Build your preparation plan
Find the official reference for your exact title, compare study resources and turn the published coverage into a manageable revision plan. Start with the practical guide below, then check the status of each catalogue listing.
Before buying another resource
Open the official guideline at your title, then write a short brief. This turns “Is this a good DHA course?” into specific questions the provider should be able to answer.
Official starting point: DHA September 2026 CBT guideline, checked 21 September 2026. It contains title-specific coverage and references. This resource-selection method is independent guidance.
A purchase should solve a defined problem
Illustrative situation: an applicant already owns a broad textbook but repeatedly misses questions in one topic. A second broad textbook may repeat what they have. A more useful comparison starts with that topic, the missing explanation and the type of practice needed.
Use this note: “My title is __. The topic I need to improve is __. I have reviewed __. I still cannot explain __. I will check progress by __.”
Keep a separate list for appointment and application tasks. A study timetable should not hide a missing eligibility instruction or an unresolved booking code.
Relevant materials
Build your preparation around the title and assessment route in your DHA application. Use this guide to organise the details before booking.
Worth knowing first
Not every DHA applicant sits an assessment. DHA lists a computer-based assessment result among the documents required for professional registration "if required" — meaning it depends on your professional category and the title you are applying under. Establishing whether it applies to you comes before any preparation.
Whether an assessment is required depends on your category and title. Preparing for an exam you do not need costs time; discovering one you do need late in the process costs far more.
Track verification and assessment as separate tasks. Follow the applicable sequence and resolve title uncertainty before paying for a route.
Assessment content is aligned to the professional category and title you apply under, which is another reason applying under the right title matters.
After registration, a healthcare facility still has to activate your registration into an active practising licence before you can work.
Next step
Confirm your category and title, confirm whether an assessment applies, then prepare against the scope of practice for that title. Preparation material supports revision — it does not change eligibility or guarantee a result.
What DHA publishes for this exam
The pass mark moves with the title here — Registered Nurse clears at 50%, General Practice at 60%. The fee is USD 280 or USD 240, charged in US dollars with no dirham equivalent published.
| Title | CBT code | CBT duration | Questions | Fee | Pass score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Practice | GEN5331 | 3 hours | 150 | USD 280 | 60% |
| General Dentist | GEN5301 | 3 hours | 150 | USD 280 | 60% |
| Registered Nurse | RNT0312 | 3 hours | 150 | USD 240 | 50% |
| Pharmacist | PHO5481 | 3 hours | 150 | USD 240 | 60% |
| Physiotherapist | PHY5121 | 3 hours | 150 | USD 240 | 50% |
| Radiographer | RAD5152 | 3 hours | 150 | USD 240 | 55% |
Sources: DHA — Healthcare Professional Licensing Assessment Guideline (CBT), updated September 2026
Checked 20 September 2026. DHA states it may activate or de-activate a specialty assessment and change its content, format or pass score without updating this guideline. Confirm the specification for your own specialty before you book.
What this authority publishes
Sheryan prints its core fees twice — once for Nurse and Midwife, Allied Health and T&CM, once for Physicians and Dentists. Those two columns are identical for registration and diverge sharply at licence activation, so the category you fall into changes the total far more than the registration fee does. The rows below the activation block are single-price services published in DHA's Service Catalogue rather than on the live portal, and are dated accordingly in their notes.
| What you pay for | Amount | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| DHA professional registration (credentialing) | AED 200 | Official | Identical for both applicant categories. The same AED 200 applies to renewal and to adding or upgrading a registration. |
| Self Assessment Tool | Free | Official | DHA charges nothing to check your own eligibility before applying. Worth doing first. |
| CBT assessment — Physicians, Dentists | USD 280 | Official | DHA prices the computer-based exam in US dollars, not dirhams. No AED equivalent is published. |
| CBT assessment — Nursing and most Allied Health | USD 240 | Official | Applies to all Nursing CBTs and the majority of Allied Health specialties. |
| CBT assessment — Aesthetician, Laser, OT Technician, TCIM | USD 180 | Official | The lowest of DHA’s three CBT price bands. Covers Aesthetician/Beauty Therapist, Cast Technician, Laser Hair Reduction, Operation Theatre Technician and Technologist, and all five TCIM exams. |
| Oral assessment — Nurse, Allied Health, T&CM | AED 250 | Official | Half what Physicians and Dentists pay for the same assessment. |
| Oral assessment — Physicians, Dentists | AED 500 | Official | The urgent option is AED 2,000 and is flat across every category, so it costs a Physician four times the normal fee and a Nurse eight times. |
| Licence activation, 1 year full-time | AED 1,000 / AED 3,000 | Official | Nurse, Allied Health and T&CM pay AED 1,000; Physicians and Dentists AED 3,000. Paid by the facility, not the professional. |
| Licence activation, 2 years full-time | AED 1,500 / AED 5,000 | Official | Nurse/Allied/T&CM and Physician/Dentist respectively. |
| Licence activation, 3 years full-time | AED 2,500 / AED 7,500 | Official | The widest gap between the two categories anywhere in DHA’s fee tables — three times the price for the same duration. |
| Part-time or trainee licence | AED 1,000 / AED 3,000 | Official | Priced the same as a one-year full-time licence in both categories. |
| Convert part-time to full-time | AED 200 | Official | Identical for both categories. |
| Knowledge and Innovation Fee | Added at checkout | Official | DHA states this is applied at checkout on every fee-bearing service and publishes no amount, rate or basis anywhere on Sheryan. Budget for a total above the listed fee. |
| Good Standing Certificate | AED 500 | Official | Requires an active DHA licence held for more than three months. Published in DHA's Health Regulation Sector Service Catalogue, updated March 2023. At least one fee in that document has since changed on the live portal, so confirm the current amount before you pay. |
| Review Registration Eligibility | AED 200 | Official | The paid appeal route when the free Self Assessment Tool returns "not eligible". Published in DHA's Health Regulation Sector Service Catalogue, updated March 2023. At least one fee in that document has since changed on the live portal, so confirm the current amount before you pay. |
| Transferring an existing PSV report to DHA | AED 300 | Official | DHA’s current FAQ states this for reports issued by other authorities. Additional or updated documents may need verification. The FAQ separately describes free linking for DHA reports issued after 2017; confirm the applicable service before paying. |
| Late full-time professional licence renewal — monthly penalty | AED 600 or AED 200 per month | Official | The current renewal service lists AED 600 per month for physicians/dentists and AED 200 for nurses, allied health and TCAM. Confirm the outstanding amount in Sheryan. This service page does not state a six-month cap on penalties. |
Sources: DHA Sheryan — Get Registered service description · DHA — Healthcare Professional Licensing Assessment Guideline (CBT), updated September 2026 · DHA Sheryan — Schedule Oral Assessment service · DHA Sheryan — Activate Professional License service · DHA — Health Regulation Sector Service Catalogue (update 21 March 2023) · DHA Sheryan — Primary Source Verification FAQs · DHA Sheryan — Renew Professional License
Checked between 22 August and 24 September 2026. Authorities can change fees and requirements without notice — confirm current figures before you pay.
| Stage | How long | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| DHA professional registration decision | 5 working days | Official | DHA’s stated service delivery time once a complete application is submitted. Renewal and add/upgrade are also 5 working days. |
| Self Assessment Tool result | Instant | Official | Free and immediate. The cheapest way to find out whether you are eligible at all. |
| Licence activation by the facility | Instant | Official | DHA states one working day where the professional’s personal records have changed. |
| CBT result uploaded to Sheryan | 2 working days | Official | Clause 7.2.14 of DHA’s assessment manual. |
| Oral assessment result | 3–5 working days | Official | Longer than the CBT, and the oral route covers the large majority of titles. |
| Oral assessment scheduling | 5 working days | Official | From submission to being scheduled — not to sitting the assessment. |
| Registration validity | 1 year | Official | From the date of issuance. A certificate issued after a successful assessment is valid one year from the result date. |
| Renewal window | 3 months | Official | The Sheryan service page states three months from expiry or from licence cancellation. DHA’s Licensing Manual v1.3 states 90 days before expiry and a one-year window after cancellation — the two DHA sources disagree, so check both before relying on either. |
| Expired licence renewal | 6 months | Official | Licensing Manual v1.3: an expired DHA licence can be renewed within six months of expiry. |
| Primary Source Verification — new report | 15 working days | Official | DHA’s current FAQ states this from payment for a new PSV report. This is a published estimate, not a guaranteed deadline; confirm the case-specific timing with DataFlow. |
| Transferring an existing PSV report | 5 working days | Official | DHA’s current FAQ states five working days from payment. Updated documents may need further verification; report transfer does not itself approve a professional licence. |
| Good Standing Certificate | 1 working day | Official | Published in DHA's Health Regulation Sector Service Catalogue, updated March 2023. At least one fee in that document has since changed on the live portal, so confirm the current amount before you pay. |
| Review Registration Eligibility | 10 working days | Official | Against "instant" for the automated Self Assessment Tool. Published in DHA's Health Regulation Sector Service Catalogue, updated March 2023. At least one fee in that document has since changed on the live portal, so confirm the current amount before you pay. |
Sources: DHA Sheryan — Get Registered service description · DHA Sheryan — Activate Professional License service · DHA — Manual for Professional Assessment (Oral/CBT) · DHA Sheryan — Schedule Oral Assessment service · DHA Sheryan — Renew Professional Registration service · DHA — Manual for Licensing Healthcare Professionals v1.3, effective 18/07/2025 · DHA Sheryan — Primary Source Verification FAQs · DHA — Health Regulation Sector Service Catalogue (update 21 March 2023)
Checked between 22 August and 12 September 2026. Authorities can change fees and requirements without notice — confirm current figures before you pay.
Choose your resources
Start with your confirmed professional title and assessment route. For CBT, locate the corresponding code, coverage and references in the official DHA guideline before comparing books, courses or practice questions.
No question-bank download is offered on this page. The guidance and specification tables are readable here; individual catalogue listings show their own availability status.
Do not assume it can. The requested title determines the relevant assessment reference. Compare the contents with that reference rather than relying on a general DHA label.
Check its title and code alignment, update date, sample explanations and reference citations. Ask what access includes and how corrections are handled. A large question count alone does not demonstrate coverage or accuracy.
Follow the current DHA instruction for your title and case. A CBT study pack is not a substitute for checking the required mode; use the separate oral-versus-CBT guide if the format is unclear.
No. A collection described as recalled questions is not an official coverage document or a reliable promise of future questions. Build preparation from published references and practice material with explanations.
There is no single timetable suitable for every applicant. Start with a topic inventory and a practice baseline, then plan around your gaps, available time and appointment. Review progress before committing to a shorter schedule.
You can plan revision while tracking the separate application tasks. Whether verification and assessment should proceed together depends on your confirmed route and current instructions; do not pay for an unresolved title or mode.
No. A mock result reflects that exercise and its scoring method. Use errors and unfinished topics to guide revision; do not equate a commercial score with an official result.
No. The applicable registration and facility activation requirements remain separate. Study support cannot establish eligibility or grant a practising licence.
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