Texas TDLR Journeyman Electrician Practice Test
Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR) · PSI · 2026 NEC (since September 1, 2026)
NEC Knowledge: 59 questions, 130 min · Calculations: 26 questions, 110 min — each part timed and scored on its own, with worked explanations.
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The NEC Knowledge and Calculations parts, worked on the 2026 NEC.
Texas exam format
- License
- Journeyman Electrician (TDLR)
- Board
- Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR)
- Testing vendor
- PSI
- NEC Knowledge portion
- 59 items (3 unscored), 130 minutes
- Calculations portion
- 26 items (2 unscored), 110 minutes
- Pass mark
- 70% on each portion, scored separately
- Code
- 2026 NEC, open book (your own bound NEC)
- Fee
- $78 for both portions; retake $78
- Official pass rate
- 27.52% — Journeyman Electrician exam, fiscal year 2025: 1,390 of 5,050 passed. The NEC portion alone was 24.46% and the Calculations portion 20.56%. TDLR Electrician Exam Statistics, FY2025
- TDLR split the journeyman exam into two portions on March 11, 2025. Content did not change; calculation questions moved into their own portion.
- Bring your own NEC. It may be highlighted, underlined and carry the publisher’s permanent tabs; homemade tabs, spiral or ring bindings and the NEC Handbook are not allowed.
- Unless a question says otherwise, all conductors are copper.
Our Texas practice exam
NEC Knowledge: 59 questions in 130 minutes, 70% to pass. Calculations: 26 questions in 110 minutes, 70% to pass. Our two parts use the official item counts and clocks and score each part on its own. Time does not carry over between parts, as on the real exam.
Sit both parts under the real clocks
NEC Knowledge: 59 questions, 130 min · Calculations: 26 questions, 110 min — each part timed and scored on its own, with worked explanations.
Or start with a free topic drillCommon questions
Is the TDLR journeyman exam open book?
Yes. You bring your own bound National Electrical Code. TDLR questions now reference the 2026 NEC.
Do I have to pass both parts at once?
Each portion is scored separately and needs 70%. If you fail a portion or both portions, the retake fee is $78.
Does unused time carry over to the second part?
No. Each portion has its own clock: 130 minutes for NEC Knowledge and 110 minutes for Calculations.
NEC Knowledge: 59 questions, 130 min · Calculations: 26 questions, 110 min — each part timed and scored on its own, with worked explanations.
Or start with a free topic drillSources
- PSI / TDLR Electrician Candidate Information Bulletin (updated 9/15/2026)
- TDLR Electrician Exam Statistics, FY2025
Checked October 30, 2026. Boards update bulletins; confirm details with your board before you schedule.
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