Updates as of September 22, 2026
There is no fixed nursing exam date. The Saudi Commission for Health Specialties issues an eligibility number through Mumaris Plus, and the candidate then books a seat at a Prometric centre on demand. Prometric requires booking at least two working days before the intended test date, and states that SCFHS results are posted to the SCFHS electronic portal within seven to ten working days, or two to six weeks for SLE titles.
Prometric SCFHS FAQThe official SCFHS Saudi Nursing Licensure Examination applicant guide sets the paper at 200 multiple-choice questions, of which up to ten per cent are unscored pilot items, split into two sections of 100 questions with 120 minutes each and a 30-minute break between them. Scores are reported on a 200 to 800 scale and the passing score is 500.
SCFHS SNLE Applicant GuidePublished figures for the nursing paper conflict sharply between consultancy sites. NurseHub GCC reports roughly 70 to 100 questions in about two hours at USD 80 to 100; NEAC reports 150 to 200 questions over three hours at USD 280 to 300; Tiju's Academy reports 150 questions with a 60 per cent pass mark. Only the SCFHS applicant guide is official.
NurseHub GCC (consultancy)SCFHS states that professional registration is valid for two years, that renewal can be applied for three months before expiry, and that a registration lapsed for more than one year must be submitted afresh as a new application. Continuing professional development hours, between 20 and 60 depending on professional level, are mandatory at renewal.
SCFHS Mumaris FAQAttempt limits differ by route. The Prometric SCFHS FAQ allows three attempts in total on classification titles, with eligibility reactivation requestable after two failures to obtain a third chance. The SCFHS nursing licensure guide instead allows up to four attempts in a year, plus further score-improvement attempts after a pass.
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SCFHS nursing exam at a glance
| Item | Detail | Source basis |
|---|---|---|
| Questions | 200 MCQs, up to 10 per cent unscored pilot items | Official SNLE guide |
| Timing | Two sections of 100 questions, 120 minutes each, 30-minute break | Official SNLE guide |
| Scoring | 200 to 800 scale, pass score 500 | Official SNLE guide |
| Blueprint | Adult nursing 40, maternal and child 30, fundamentals 20, management and leadership 10 (per cent) | Official SNLE guide |
| Booking | Eligibility number from SCFHS, then Prometric seat at least two working days ahead | Prometric SCFHS FAQ |
| Registration validity | Two years, renewable from three months before expiry | SCFHS Mumaris FAQ |
SCFHS runs two distinct nursing routes that candidates routinely conflate: the Saudi Nursing Licensure Examination, whose applicant guide is quoted above, and the classification examinations for practitioners assessed against the Minimum Qualification List, which Prometric describes generically as running between one and seven hours with 40 to 300 questions depending on the title. Confirm which title your eligibility number is issued against before you buy preparation material.
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Dates and windows
| What | When | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Exam sitting | Rolling — book on demand at a Prometric centre once eligibility is issued | Rolling |
| Mumaris Plus classification decision | 30 days for titles decided by electronic examination, 35 days where practical evaluation applies, 7 days for direct decisions | Confirmed |
| Professional registration issuance | 5 working days service level agreement | Confirmed |
| DataFlow primary source verification | Several weeks; must complete before the file progresses, as reported by Tiju's Academy | Tentative |
| Booking cut-off | At least 2 working days before the chosen test date | Confirmed |
| Free reschedule or cancellation window | 30 or more days before the test date; a USD 50 fee applies inside that, and the full fee is forfeited within 15 days | Confirmed |
| Result publication | 7 to 10 working days on the SCFHS portal; 2 to 6 weeks after the window closes for SLE titles | Confirmed |
| Registration renewal | From 3 months before the two-year expiry | Rolling |
None of these are calendar dates. The nursing route is scheduled on demand, so the only fixed points are the service level agreements SCFHS publishes and the Prometric booking and cancellation deadlines.
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What this means for your preparation
The commonest mistake is treating the Saudi nursing exam as a single test with one published specification. It is not. What you sit depends on the title SCFHS classifies you into, and the most widely circulated question counts, durations and fees online are consultancy estimates that contradict both each other and the SCFHS applicant guide. Start from the guide attached to your own eligibility, not from a blog.
Classification decides the paper, not the reverse
SCFHS assesses qualifications and experience first and grants a professional degree, then routes you to the matching assessment. Consultancy write-ups describe the split as nurse specialist for degree holders and nurse technician for diploma holders, and NurseHub GCC reports a minimum of two years of post-qualification clinical experience for the technician and general nursing route, with higher qualifications expected at specialist level. Neither tier is confirmed on the SCFHS pages read for this note, so treat the experience thresholds as reported rather than official. The practical consequence is that your Minimum Qualification List category, not your job title at home, determines the syllabus you should revise and the length of paper you will face.
Revise to the blueprint weights, not evenly
The SCFHS nursing licensure blueprint is deliberately lopsided. Adult nursing carries 40 per cent and spans medical, surgical, critical care, community and psychiatric content; maternal and child nursing carries 30 per cent across maternity, gynaecology, neonatal and paediatric care; fundamentals carry 20 per cent, covering basic skills, patient assessment, pharmacology and nutrition; management and leadership carry only 10 per cent, covering resources, quality and safety, teamwork and informatics. Seventy per cent of the paper therefore sits in adult plus maternal and child nursing. Candidates who spread revision evenly across four areas under-prepare the two that decide the result.
A scaled 500 is not a raw 50 per cent
The nursing licensure result is reported on a 200 to 800 scale with a pass score of 500, which is a standard-setting output rather than a percentage of items answered correctly. Up to ten per cent of the 200 questions are unscored pilot items, so the raw denominator is not the number on screen either. Consultancy pages that quote a flat 60 per cent, or that translate 500 of 800 into 62.5 per cent, are converting between incompatible things. Plan for a margin above the borderline rather than aiming at an arithmetic threshold that the scoring model does not actually use.
Sequence DataFlow before anything time-boxed
Primary source verification through DataFlow contacts universities, employers and nursing councils directly, and Tiju's Academy reports it routinely taking several weeks. It sits ahead of classification, and classification itself carries a 30-day service level agreement where an electronic examination is involved. Because the Prometric seat can only be booked after eligibility is issued, the verification queue, not the exam calendar, sets your earliest possible test date. Candidates with an employment start date to meet should open the DataFlow file first and gather the good standing certificate, transcripts, experience letters and council registration in parallel rather than in sequence.
Protect the fee against the cancellation ladder
Prometric applies a hard cancellation ladder to SCFHS bookings: reschedule or cancel 30 or more days out and nothing is charged, do it inside that and a USD 50 fee applies, and within 15 days of the test the entire fee is forfeited. Attempts are also finite, with the Prometric FAQ describing three attempts in total on classification titles and eligibility reactivation needed after two failures. Booking an early date to reserve a centre and then moving it is therefore expensive in both money and attempts. Book only when your revision plan already shows you at a passing standard on full-length practice papers.
Common questions
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Frequently asked questions
When is the next Saudi nursing Prometric exam date?
There is no published date. SCFHS issues an eligibility number through Mumaris Plus and you then book a seat at a Prometric test centre whenever one is available, subject to booking at least two working days in advance. Prometric handles scheduling, rescheduling and cancellation for SCFHS titles through its own platform. The only calendar constraints that matter are the SCFHS processing service level agreements and the Prometric cancellation deadlines, not an examination timetable.
How many questions are in the SCFHS nursing exam and how long is it?
The official SCFHS Saudi Nursing Licensure Examination applicant guide specifies 200 multiple-choice questions, up to ten per cent of them unscored pilot items, delivered as two sections of 100 questions with 120 minutes for each and a 30-minute break in between. Consultancy sites quote very different figures, from about 70 to 100 questions in two hours up to 150 to 200 questions in three hours. Those are estimates and they disagree with each other; the applicant guide is the document to follow.
What is the pass mark?
For the Saudi Nursing Licensure Examination the applicant guide gives a reporting scale of 200 to 800 and a passing score of 500. That is a scaled score set by standard setting, not a raw percentage, and the presence of unscored pilot items means it cannot be read directly as a proportion of questions answered correctly. Pages quoting a flat 60 per cent pass mark for SCFHS nursing titles are consultancy summaries rather than official statements. SCFHS advises confirming the passing requirement for your specific title.
What does the SCFHS nursing licence cost in Saudi riyals?
SCFHS does not publish a single combined figure on the pages read for this note. NEAC, a medical exams application consultancy, reports a breakdown of roughly 800 to 1,500 riyals for DataFlow verification, 200 for classification, 100 for the examination administration fee, 140 for registration issuance and 900 as a service fee, giving an estimated total of 3,500 to 4,500 riyals. Those are reported figures, not official ones, and the Prometric seat fee is charged separately in US dollars.
How long is my SCFHS registration valid and how do I renew it?
SCFHS states that professional registration is valid for two years. Renewal can be applied for from three months before expiry, and continuing professional development hours are mandatory, ranging from 20 to 60 depending on professional level. If registration has been expired for more than a year, the commission requires a fresh application rather than a renewal. Classification itself can be applied for from outside the Kingdom, so the file can be opened before relocating.
How many attempts do I get if I fail?
It depends on the title. The Prometric SCFHS FAQ states that promotion examinations allow one attempt and all other SCFHS examinations allow three in total, with candidates able to request eligibility reactivation after two failures to obtain the third. The SCFHS nursing licensure applicant guide is more generous, allowing up to four attempts within a year to reach a passing score, plus further attempts afterwards to improve a score. Check which regime your eligibility letter names before assuming either.
