Who Needs the Public Prosecution Test? Investigation Lieutenant and How Your Score Is Used

Last verified: 1 November 2026. Conditions can change, so check the test page on the Qiyas website (archived copy) and the job advert before you decide. This site is independent and is not affiliated with Qiyas (the National Center for Assessment), the Public Prosecution or any government body.

Qiyas runs the Public Prosecution test at the request of the Public Prosecution, and only people whose names the Prosecution sends can sit it. This guide explains who needs it, how the score is used and where it sits in the application steps.

Who needs this test?

The test is for applicants to the Investigation Lieutenant job at the Public Prosecution. You must be Saudi and hold a bachelor's degree in Sharia or law, or an equivalent. The test reflects that: it has a Sharia section and a law section next to general abilities.

Where the test sits in the application steps

• First: you apply when the Public Prosecution advertises the job.
• Second: if you are shortlisted, the Prosecution sends the candidate records to Qiyas.
• Third: you pick a test date in the Qiyas e-services portal and pay the fee.
• Fourth: results come out after about three weeks and are sent to the Public Prosecution.

So the test comes after shortlisting and before the ranking, and you cannot book it until your name appears in the records. The details are in the "Registration" guide.

No pass mark: the score is used to rank

Qiyas says there is a score that the candidate receives and there is no failing. The score goes to the Public Prosecution alone, to set your rank among candidates. In practice:

• There is no line to clear and then stop: you compete with the other candidates for the same job, so every extra mark may lift your rank.
• If you sit the test more than once, your highest score is sent: a retake does not hurt your earlier score.
• The test is open according to the Prosecution's records: you can sit it according to the candidate records the Public Prosecution sends.

What the test measures

The test has 149 multiple-choice questions in 2 hours 30 minutes, on paper, in Arabic and without a calculator. It has three parts:

• General abilities: verbal and quantitative.
• Academic knowledge: Sharia sciences and law.
• Personal skills and traits: personal and social skills, and emotions and feelings.

Qiyas's page lists preparation references, among them al-Rawd al-Murbi', al-Mughni, Rawdat al-Nazir, al-Ashbah wa al-Naza'ir by al-Suyuti, the Public Prosecution Law, the Criminal Procedure Law and the Judiciary Law.

How to prepare

• Put law and Sharia first: they are the largest section in the mock exams on this site, with 89 of the 149 questions.
• Tie every ruling to its source: the listed references are all fiqh, usul and law texts, so learn where a ruling comes from, not just the ruling.
• Do not skip verbal and quantitative: together they are 60 questions in the mock exams here, with no calculator, so practise mental arithmetic.
• Train for the clock: 2 hours 30 minutes for 149 questions is just over a minute per question on average (about 1 minute 5 seconds).

How this site helps

In the mock exams on this site we split the questions like this: 30 verbal, 30 quantitative, 45 Sharia sciences and 44 law, 149 in all. We leave out the personal skills and traits part because it has no right or wrong answers. Every law question is tied to the article it rests on, and every option has an explanation.

The questions on this site are for practice and are not issued by Qiyas or the Public Prosecution, and your scores here are for practice only: they are not an official result and are not sent to anyone. This site is independent and does not register you for the test.

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