba talaga ang board kung sa sariling lupa naman?” “Mas okay ba sa DA or sa munisipyo kaysa sa farm?” And once: “May trabaho ba sa mga company, yung feeds or seeds, pag pasado?”
Some days the board feels optional to him, and other days it feels required. It depends on whether his sentence ends with “sa amin” or “sa gobyerno.” He is still facing three doors, and he has not closed any of them. That is normal for a third-year student with two family farms to look at.
What the law says about each door
The Philippine Agriculturists Act (Republic Act No. 12215, approved May 29, 2025) gives clear answers for two of the three doors:
- First, government work. Section 31 says registered agriculturists shall occupy all existing technical plantilla positions of provincial, city, and municipal agriculturist offices. National agencies concerned with agriculture must do the same, and state university faculty teaching agricultural courses must be registered agriculturists too.
- Next, company work. Section 33 says private agricultural corporations shall employ or engage registered agriculturists. That includes corporate farms, agri-tourism sites, and other agriculture businesses.
- Finally, advice. Under Section 28, only a license holder may practice the agriculture profession or present themselves as a registered agriculturist. The profession includes services such as consultation, farm plans, and feasibility studies.
The family farm is the third door, and the law does not spell out a separate rule for it. My own view is simple. If the plan is only to keep working land the family already runs, the license is a choice. But if the plan includes government work, a company role, or advice other landowners will rely on, the license is the paper that separates experience from a qualified recommendation.
Two farms, two kinds of knowledge
Jerome can see both sides of this in our own family. My father owns a large farm in Ilocos, the older family holding. Meanwhile, I have farmland in Indang, Cavite, the lot I stood on while writing our farming guides. Neither farm has had a licensed agriculturist as a regular adviser.
What my father’s years cover
First, the Ilocos farm runs on decades of experience. My father knows which sections hold water, which crops have paid over the years, and when to plant around the weather he has watched for a long time. He makes those small decisions without writing them down. A new licensed agriculturist would bring soil science, newer varieties, and current DA program rules. Still, they would not automatically know what he knows about that particular land.
What the Indang lot was missing
The Indang lot needed the other kind of knowledge, and it did not get it. For a start, nobody ever tested the soil. I chose crops from what neighboring lots were growing and what the supply store said would sell. Then I checked DA materials while writing our guides on cacao farming, coffee farming, and agarwood farming.
Pests and disease went the same way: ask around, spray what the store suggested, and watch what survived. One season, the papaya underperformed, the crop behind our papaya farming guide. I still do not know if the cause was the variety, the drainage, or the timing. A municipal agriculturist with a soil result and a site visit could have answered that.
Seedlings and DA programs were also a gap. I found the announcements online, but I had no one who knew which office to call. Those are the questions a board passer is trained to answer for a landowner who is not one. As I told Jerome, the license answers the questions the land does not answer by itself.
Latest results: November 2025 Agriculturists
The November 2025 Agriculturists results came out on December 2, 2025, six working days after the last exam day. That matches the speed of the November 2024 release. Testing took place in 18 testing centers all over the Philippines. The passing rate was 68.55%: 6,678 passers out of 9,742 examinees. PRC withheld the results of 1 examinee pending review of their cases.
The Board of Agriculture gave the exam: Hon. Emma K. Sales, Chairperson; Hon. Eric P. Palacpac, Hon. Annabelle S. Sarabia, Hon. Anastacia G. Notarte, Hon. Maria Eden S. Piadozo and Hon. Lilia A. Portales, Members. Online registration for the PRC ID and certificate of registration starts December 22, 2025.
How the latest agriculturist board exam results compare
| Batch | Examinees | Passers | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| November 2025 | 9,742 | 6,678 | 68.55% |
| November 2024 | 7,144 | 3,628 | 50.78% |
The passing rate was up 17.76 points from November 2024. A year earlier, November 2024 posted 50.78%. 2,598 more examinees took this batch than November 2024.
Who can take the agriculturist licensure exam?
Under Section 15 of RA 12215, you need a Bachelor’s Degree in Agriculture or an agriculture-related degree from a school the government recognizes. The exam is written, and Section 14 lists its six foundation subjects:
- Crop Science
- Animal Science
- Soil Science
- Crop Protection
- Agricultural Economics, Agribusiness, and Agri-entrepreneurship
- Agricultural Extension and Communication
Notice how closely that list matches my Indang questions. Soil Science covers the soil test nobody did, while Crop Protection covers the pests I handled by guesswork. Likewise, Extension and Communication is the skill of explaining all of it to a farmer.
Next agriculturist exam: schedule
The next Agriculturists exam is scheduled for December 1 to 3, 2026, based on PRC's 2026 schedule of examinations. Applications open September 2, 2026 and close November 3, 2026. PRC targets releasing the results by December 10, 2026.
PRC has held the regular exam once a year. In 2025, it moved the exam from November 10 to 12 to November 19 to 21, and the results came out on December 2, six working days later. For 2026, PRC scheduled it on December 1 to 3. This section shows the next date only after PRC publishes it, so you never see last season’s date left up.
How is the agriculturist exam scored?
Section 16 of RA 12215 sets the rule. You pass with an average of at least 75% in all subjects and no rating below 50% in any subject. The law also has a middle path. If your average reaches 75% but one subject falls below 50%, you retake only that subject.
However, there is a limit. If you fail the exam three times, the law requires a refresher course before you may take it again.
After your name appears
Online registration for the PRC ID and certificate of registration starts December 22, 2025. You register online through PRC’s website, prc.gov.ph, and sign the Roster of Registered Professionals in person. PRC announces the oath-taking date separately.
Whichever door you choose, your first employer will ask for the same basics. Get your SSS number, your Pag-IBIG MID number, and your PhilHealth registration in order. Our guide on what a PRC license covers explains the card you will receive.
If your name is not on the list
Check your rating slip against the rule above. If your average reached 75% but a subject fell below 50%, you retake only that subject. Otherwise, plan for the next yearly exam, and keep the refresher rule in mind if this was your third try.
Agriculturist board exam results archive
Every regular and special batch on PRC’s results list, newest first, with PRC’s own PDFs. The special batch is a small exam PRC gives abroad.
| Batch | Released | Passers | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2026 (special) | June 15, 2026 | 5 of 15 | 33.33% |
| November 2025 | December 2, 2025 | 6,678 of 9,742 | 68.55% |
| November 2024 | November 22, 2024 | 3,628 of 7,144 | 50.78% |
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May 2026 (special)
November 2025
November 2024
Frequently asked questions about the agriculturist board exam
When were the November 2025 Agriculturists results released?
PRC released the November 2025 Agriculturists results on December 2, 2025. 6,678 out of 9,742 passed (68.55%). That was six working days after the last exam day.Do I need an agriculturist license to farm our own land?
The law regulates the agriculture profession and requires registered agriculturists in government technical posts and agricultural corporations. It does not spell out a separate rule for a family working its own land. If you plan to work for the government or a company, or to advise other landowners, you need the license.
Do DA and municipal agriculture offices require the license?
Yes. Section 31 of RA 12215 reserves all existing technical plantilla positions in provincial, city, and municipal agriculturist offices for registered agriculturists.
What is the passing score for the agriculturist exam?
You need an average of at least 75% with no subject below 50%. If your average reaches 75% but a subject falls below 50%, you retake only that subject.
When is the next agriculturist exam?
PRC has held it once a year. Its next date shows up in the schedule section above once PRC publishes it.
The license answers what the land cannot
The agriculturist board exam results tell you that you passed. For Jerome, the harder choice is which door comes next. My father’s farm shows what experience can do, while my Indang lot shows the questions experience alone could not answer. The license answers the questions the land does not answer by itself.
For other licensure exams, see our nurses board exam results, which follows another nephew in his third year. Every exam we track is on our PRC board exam results page.
