Emirati Board Neurology Part 1

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Next registration and exam dates

Next dates not yet published

No neurology Part 1 date is published yet. Check the NIHS calendar or ask your programme.

Where Part 1 fits

  1. PGY-1 and PGY-2

    Year of general medicine, then neurology

    The 60-month NIHS programme starts with a year of general medicine.

  2. Part 1 Written

    Eligible after PGY-2; pass by the end of PGY-3

    Residents must pass Part 1 by the end of PGY-3 to be promoted to PGY-4; a resident who has not passed after PGY-3 repeats the year.

  3. Final Written and Final Clinical

    After training

    Part 1 must be passed before the Final exams.

    Emirati Board Final exams

Where the exam fits

Part 1 is the written exam taken during the NIHS residency: residents may sit it after PGY-2 and must pass it by the end of PGY-3. It comes before the Final Written and the Final Clinical exam.

Part 1 Written: the details

Part 1 Written

Dates and enrolmentThe NIHS 2026 calendar lists no neurology Part 1 date. Check with NIHS or your programme.
StructureOne paper of single-best-answer MCQs, plus up to 10% unscored pretest items.
Number of questions150
Options per question4 (official sample items, A to D)
Pass ruleSet by standard-setting, not a fixed percentage.
FeeCheck with NIHS.

All registration and exam dates

Next dates not yet published. No neurology Part 1 date is published yet. Check the NIHS calendar or ask your programme.

Dates are set by the board and can change. Always check the official page before you apply.

Curriculum and blueprint

Part 1 Written blueprint

Eight domains, weights only.

Weights as NIHS publishes them; each domain may vary by ±5%. NIHS lists no subtopics. The NIHS and SCFHS blueprints overlap.

Cerebrovascular diseases — 16%
Epilepsy, psychiatry, sleep and paediatric neurology — 16%
Neuromuscular and related — 16%
Demyelinating disease / MS and spinal cord — 11%
Movement disorders and neuro-ophthalmology — 11%
Dementia, neoplasia and paraneoplasia — 11%
Pain, headache and neurology of systemic diseases — 11%
CNS infection — 8%

Research, ethics, professionalism and patient safety are spread across the domains.

Source: Neurology Part One blueprint (v2)

Eligibility

  • Residents in an NIHS neurology programme who have completed PGY-2.
  • It must be passed by the end of PGY-3 for promotion to PGY-4; a resident who has not passed after PGY-3 repeats the year.

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Official sources

Curriculum, blueprints and exam pages. Confirm dates, fees and eligibility with the board before you apply.

Last verified: 8 Oct 2026