Saudi Board Neurology Promotion Exams

Exam body: SCFHS

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Next registration and exam dates

Next dates not yet published

SCFHS does not post neurology promotion-exam dates publicly. Ask your programme.

Where the promotion exams fit

Start the Saudi Board programme

R1 (adult) or PN1 (paediatric)

Adult neurology starts with a year of internal medicine (R1); paediatric neurology with a year of general paediatrics (PN1).
Promotion exam at the end of each year

Adult R1 to R4; paediatric PN2 to PN4

A written exam held at least once a year. Its result is one of four SCFHS categories (below).
Board exams

During and at the end of training

Part One, then the Final Written and the Final Clinical.
Saudi Board exams

Where the exam fits

A written promotion exam closes each training year: adult R1 to R4, paediatric PN2 to PN4. Part One is also taken during training; the Final Written and Final Clinical come at the end.

Promotion exams: the details

Adult neurology promotion exam (R1 to R4)

Dates	Not posted publicly for neurology; the schedule is in the SCFHS portal. Ask your programme.
Structure	One paper of single-best-answer MCQs testing knowledge (K1) and application (K2), plus up to 10% unscored items.
Number of questions	At least 100
Options per question	4
Result	Below 50: clear fail. 50 to 59.4: borderline fail. 60 to 69.4: borderline pass. Above 70: clear pass.

Paediatric neurology promotion exam (PN2 to PN4)

Dates	Not posted publicly; ask your programme.
Structure	Single-best-answer MCQs testing knowledge (K1) and application (K2), plus up to 10% unscored items.
Number of questions	At least 100
Options per question	4
Result	SCFHS promotion categories.

All registration and exam dates

Next dates not yet published. SCFHS does not post neurology promotion-exam dates publicly. Ask your programme.

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

Curriculum and blueprint

Adult promotion exam blueprint (2024–2027)

Fifteen domains, weights only. The paediatric promotion blueprint is linked under Official sources.

Neuromuscular and related neuropathy — 14%

Cerebrovascular — 12%

Epilepsy — 10%

Demyelinating disease, MS and spinal cord — 7%

Pain and headache — 7%

Movement disorders — 5%

Dementia — 5%

CNS infection — 5%

Neuro-ophthalmology — 5%

Psychiatry, behaviour and sleep — 5%

Neoplasia and paraneoplastic disease — 5%

Neurology of systemic disease and general neurology — 5%

Paediatric neurology — 5%

Trauma and neurocritical care — 5%

Nutritional and metabolic — 5%

Source: Adult promotion exam blueprint (2024–2027)

Eligibility

Residents in a Saudi Board neurology programme, at the end of each training year (adult R1 to R4; paediatric PN2 to PN4).

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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