ALL EXAM GUIDES / SCFHS
Saudi Arabia
SCFHS nursing guide
Official-source facts checked 26 October 2026. “not found” means this check did not establish the fact; it does not establish an exemption.
Exam name
Saudi Nursing Licensure Examination (SNLE)
S1: SCFHS SNLE Applicant Guide, September 2025
Checked 2026-10-26
Eligibility / application
Recognized BSN or equivalent; the guide also includes internship-year applicants and students one year from graduation. Obtain SCFHS authorization before booking through the official exam route. Classification and registration remain separate licensing steps.
S1: SCFHS SNLE Applicant Guide, September 2025 · S3: Prometric SCFHS programme
Checked 2026-10-26
Questions
200 MCQs in two blocks of 100; up to 10% may be unscored pilot items.
S1: SCFHS SNLE Applicant Guide, September 2025
Checked 2026-10-26
Time
120 minutes per block; 240 minutes testing plus a scheduled 30-minute break.
S1: SCFHS SNLE Applicant Guide, September 2025
Checked 2026-10-26
Pass standard
500 on a 200–800 reporting scale; this is not a raw percentage.
S1: SCFHS SNLE Applicant Guide, September 2025
Checked 2026-10-26
Exam fee
not found
S1: SCFHS SNLE Applicant Guide, September 2025 · S3: Prometric SCFHS programme
Checked 2026-10-26
Content outline
Fundamentals 20%; Adult Nursing 40%; Maternal-Child Nursing 30%; Management and Leadership 10%. The guide permits ±5% variation.
S1: SCFHS SNLE Applicant Guide, September 2025
Checked 2026-10-26
DataFlow / PSV
SCFHS describes DataFlow verification for health practitioners holding qualifications from outside Saudi Arabia. Do not infer that every candidate category has identical requirements.
S2: SCFHS Practitioner: certificate verification
Checked 2026-10-26
Requirements and fees can change. Older document dates and official-source conflicts are retained above; confirm your category and appointment details directly with the authority.
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