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New Jersey

Electrical Contractor

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New Jersey
Board of Examiners of Electrical Contractors

124 Halsey Street, 6th Floor
Newark, NJ  07101
Phone: (973) 504-6410
Exam Provider
PSI Services LLC
3210 E. Tropicana
Las Vegas, NV  89121
Phone:  (855) 340-3713
Exam Type
OPEN  BOOK
Exam Content
Subject Areas# of
Questions
General Electrical Knowledge10
Raceways & Enclosures10
Services, Feeders & Branch Circuits10
Overcurrent Protection5
Conductors & Cables9
Grounding & Bonding16
Equipment for General Use9
Special Occupancies5
Special Equipment & Conductors5
Motors & Controls12
Low Voltage & Communications Circuits6
Safety3
Total number of test questions:
100
Time allowed (minutes):
255

In addition to the trade-specific examination, you are required to pass the New Jersey Business & Law exam offered by PSI.

Books Allowed in the Exam
1.
National Electrical Code (NFPA-70), 2020, NFPA
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Additional Recommended Books

The books listed below are NOT allowed at the exam location

1a.
Ferm's Fast Finder Index, 2020, IAEI
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1b.
Tom Henry's Key Word Index, 2020, Tom Henry
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We highly recommend that you purchase one of the reference books above to study for your exam.  Each book is a comprehensive subject index to the NEC.  They provide an even faster way to look up answers in the code and are far more detailed than the index at the end of the code book.

2.
Ugly's Electrical References, 2020, George Hart
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3.
Practical Calculations for Electricians, 2020, Ray Holder
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Reference #2 above contains practical applications of the NEC such as Ohm‘s Law, series/parallel circuits, voltage drop, load calculations, motor phases, impedance, inductance and math formulas you are expected to know.  “Basic Knowledge” is covered in the exam but detailed subjects are assumed and not specifically called out in the bulletin.

A good “calculations” book where you can drill yourself repeatedly is always a good way to remember the most basic math procedures.  Generally, you won't have time during an exam to search for these procedures in a book.

Available Study Materials
New Jersey Electrical Contractor
Practice Exam
$159.95

Sample exam questions are sourced from the National Electrical Code (NEC) and Ugly's Reference.  A subject category index mapped to question numbers is included with the answer key.

Bookmarks have been added to help the user randomly jump to specific questions related to NEC Articles in the code.

Total number of questions in this package:  2,530

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