Six graduates of the University of the Philippines Diliman – College of Science’s National Institute of Geological Sciences (UPD-CS NIGS) secured spots in the top 10 of the Philippine Regulation Commission's (PRC) annual Geologists Licensure Examination.

All 50 examinees from UPD-CS NIGS passed the licensure exam, earning UPD the title of top-performing school with a 100% passing rate. Nationwide, 236 out of a total of 349 examinees successfully passed the examination, with a passing rate of 67.62%.

The annual PRC Geologists Licensure Examination was conducted online as a computer-based test from 20 to 22 November 2024.

It has also been nine years since UPD-CS NIGS last achieved a 100% passing rate in the PRC Geologists Licensure Examination in February 2016.