DHA exam fees 2026: US$240 for nurses and pharmacists, US$280 for doctors and dentists
DHA's computer-based test guideline (September 2026) charges US$240 for the Registered Nurse, Assistant Nurse and Pharmacist exams and US$280 for General Practice, every listed Specialist and Consultant exam and General Dentist; Prometric runs them, and DHA posts a pass or a fail, not the score.
Checked 2 Nov 2026 · DHA ↗
- Who it affects
- Doctors in the UK and the UAE; nurses in Australia and the UAE; pharmacists and dentists in the UAE
DHA's exam fees
| Step | Fee |
|---|---|
| Registered Nurse and Assistant Nurse150 questions in 3 hours; pass score 50% | US$240 |
| Pharmacist150 questions in 3 hours; pass score 60% | US$240 |
| General Practice150 questions in 3 hours; pass score 60% | US$280 |
| Specialist and Consultant, every listed exam | US$280 |
| General Dentist150 questions in 3 hours; pass score 60% | US$280 |
What it means for you
For the GMC, two IELTS or OET sittings never combine and only your most recent sitting counts, apart from one IELTS One Skill Retake. DHA's own exam fees are now on the UAE plans, and Australia's NCLEX-RN step shows USD 200 plus USD 150 and the rise on 1 February 2027.
United Arab Emirates (DHA)
DHA's CBT guideline (September 2026) prices its exams, and the plan now shows them. Registered Nurse and Assistant Nurse: USD 240, 150 questions in three hours, pass score 50%. General Practice: USD 280, 150 questions in three hours, pass score 60%. Every listed Specialist and Consultant exam: USD 280. Pharmacist: USD 240, pass score 60%. General Dentist: USD 280, pass score 60%. DHA posts a pass or a fail and does not share the score. Specialties it does not list are assessed orally, at their own fee.
United Kingdom (GMC)
The GMC accepts IELTS and OET scores only from the same test and from your most recent sitting, read again on 2 November 2026. The plan used to combine your best part from two sittings taken within two months. It no longer does. A later sitting below the bar now replaces an earlier pass. The one exception is IELTS: if a single part of an IELTS on computer test missed 7.0, one One Skill Retake of that part within 60 days completes it. When you add the retake, the plan takes the overall from its report. OET has no retake for the GMC.
Australia (NMBA, NCLEX-RN)
NCSBN charges candidates for Australian licensure USD 200 to register plus a USD 150 international scheduling fee. That fee applies at every test centre outside the United States, Australia's included, so the total stays USD 350. For registrations from 1 February 2027 the registration fee is USD 350, which makes USD 500 in all. The date you register decides the fee, not the date you sit.
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Sources
- DHA: Online exam guideline for the computer-based test (CBT Assessment Guideline, linked from Get Registered) ↗
- GMC: Evidence of your knowledge of English, using your IELTS certificate ↗
- GMC: Evidence of your knowledge of English, using your OET certificate ↗
- NCLEX: Fees and payment ↗
- NCLEX: Testing locations (domestic and international test centres by licensure) ↗
- NCSBN: NCLEX fee changes effective 1 February 2027 (notice of 21 August 2026) ↗
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