Teachers' Professional License – Subject Test: History

88 multiple-choice questions with four options, in 120 minutes (two hours). Calculators are not allowed and the test is in Arabic. Our mock exams are the same length.

Yes. Free questions: a 10-question diagnostic test covering the main units, no sign-up; at the end we compare your score with the license levels 50 (Practitioner), 70 (Advanced) and 80 (Expert), tell you how many questions you are short of the next level, and show your weakest units. The free practice test page lists the same questions with answers and an explanation for every option. The rest of the questions and the full mock exams come with a pass from SAR 26.

Question bank: full mock exams of 88 questions in 120 minutes, like the real test with a result for every unit, plus 456 explained questions across 7 units, every option explained, a review of your mistakes, and two ways to practise: see the answer right away, or sit a full timed mock. Every question is reviewed and referenced, ready to practise on your phone. Try the free questions and read the explanations before buying full access.

The minimum for a license is 50 (Practitioner Teacher), then 70 for Advanced Teacher and 80 or above for Expert Teacher, under the Professional License Regulations (Article 4). The level uses the lower of your General Educational and subject-specific scores, together with your qualification and years of experience. Scoring is criterion-referenced and wrong answers carry no penalty.

14 standards in seven domains, according to the candidate guide: Islamic History 27%, History Skills and Teaching Methods 27%, Saudi History 23%, Prophets' History and Ancient History 10%, Medieval History 5%, Modern History 5%, and the Development of History as a Discipline 3%.

According to ETEC's standards, the "Medieval History" domain covers Europe and the New World from the Middle Ages to the modern and contemporary era, including the two world wars, the voyages of discovery and international organisations. The "Modern History" domain covers the modern and contemporary Arab world: colonial rule, independence movements, the Palestinian question and Arab organisations. Each is 5% of the test.

The next sitting of the subject test is expected in late January 2027. The first 1448 AH sitting ran from 18 to 31 October 2026. Watch ETEC's page for when registration opens.

Yes. The question bank has 64 past questions from the 1446 and 1447 AH recall sets, each reviewed and every option explained. But recall sets are not spread across the domains the way the test is: most are in Islamic history (22), and history skills and teaching methods has only 7, although its weight is 27%. So practise every domain by its weight, not the recall sets alone.

Social studies (al-ijtima'iyyat) and geography each have their own test with their own guide and standards. The History test is all history and how to teach it: seven domains and 14 standards, the largest being Islamic history and history skills and teaching methods (27% each). Choose the test that matches the subject of the job you are applying for.

Yes. Saudi history is 23% of the test, about 20 of the 88 questions, in two standards: the First and Second Saudi States, and the history of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia from the recapture of Riyadh in 1319 AH / 1902 CE to Saudi Vision 2030. The First Saudi State begins in 1139 AH / 1727 CE under Imam Muhammad bin Saud in Diriyah, the date marked on Founding Day.

No. The Teachers' Professional License needs two tests: the subject-specific test in your own field and the General Educational Test, which is the same for every subject. Each costs SAR 100, and the level uses the lower of the two scores, so a high score in one does not lift your level above your score in the other.

No. Scores on this site are for practice only and are not an official result. This site is independent and is not affiliated with ETEC, Qiyas or any government body. They do show where you'd stand if the test were today: the full mock exam has the real question count and time, and your score is split by part of the exam so you can see where you lose points.

A subject-test result stays valid for five years from the date it is announced. The license itself is valid for five years, and you can apply to renew it in its final year, under the Professional License Regulations.

It is an independent site, not part of Qiyas or any government body, and every question is reviewed before it is published. You pay once, with no automatic renewal, through Waffo Pancake (the merchant of record) by Visa, Mastercard, Apple Pay or Google Pay, and your statement shows "WAFFO". If you were charged twice or the pass did not open, email support@saudiexams.com.