Administrative Sciences Teacher License Test Content: 6 Domains, 16 Standards and Weights
Content of the Administrative Sciences teacher license test: the six domains and weights (economics 22.7%, marketing 21.3%), all 16 standards with each weight, the test format and question style.
- Questions and time
- 75 questions · 120 minutes
- Pass mark
- 50%
- Exam fee
- SAR 100 for the subject test
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Teacher License – Administrative Sciences
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Try 10 free questions and see your levelLast verified: 1 November 2026. Our sources are the candidate guide for the professional license test for Administrative Sciences teachers and the Administrative Sciences teacher standards, both published by the Education and Training Evaluation Commission (ETEC) (1441 AH / 2020 edition; the guide is marked as a trial version and is the only edition currently published). This guide is independent: it is not affiliated with ETEC, Qiyas (the National Center for Assessment), the Ministry of Education or any government body.
In short: the Administrative Sciences test measures 16 standards in six domains: economics 22.7%, marketing 21.3%, accounting 17.3%, management 16.1%, financial management 13.3% and teaching methods 9.3%. Economics and marketing together are about 44% of the score. ETEC publishes the weight of each standard separately (from 4% to 10.8%). The test is 75 questions in 120 minutes, with no calculator.
Test format
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Number of questions | 75 questions |
| Question type | Four-option multiple choice; each question measures one indicator of one standard |
| Duration | 120 minutes (two hours) |
| Language | Arabic |
| Calculator | Not allowed |
| Scoring | Criterion-referenced; wrong answers carry no penalty |
| Level scores | 50 for Practitioner, 70 for Advanced, 80 and above for Expert (Professional License Regulations, Article 4) |
The six domains and their weights
The weights come from the chart and table on pages 6 and 7 of the candidate guide, and the question counts out of 75 are calculated from them.
| Domain | Weight | Standards | Questions out of 75 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Management | 16.1% | 2 | 12 |
| Economics | 22.7% | 3 | 17 |
| Accounting | 17.3% | 3 | 13 |
| Marketing | 21.3% | 3 | 16 |
| Financial Management | 13.3% | 3 | 10 |
| Teaching Methods for Administrative Sciences | 9.3% | 2 | 7 |
| Total | 100% | 16 | 75 |
Each question measures one indicator of a standard.
The 16 standards one by one
Standard names are as in the standards document (numbered 6.29.1 to 6.29.16), each weight is from the table on page 7 of the guide, and the "What it measures" column is our summary of the standard's indicators.
Management (16.1%)
| Standard | Name | Weight | Questions out of 75 | What it measures |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.29.1 | Basic concepts and modern trends in management | 5.3% | 4 | the concept, goals, importance and fields of management; administrative leadership, its main theories and modern trends; total quality management (concept, requirements, implementation stages, obstacles); entrepreneurship, the entrepreneur's traits and how an entrepreneurial project differs from a traditional one |
| 6.29.2 | Management functions and organisational functions in business | 10.8% | 8 | planning (goals, standards, elements, order of steps); organising, its principles and designing an organisational structure; managerial control, its types and tools; directing; leadership styles, sources of a leader's power and how a leader differs from a manager; communication; the production and human-resources functions; the steps of corporate strategic planning |
The official sample angle in management: a question on defining management as organised cooperative effort to reach goals (6.29.1), and one on control's role in making sure work follows the plan (6.29.2). Both are concept questions with closely worded options, so the skill is telling the management functions apart.
Economics (22.7%)
| Standard | Name | Weight | Questions out of 75 | What it measures |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.29.3 | Microeconomics fundamentals and labour economics | 9.3% | 7 | the concept and branches of economics; human wants and economic resources; the economic problem and how different systems solve it; supply and demand, their laws and determinants, and the types of price elasticity; market types, structures and equilibrium; calculating elasticity and equilibrium quantity; supply and demand in the Saudi labour market |
| 6.29.4 | Macroeconomics: components, analysis and policy | 6.7% | 5 | gross national product and national income, their components and how they are calculated; unemployment (causes, effects, remedies); inflation (causes, effects, remedies); fiscal and monetary policy and their roles |
| 6.29.5 | International trade | 6.7% | 5 | the concept, development and importance of international trade; why it happens, its advantages and drawbacks; trade theories (absolute and comparative advantage and others); the balance of payments, its components and the causes of deficit and surplus; international economic organisations and blocs (WTO, IMF, World Bank, GCC) and their goals |
The official sample angles in economics: calculating arc price elasticity between two points (price from 50 to 40, quantity from 300 to 400, in 6.29.3) and a question on inflation (6.29.4). The first needs paper-and-pencil arithmetic, with no calculator.
Accounting (17.3%)
| Standard | Name | Weight | Questions out of 75 | What it measures |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.29.6 | Accounting concepts, characteristics and assumptions | 5.3% | 4 | the concept and branches of accounting and its links to other fields; the main accounting concepts; quality characteristics of accounting information and its users; accounting assumptions and principles |
| 6.29.7 | The accounting system and recording transactions | 6.7% | 5 | the concept and elements of the accounting system; account classes (assets, liabilities, equity, expenses, revenues) and their debit or credit nature; the accounting equation and the effect of transactions on it; the journal and ledger, journal entries, posting and the trial balance |
| 6.29.8 | Financial statements and their preparation | 5.3% | 4 | account types and their effect on the financial statements; the income statement (concept and preparation); the statement of financial position (components and preparation) |
Marketing (21.3%)
| Standard | Name | Weight | Questions out of 75 | What it measures |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.29.9 | Marketing fundamentals | 9.3% | 7 | the concept of marketing and how it differs from selling; the marketing mix elements and their role; goods and services, their types and characteristics; types of demand; the product concept, new-product development stages and the product life cycle; promotion, its elements and tools |
| 6.29.10 | Consumer behaviour, segmentation and the marketing mix | 8% | 6 | consumer behaviour and the models that explain it; segmentation bases and steps and target-market strategies; pricing (concept, importance, influencing factors, methods and strategies); distribution and channel types and how to choose them; factors that shape the purchase decision |
| 6.29.11 | Modern marketing practice and technology | 4% | 3 | examples of successful marketing by local and international organisations; the role of modern technology in marketing and the opportunities e-marketing opens |
Financial Management (13.3%)
| Standard | Name | Weight | Questions out of 75 | What it measures |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.29.12 | Financial management fundamentals | 4% | 3 | core financial management concepts (financial planning, financial control, financing, investment); the components of a company's financial statements; calculating and interpreting financial ratios to judge a company |
| 6.29.13 | Financial decisions and strategic goals | 5.3% | 4 | comparing investment, financing and operating financial decisions; examples of raising an organisation's market value; applying the return and risk principle to investment decisions under uncertainty |
| 6.29.14 | Corporate financing and financing risk | 4% | 3 | the different sources of capital and the cost of capital; comparing capital projects with different appraisal methods (payback period, net present value, internal rate of return and others) |
Teaching Methods for Administrative Sciences (9.3%)
| Standard | Name | Weight | Questions out of 75 | What it measures |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.29.15 | Skills for teaching and learning administrative sciences | 4% | 3 | designing activities that respect individual differences and support different thinking styles; building respect for work through the administrative sciences course; designing a learning environment that develops managerial skills; recognising students' individual differences and learning styles |
| 6.29.16 | Methods for teaching administrative sciences | 5.3% | 4 | using modern teaching methods and strategies suited to administrative sciences (case study, role play, project-based learning, simulation); using modern technology in teaching; varying methods so students reach the course's managerial skills |
The heaviest standard is management functions (6.29.2) at 10.8% and eight questions out of 75, then microeconomics (6.29.3) and marketing fundamentals (6.29.9) at 9.3% each, seven questions apiece. The lightest are four standards at 4% and three questions each: financial management fundamentals (6.29.12), corporate financing (6.29.14), modern marketing practice (6.29.11) and teaching skills (6.29.15).
Question style
The sample questions ETEC publishes for this test touch management and economics, and they show the pattern:
- Concept questions: defining management and the role of control, with closely worded options, so read each option in full.
- Paper arithmetic: price elasticity between two points, and the same kind of sum in accounting and finance: the accounting equation, the income statement, financial ratios and payback period. There is no calculator in the test.
- Economics questions: inflation, its causes, effects and remedies, where the other options are causes or effects of other phenomena, so tie each phenomenon to its cause.
- Teaching: a described situation or activity, and you name the fitting method, such as case study, role play or project-based learning.
This describes the examples ETEC published; the real test questions range wider than they do.
How to use this table when you study
- Start with the free questions (10 questions) to see which domains are weakest for you.
- Economics and marketing are 33 questions out of 75 together, so give them the biggest share of your time. The study plan is built on these weights.
- Do not neglect teaching methods because the weight is small: seven questions, and most are won by knowing which method fits which situation.
- Practise elasticity, the accounting equation, the income statement, financial ratios and payback period on paper, with no calculator.
- Link accounting to financial management: the company statements you learn in accounting are the material for financial ratios.
Your score on our questions is an estimate of your readiness, not an official result. Each unit in unit practice is one of these six domains, so if the free questions show weakness in accounting or marketing, for example, practise that domain on its own.
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Sources and references
- ETEC – Professional License Test for Educational Professions (dates, scoring, FAQ and e-services) etec.gov.sa
- ETEC – Candidate guide for Administrative Sciences teachers (2020 trial edition): domains, weights and sample questions media.etec.gov.sa
- ETEC – Subject standards for Administrative Sciences teachers (1441 AH / 2020) media.etec.gov.sa