Board of Architects Professional Practice Examination 2025

01 Apr 2025

Board of Architects Professional Practice Examination 2025

(1) The Board of Architects will be holding a Professional Practice Examination tentatively set for November/December 2025. All successful applicants will be duly informed of the examination date.

(2) Graduates from the National University of Singapore (NUS), the Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) and other recognised Schools of Architecture, who wish to sit for the examination must have registered as Professional Practice Examination Candidates and obtained not less than twenty-four (24) months of practical experience in architectural work. This should include practical experience in architectural work in Singapore for a continuous period of at least twelve (12) months.

(3) All candidates are required to attend an Architectural Practice Course which will be conducted by the Singapore Institute of Architects (SIA) on behalf of the Board. They can contact The Architects Academy ↗ (opens in new tab) directly on this matter. Candidates are required to attain 75% attendance for the entire course to be eligible to sit for examination.

(4) The Oral Examination will be conducted in the first quarter of 2026. Only invited candidates will be notified.

(5) Candidates who wish to apply to sit for PPE 2025 are required to submit the following:

(A) Documents to be submitted via POST:

The following documents must be mailed to the Board of Architects at 5 Maxwell Road # 01-03 Tower Block MND Complex Singapore 069110 via post. Do not drop the application off at our counter or email it to BOA.

(i) Application form for admission to PPE 2025
(ii) Application for registration as an Architect
(iii) Acknowledgement form for BOA Circular on Subsidy for Architectural Practice Course
(iv) 2 copies of qualification papers (such as degree, diploma etc.)
(v) 2 copies of transcript for the above degree/diploma (showing subjects and examination results)
(vi) 2 character reference letters from the two referees you have stated in Section E of Form 1 – Application for registration

(B) Documents to be submitted via _ FORMSG_:

Candidates are required to upload the soft copy of the following documents onto Dropbox and submit the shared link(s) for downloading via this form.

(i) Practical Experience Logbook
(ii) Professional Case Study

Please refer to Annex A for the “Notes for Submission of the Log Book and Professional Case Study”.

(C) Fees payable:

(i) Application fee for admission to PPE 2025: $600/$500*
(ii) Application fee for registration as an architect: $350

*First time applicants who have previously paid $100.00 to sign up as PPE candidates are only required to pay $500.00 for the examination application.

Notes:

(a) Examination fees are not refundable.
(b) Payment can now be made via PayNow and Internet Banking. (c) Please refer to our website ↗ (opens in new tab) for the instructions for making payment via PayNow or Internet Banking.
(d) Candidates who are making payment via PayNow or Internet Banking are required to take note of the following:
(i) In the comments section, indicate your name followed by your contact number. For eg. Aloysius Wong 91234567
(ii) Take a screenshot of the completed transaction and email it to boa_enquiry@boa.gov.sg.
(iii) Please specify the following information in your email:

• Subject: Fee for Application for PPE 2025

• Name of candidate

• Mode of Payment - PayNow/Internet Banking (Please specify)

• Date of remittance

• Amount

(6) All applications must reach BOA by 5pm on 15 May 2025. Incomplete applications will not be accepted.

(7) Use of E-signatures
For the purpose of the application for examination, the Advisor, Supervisor, Employer and Character Referees can sign the following documents electronically:

• Log book
  

• Case study
  

• Letters confirming the review of the case study (Supervisor/Advisor)
  

• Letter confirming approval of the case study (Employer)
  

• Character reference letters