- 8 topic tests for MOH UAE Nursing Exam (Ministry of Health & Prevention), one topic at a time
- Every answer explained in full
- A full report on every attempt — what went wrong and what to revise
- Unlimited retakes — one payment, yours for good
MoHAP nursing exam at a glance
| Item | Reported detail | Source type |
|---|---|---|
| Jurisdiction | Sharjah, Ajman, Ras Al Khaimah, Fujairah and Umm Al Quwain; not Dubai, not Abu Dhabi | eNursing Portal and NurseHub GCC |
| Delivery | Computer-based at Prometric centres worldwide | eNursing Portal and NurseHub GCC |
| Questions and duration | 150 MCQs, maximum 2 hours 45 minutes | eNursing Portal (exam guide site) |
| Pass mark | 50 per cent for registered nurses, 45 per cent for assistant nurses | eNursing Portal, not regulator-published |
| Blueprint split | Fundamentals 30, adult nursing 61, maternal and child 44, unit management and leadership 15 | eNursing Portal (exam guide site) |
| Cost | AED 2,060 total, being application 250, DataFlow 1,235, Prometric 575; NurseHub GCC quotes about USD 240 for the sitting | Consultancy figures, disputed |
None of the numeric rows in this table is a MoHAP publication. The blueprint totals 150 items, which is internally consistent, but treat both the cut scores and the AED 2,060 breakdown as reported figures. The one point every source agrees on is the geography: this licence is for the northern emirates.
Dates and windows
| What | When | Status |
|---|---|---|
| MoHAP nursing assessment sitting | Rolling — book on demand at a Prometric centre after evaluation | Rolling |
| DataFlow primary source verification | Rolling; reported at 30 to 60 days and described as the main bottleneck | Rolling |
| MoHAP application and evaluation | Rolling; precedes exam booking | Rolling |
| Result release | Typically within 5 working days of the sitting | Tentative |
| Attempt limit | Three attempts; a fourth requires evidence of further training or study | Tentative |
| Eligibility certificate validity | Typically one year, as reported by NurseHub GCC | Tentative |
| Licence activation by an approved facility | After the pass; evaluation alone does not permit practice | Confirmed |
| National unified licensing platform go-live | Reported as expected Q2 2026; no MoHAP confirmation of nursing cutover seen | Tentative |
There is no examination season for this licence, so nothing in this table is a public calendar entry. The dates that bind are the ones your own file creates, above all the verification turnaround and the expiry of the eligibility certificate.
What this means for your preparation
The commonest error is choosing MoHAP because the exam is reported to have the lowest cut score, without checking where the job is. This licence does not cover Dubai or Abu Dhabi, and an offer in either emirate means starting a fresh file with a different regulator. The second error is treating a pass as a licence: an approved facility must activate it before anyone works.
Pick the regulator from the employer, not the pass mark
eNursing Portal states the MoHAP licence permits practice in Sharjah, Ajman, Ras Al Khaimah, Fujairah and Umm Al Quwain, and NurseHub GCC describes MoHAP as covering the northern emirates while DHA covers Dubai and DOH covers Abu Dhabi and Al Ain, with each licence jurisdiction-specific and not automatically transferable. The reported 50 per cent registered-nurse threshold is lower than the 60 to 70 per cent band NurseHub GCC describes for UAE practice generally, and that gap tempts candidates into the wrong file. Sitting the cheaper exam and then needing Dubai costs more than doing it once correctly.
Use the blueprint to allocate revision time
eNursing Portal breaks the 150-item paper into fundamentals of nursing 30 items, adult nursing 61, maternal and child nursing 44, and unit management and leadership 15. Adult nursing and maternal and child care together carry 105 of 150, so roughly seven items in ten. Candidates from a narrow specialty background routinely underweight obstetrics and paediatrics and then lose more than they can recover elsewhere. Leadership at 15 items is small but cheap to secure, since it turns on delegation, documentation and incident reporting rather than clinical judgement. This split is a consultancy figure, not a MoHAP blueprint, so use it for pacing, not as a guarantee.
Three attempts, then you must show new study
eNursing Portal reports a maximum of three attempts, with a fourth requiring evidence of additional training or study, and results arriving within about five working days. That is softer than Dubai's two-year block after a third failure but it still converts a third failure into an evidence-gathering exercise rather than a rebooking. Combined with the 50 per cent threshold, the sensible approach is to sit once, properly prepared, rather than treating the first attempt as reconnaissance. Confirm the attempt rule from your own MoHAP correspondence, since this figure is not published by the ministry in the sources seen.
Verification order and where money actually goes
The workable sequence is: confirm your title against PQR version three, open the MoHAP application, start DataFlow primary source verification of degree, licence and experience, sit the Prometric assessment once evaluation clears, then have an approved facility activate the licence, followed by medical fitness and Emirates ID. eNursing Portal's AED 2,060 breakdown puts DataFlow at AED 1,235, well over half the total, and the sitting at AED 575, against NurseHub GCC's generic figure of about USD 240 for an authority exam and USD 150 to 400 and above for verification. Verification, not the exam, is the expensive and slow part.
What the unified platform will and will not do
MoHAP's own announcement describes comprehensive registration, unified evaluation and accreditation standards and a standardised licence valid across the UAE, and Gulf News reported a Q2 2026 go-live spanning MoHAP, DOH, DHA and Sharjah with a single professional profile. Sharjah is listed both as a MoHAP-covered emirate by exam-guide sites and as a separate health authority in the PQR and the Gulf News report, which is exactly the ambiguity the platform is meant to remove. Until a regulator states that nursing files have migrated, apply through MoHAP in the normal way and expect the early benefit to be fewer duplicated documents rather than instant nationwide practice rights.
Common questions
Frequently asked questions
Which emirates does the MOH UAE nursing licence cover?
eNursing Portal states the licence permits nursing practice in Sharjah, Ajman, Ras Al Khaimah, Fujairah and Umm Al Quwain. NurseHub GCC describes MoHAP as the regulator for the northern emirates, with DHA covering Dubai through Sheryan and DOH covering Abu Dhabi and Al Ain, and says each authority issues a jurisdiction-specific licence that is not automatically transferable. Note that the Sharjah Health Authority is separately named as one of the four authorities behind the PQR and the unified platform, so confirm the current position for Sharjah specifically before relying on it.
What is the pass mark for the MOH nursing exam?
eNursing Portal reports 50 per cent correct answers for registered nurses and 45 per cent for assistant nurses, with results typically released within five working days. This is an exam-guide figure rather than a ministry publication, and no MoHAP page seen prints a cut score. It sits below the 60 to 70 per cent band NurseHub GCC describes as general UAE practice, which is one reason MoHAP is often presented as the easier route. Treat the number as reported and prepare above it.
How many questions are there and how long is the paper?
eNursing Portal states 150 multiple-choice questions with a maximum time of two hours forty-five minutes, delivered at Prometric centres worldwide. It gives a content split of 30 fundamentals items, 61 adult nursing, 44 maternal and child nursing and 15 unit management and leadership, which does total 150. That timing is tighter per item than the three hours other UAE and Qatar papers are reported to run, so practise at roughly a minute per question. Confirm the timing from your Prometric confirmation.
Do I need two years of experience for a MoHAP nursing licence?
Neelim reports that the third version of the Professional Qualification Requirements removed the two-year post-qualification requirement for entry-grade nurses, adopted identically by MOHAP, DHA, DOH and the Sharjah Health Authority, so a fresh bachelor's graduate registered nurse can be assessed. An active home-country licence, a good standing certificate valid for six months, DataFlow verification and the authority exam all still apply, and specialist roles still require experience and postgraduate qualifications. The PQR document is cover-dated April 2025 and the implementation date is unconfirmed, so verify your title in the current PQR.
What does the whole process cost?
eNursing Portal itemises AED 2,060: MoHAP application AED 250, DataFlow verification AED 1,235 and the Prometric sitting AED 575. NurseHub GCC does not match this, quoting about USD 240 for a typical authority exam fee and USD 150 to more than 400 for primary source verification, with regulator application and activation charges described only as variable. Neither is a MoHAP schedule. Budget from the higher figure, and note that verification is the largest single line in either account.
Will the unified national platform replace the MoHAP exam?
Nothing seen says the assessment itself disappears. MoHAP's announcement describes unified registration, unified evaluation and accreditation standards and a standardised professional practice licence valid across the UAE, and Gulf News reported an expected second-quarter 2026 go-live covering MoHAP, DOH, DHA and Sharjah. What is described is consolidation of registration and mutual recognition of credentials, not abolition of qualifying examinations. The PQR, which retains an authority examination requirement for most nursing titles, remains the governing standard.
