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DHA Healthcare Professional Licensing Assessment Guideline — Computer Based Testing (CBT), Nursing: Registered Nurse
The Dubai Health Authority's computer-based licensing assessment for nurses is a 150-question, 3-hour multiple-choice Prometric CBT (Registered Nurse exam code RNT0312) with a 50% pass score and a USD 240 fee, covering Fundamentals, Adult Nursing, Maternal–Child Nursing, and Unit Management & Leadership; passing it is a required step (along with primary-source verification) for nurse licensure to practice in the Emirate of Dubai.
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Questions150 multiple-choice questions
Testing time3 hours (DHA notes the published exam duration includes registration, process introduction, and exam content)
ScoringPass score 50% for the Registered Nurse CBT (the separate Assistant Nurse CBT also carries a 50% pass score); only a Pass/Fail result is reported
Exam feeUSD 240 for the Registered Nurse CBT assessment; exam fees are non-refundable, including for rescheduling, cancellation, and no-show (DHA licensing/credentialing service fees are separate)
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- Who runs it
- DHA
- Category
- Nursing Licensure
- Current version
- DHA Healthcare Professional Licensing Assessment Guideline — Computer Based Testing (CBT), Updated May 2026; Registered Nurse exam code RNT0312
- Where it applies
- AE-DU, AE
- Exam languages
- English
- Score scale
- Pass/Fail only — the applicant's numerical score is not shared
- Testing provider
- Prometric
- Format
- Computer-based test delivered at Prometric test centers
- Availability
- By appointment at Prometric test centers worldwide (network of 8,000 test centers in more than 160 countries), after generating a DHA CBT eligibility ID
- Results
- Result reported as Pass or Fail in the applicant's Sheryan account; no score or topic-level feedback is provided
- Score validity
- On passing, the Registration Certificate is valid for one year from the date of result and must then be activated into a professional license by a DHA-licensed health facility before practice
- Remote testing
- Not available
Exam structure
One 150-item multiple-choice CBT covering four areas: Fundamentals; Adult Nursing; Maternal–Child Nursing; and Unit Management & Leadership (the Assistant Nurse title has a separately coded CBT, ARN5061, with the same 3-hour/150-question/USD 240/50% parameters and the same coverage)
Where rules vary
Licensing assessment of the Dubai Health Authority, required to practice the profession in the Emirate of Dubai; the exam itself is uniform and delivered worldwide at Prometric test centers (the credential, not the exam, is Dubai-specific)
Eligibility
Self-assessment against the Unified Professional Qualification Requirements (PQR), Primary Source Verification by Dataflow, and a DHA Unique ID plus CBT eligibility ID before scheduling; nurses meeting the PQR exemption criteria may be exempted from the exam
Retake policy
Up to three attempts; no time restriction between attempts; failing the third attempt blocks reapplication for a DHA license for two years (a fourth attempt possible in limited cases); cancellation or no-show is not counted as a failed attempt but forfeits the fee