DOH exam fees 2026: AED 500, 540, 550, 570, 590 or 600
DOH sets a fee for each exam, paid again for every attempt. Pass marks for every exam are on the DOH pass marks page.
- AED 600
- 1 exams
- AED 590
- 1 exams
- AED 570
- 1 exams
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Official DOH exam fees for 2026: AED 600 for 1 exams, AED 590 for 1 exams, AED 570 for 1 exams, AED 550 for 31 exams, AED 540 for 1 exams, AED 500 for 28 exams. The fee is paid again for every re-sit. DataFlow verification and licence issuance are extra.
- AED 600
- 1 exams
- AED 590
- 1 exams
- AED 570
- 1 exams
- AED 550
- 31 exams
- AED 540
- 1 exams
- AED 500
- 28 exams
- Paid
- Per attempt, including re-sits
Allied health (1)
1 exams · mostly -
Dentists (1)
1 exams · mostly 3 hours
Physicians (1)
1 exams · mostly 2.5 hours
Physicians (17), Dentists (5), Allied health (9)
31 exams · mostly 2 hours
Nursing and midwifery (1)
1 exams · mostly 3 hours
Nursing and midwifery (3), Allied health (25)
28 exams · mostly 2 hours
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Allied health: Clinical Pharmacist CBT + Oral.
DOH exams charged AED 590
Dentists: General Dentist CBT.
DOH exams charged AED 570
Physicians: General Practitioner CBT.
DOH exams charged AED 550
Physicians: Specialist Anesthesia CBT, Specialist Dermatology CBT, Specialist Internal Medicine CBT, Specialist Family Medicine CBT, Specialist Pediatrics CBT, Specialist Otolaryngology CBT, Specialist General Surgery CBT, Specialist Obstetrics & Gynecology CBT, Consultant Anesthesia CBT, Consultant Dermatology CBT, Consultant Internal Medicine CBT, Consultant Family Medicine CBT, Consultant Pediatrics CBT, Consultant Otolaryngology CBT, Consultant General Surgery CBT, Consultant Obstetrics & Gynecology CBT, Consultant Ophthalmology CBT.
Dentists: Specialist Endodontics CBT, Specialist Orthodontics CBT, Specialist Pediatric Dentistry CBT, Specialist Periodontics CBT, Specialist Prosthodontics CBT.
Allied health: Pharmacist CBT, Electro-Neurodiagnostics Technologist CBT + Oral, EEG Technician CBT + Oral, Histopathology Technologist CBT + Oral, Advanced Care Paramedic (ACP) CBT + OSCE, Ambulance Nurse CBT + OSCE, Advanced EMT (AEMT) CBT + OSCE, Primary EMT (PEMT) CBT + OSCE, Emergency Medical Responder (EMR) CBT + OSCE.
DOH exams charged AED 540
Nursing and midwifery: Registered Nurse CBT.
DOH exams charged AED 500
Nursing and midwifery: Assistant Nurse CBT, School Nurse CBT, Registered Midwife CBT.
Allied health: Anesthesia Technologist CBT, Anesthesia Technician CBT, Audiologist CBT, ECG Technician CBT, Central Sterile Services (CSS) Technician CBT, Central Sterile Services (CSS) Aide CBT, Dietitian CBT, Nutritionist CBT, Dental Assistant CBT, Dental Lab Technician CBT, Radiography Technologist CBT, Radiography Technician CBT, Phlebotomist CBT, Medical Laboratory Technician CBT, Medical Laboratory Technologist CBT, All Laboratory Specialty Technologist Titles (except Histopathology) CBT, Occupational Therapist CBT, Occupational Therapy Technician CBT, Optometrist CBT, Pharmacy Technician CBT, Physiotherapist CBT, Sport Therapist CBT, Massage Therapist CBT, Respiratory Therapist CBT, Speech Therapist CBT.
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Sources - last reviewed October 2026
- DOH Healthcare Workforce Licensing and Medical Education - Licensing Procedural Manual (2024), Circular No. 151/2024 dated 26/08/2024: which titles sit a CBT, an oral, an OSCE or a combination, question counts, durations, fees for some title groups, result times and the 6-month validity of the exam step.
- DOH (HAAD) Standard for Licensing Examinations, HAAD/HFLE/SD/1.1 (2012): exam components, attempts per component, re-sit intervals, pass/fail results and non-refundable fees.
- Pearson VUE - Department of Health Abu Dhabi (updated Aug 2026): booking through TAMM and Pearson VUE, and DOH exam contacts.
- Unified Healthcare Professional Qualification Requirements (PQR), third version, April 2025: exam requirement and mode (1.5), three attempts and the final attempt (1.5.4-1.5.6), oral minimum of five scenarios, gap of practice (1.7) and exam equivalency exemptions (clause 21).
- DOH Circular 2025/239 (27 November 2025) - updated PQR published: confirms the updated PQR is the current version on the DOH website.
- DOH FAQ - booking written and oral exams, viewing results: TAMM payment steps for the written and oral exam, and where results appear.
- Pearson VUE - Online testing for Abu Dhabi DOH (OnVUE): online testing availability, check-in, ID and technical requirements, and rescheduling through TAMM.
- Candidate-facing DOH oral guides (secondary, unverified by DOH): reported 5-6 scenarios including ethics, 45-60 minutes on Microsoft Teams.
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