Pass the DHA exam with AI-powered practice.

    Practice questions, timed mock exams, and a personalised study plan for the Dubai Health Authority (DHA) licensing exam — built for your specialty. Know exactly when you're ready.

    What is the DHA exam?

    The DHA exam is a Prometric-delivered, computer-based licensing assessment from the Dubai Health Authority. Every healthcare professional who wants to practise in Dubai — from doctors and nurses to dentists, pharmacists and medical laboratory technologists — must pass the exam for their specialty as part of the licensing process. Questions are single-best-answer multiple-choice, mapped to your profession's clinical blueprint, and results are reported as pass/fail only — DHA doesn't disclose your exact score.

    Most DHA exams run to around 150 questions within a 150–180 minute window, though the exact question count and duration vary by profession. The pass mark also differs by specialty: general practitioners, dentists and pharmacists are typically held to a 60% threshold, registered nurses around 50%, and lab technologists around 55%. DHA does not publish every specialty's exact cut-off publicly and can revise requirements without notice, so always confirm the current figure for your profession on the official Sheryan portal before booking.

    What sets the DHA exam apart from a generic multiple-choice test is that it is scenario-based: most questions describe a patient presentation or clinical situation and ask what you'd do next, not just what a term means. That's why rote memorisation alone tends to fall short — you need practice applying knowledge under exam conditions, which is exactly what timed mock exams and instant, explanation-backed feedback are for.

    At a glance

    DHA
    • Computer-based (CBT) via Prometric
    • ~150 questions, 150–180 minutes (varies by profession)
    • Pass mark ~50–60%, varies by specialty
    • Requires Sheryan eligibility number to book

    From application to licence

    1. 1. Register on Sheryan & get eligibility

      Create your DHA Sheryan account, complete DataFlow primary-source verification, and receive your eligibility number.

    2. 2. Book your Prometric slot

      Schedule your DHA exam at a Prometric test centre using your eligibility number.

    3. 3. Practise until you're ready

      Drill specialty questions and timed mock exams on MindBloom until your readiness score is green.

    4. 4. Pass & get licensed

      Sit the exam with confidence, pass, and complete your DHA licensing.

    New to the process? Read our DHA Sheryan portal guide to get your eligibility number, our DataFlow verification guide for the full document checklist, or our DHA license guide to understand registration vs. license activation.

    Official DHA sources

    MindBloom prepares you for the exam content — for registration, eligibility, and the latest requirements, always confirm directly with the authority.

    DHA exam — frequently asked questions

    The DHA exam is a computer-based licensing assessment set by the Dubai Health Authority. Healthcare professionals — doctors, nurses, dentists, pharmacists, lab technologists and allied health workers — must pass it to be licensed to practise anywhere in the Emirate of Dubai. It's delivered via Prometric test centres as a single-best-answer multiple-choice test, with a blueprint mapped specifically to your profession's clinical scope. Most versions run to around 150 questions within a 150–180 minute window, though the exact count, duration and pass mark vary by specialty. Results are reported as pass/fail only — your exact score is never disclosed, and passes are typically valid for five years before renewal requirements apply.

    Passing the DHA exam comes down to three things: knowing your specialty's exact topic weighting, practising real exam-style scenario questions rather than just re-reading notes, and rehearsing under timed conditions so the format itself doesn't cost you time on exam day. Most DHA questions describe a patient presentation and ask what you'd do next — that clinical-reasoning format is what trips up candidates who only memorised facts. MindBloom generates unlimited practice questions and full timed mock exams for your profession, tracks exactly which topics you're weak on, and gives you a readiness score so you know objectively when you're prepared to book, rather than guessing.

    Start by identifying your specialty's topic weighting so you're not spending equal time on high- and low-yield areas, then practise little and often with spaced repetition rather than cramming in the final days. Sit full-length timed mock exams to build stamina and get comfortable with the 150-question, single-best-answer format, review every incorrect answer with a clear explanation instead of just marking it wrong, and spend your final week almost entirely on your weakest topics rather than re-covering what you already know. MindBloom automates this whole cycle with an AI study plan tailored to your exam date and a live readiness score that tells you when you've actually closed the gap.

    The DHA exam is pass/fail, and the threshold varies by profession — commonly reported figures are around 60% for general practitioners, dentists and pharmacists, roughly 50% for registered nurses, and around 55% for lab technologists, though DHA doesn't publish every specialty's exact cut-off publicly and can revise requirements without notice. Your result comes back as pass or fail only; the authority does not disclose your precise score, so there's no partial credit to chase — you either clear your specialty's threshold or you don't. Always confirm the current figure for your profession directly on the official Sheryan portal before booking, since blueprints and pass marks are periodically updated.

    Yes, in the sense that they're the same test — Prometric is simply the company that delivers the DHA exam at its test centres, which is why people often call it the "DHA Prometric exam." The Dubai Health Authority sets the actual exam content, blueprint and pass requirements; Prometric only provides the computer-based testing infrastructure and the physical test centres where you sit it. You don't register with Prometric directly to start — you first complete DataFlow verification and get an eligibility number through DHA's Sheryan portal, and only then use that number to book your actual seat at a Prometric centre.

    MindBloom generates AI-powered, exam-style practice questions and full mock exams for each DHA specialty, each with a detailed explanation for every answer so you understand the reasoning, not just whether you got it right. You can also upload your own study notes, PDFs or lecture material and MindBloom turns them into a custom quiz in your specialty's format. Be cautious of any site claiming to sell official DHA or Prometric exam content — Prometric does not license or authorize third parties to distribute real exam questions, so "leaked" question banks are unreliable at best.

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