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To qualify, candidates must complete two levels of exams. The first level is an 8-hour close-book basic knowledge exam, covering coures of undergraduate engineering degrees. After passing this exam, participants can take the second-level professional exam the following year. This professional exam is divided into multiple disciplines, such as structural, architectural, electrical, and mechanical. It tests candidates' ability to understand and apply relevant codes and standards. The exam is conducted over a weekend, with each day featuring a 6-hour session. The first day's exam focuses on code requirements, while the second day's exam involves questions about actual engineering cases, requiring references to equations and performing calculations. <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsj.sh.gov.cn/xxzsp/ksy/kwap/202406/t20240619_1312142.shtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240714192646/https://www.rsj.sh.gov.cn/xxzsp/ksy/kwap/202406/t20240619_1312142.shtml |archive-date=2024-07-14 |title=上海市2024年度全国中级注册安全工程师职业资格考试考务工作安排 }}</ref>

=== India ===

In India, engineers with a bachelor's or master's degree in engineering or technology from a university are allowed to practice as consulting engineers—They must be licensed or registered with municipalities in order to submit public plans, designs or drawings for approval and record. The [[Institution of Engineers (India)]] was granted British Royal Charter in 1935 and admits engineers holding the above degrees as a corporate member (AMIE) or chartered engineer [India]: CEng [India].

IE(India) also offers registration as a professional engineer (PE [India]) and international professional engineer (PE [Int'l]) to member-engineers having seven years of active practical engineering experience after achieving their degrees. IE(India) is a member of IPEA (International Professional Engineers Agreement) with bilateral agreements with many national, foreign and international engineering institutions. Many municipalities exempt chartered engineers (PE[India] or PE [Int'l]) from their licenser or registration, by reciprocity ([[comity]]). All such consulting engineers must be licensed, registered or chartered regardless of their discipline or area of practice.

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