After an applicant is notified that he is eligible to sit for examination, the Board will provide the NCARB with written authorization to test the candidate. Under § 9.27 (relating to inactive records), the authorization to test is valid for 5 years from the date a candidate is declared eligible to take the examination.
49 Pa. Code § 9.86
The provisions of this § 9.86 amended under section 812.1 of The Administrative Code of 1929 (71 P. S. § 279.3a); and sections 6(c), 8(c) and 11 of the Architects Licensure Law (63 P. S. §§ 34.6(c), 34.8(c) and 34.11).