How to register for Qudurat step by step (1448)

Before you start

• The student's own national ID or iqama number. Register the student, not the parent: the result is tied to that ID.
• Access to Nafath on the phone linked to that ID, or the Sadeed password for the account.
• Correct school data on the account. Sadeed has a service to update the educational data of school students if the grade shows wrongly.
• A payment method: credit card or mada, a SADAD bill, or Apple Pay on a supported Apple device.
• Know which version your child needs: scientific (General, Health and Life Sciences, Computer and Engineering tracks) or theoretical (Sharia and Business Administration tracks).

Registering for the paper Qudurat, step by step

These steps follow ETEC's service description for paper test registration.

1. Press start on the service and sign in through Nafath, or with the ID or iqama number and password.
2. From services, open the tests card, then the paper test registration service, and press start.
3. Choose the General Aptitude Test and press book.
4. Read the instructions and accept the terms, then press next.
5. Choose the test city, press show available appointments, then choose the date, centre and time.
6. Review the details and press confirm booking.
7. Complete payment and press complete payment and confirm booking. Without payment, the booking is cancelled automatically.

Paper or digital registration: the differences

Tests taken outside Saudi Arabia cost SAR 200. Fees and windows from ETEC, checked 6 October 2026.

Changing, cancelling and other services

Once paid, an appointment can be changed from the registered tests list in the Qiyas profile: pick the test, press edit, choose a new centre, date and time, and confirm. You can print the updated registration notice from the same screen. A booking can also be deleted inside the same deadlines. If the student has a disability and needs arrangements on the day, Sadeed has a separate request service where you describe what is needed and attach up to three supporting documents. Exemption from the test itself is handled by the Ministry of Education's special education department, not by ETEC.

Students outside Saudi Arabia, and some residents without a Nafath login, can create an account through Sadeed's account services. Sadeed also lists a fee exemption service for those eligible for support; check the conditions on the platform before paying.

Common registration mistakes

• Leaving payment for later. Unpaid bookings are deleted, and in the paper window the best centres fill first.
• Missing early registration. Waiting until late registration opens on 1 November costs an extra SAR 50 for the paper test.
• Booking the wrong version. A Sharia or Business Administration track student should sit the theoretical version.
• Using a photo or expired ID on the day. ETEC accepts only an original, valid plastic card or passport; work and university cards are refused.
• Booking digital Qudurat in the same week as school finals. Check the school's exam timetable first.

After registering: using the time well

Registration is the easy part. What changes the score is regular timed practice on the question types, especially analogy, reading comprehension and arithmetic. A one-to-one tutor can turn the weeks between booking and test day into a plan: a first diagnostic section, then weekly targets on the weakest question type, and two or three full timed papers before the test. Lessons are online, so they can sit around school and a Saudi family's evening routine without travel.