Registering for the Public Prosecution Test (Investigation Lieutenant): From Nomination to Result

Last verified: 1 November 2026. This is an independent guide. It is not affiliated with the National Center for Assessment (Qiyas), the Public Prosecution or any government body, and it cannot register for you. The details come from the Public Prosecution Test page on Qiyas's site (an archived copy dated 6 December 2019, the latest official description we could find). Check with the Public Prosecution and the e-services portal before you pay.

Who can sit the test?

The Public Prosecution Test is not open to everyone. The Public Prosecution requests it for its investigation and public prosecution posts, and it targets candidates it nominates who hold a bachelor's degree in Sharia or law from a Saudi university. Qiyas's FAQ says the test is for men and women, and the required majors are Sharia and law.

The steps from applying to your result

1. Apply for the Investigation Lieutenant job when the Public Prosecution announces it. There are no fixed test dates, because the test follows hiring.
2. Wait to be nominated. If you are shortlisted, the Public Prosecution sends the candidates' records to Qiyas, and only candidates named in them can sit the test. Qiyas says it holds the test by prior arrangement with the requesting body.
3. Register with Qiyas: log in to the e-services portal with your account, choose the Public Prosecution professional test and an available date, then pay the fee.
4. Attend on the date you registered for, with your original ID.
5. Wait for your result, about three weeks after the test.

Fee

Number of attempts

Qiyas says the test is available according to the records the Public Prosecution sends. So the number of times you can sit it is set by what the Public Prosecution sends, not by a fixed number on the test page. If you are retaking, ask the Public Prosecution about your status.

Test day

The ID listed in Qiyas's FAQ is your original ID or passport. Bring the original, not a copy.

• Reception: on arrival, go to the person in charge of your group at the reception committee. They check your papers and that the test conditions apply to you, then you enter the hall and are shown a seat.
• Answer sheet: once everyone is in, the question booklet is handed out with the answer sheet inside. You fill in the first side (personal details) together with everyone else on the invigilator's instructions, and the second side is for answers. Keep the sheet intact.
• Pencil: shade the circle of the correct letter with an HB-2 pencil. Liquid or ballpoint ink pens are never allowed. Pencils are handed out in the hall, but it is better to bring a pencil and an eraser as a backup.
• Questions: raise your hand and an invigilator will come to you.

The three parts of the test

Qiyas splits the 149 questions into three dimensions: general abilities (verbal and quantitative), academic achievement (Sharia sciences and law), and personal skills and traits (personal and social skills, and emotions and feelings). The two personal skills and traits parts have no right or wrong answers, so we do not put questions in them. In the practice tests on this site we split the questions like this: 30 verbal, 30 quantitative, 45 Sharia sciences and 44 law.

Your result

• No pass mark: Qiyas says you get a score and there is no failing. The Public Prosecution ranks candidates by score, so every extra point counts.
• Timing: after the test, answers are marked by machine and candidates' details are checked at Qiyas's office in Riyadh. The process takes about three weeks.
• Who sees it: it is sent to the Public Prosecution only, and does not appear on Qiyas's site.
• If you sit more than once: your highest score is sent.

Start with the free questions

Now that you know the steps, find out where you stand today. Start the free questions: every exam has 10 free questions with no sign-up, and at the end you see today's score and your weakest unit.