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Standardized Test of English Proficiency (STEP) - Saudi Arabia

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STEP English Exam Details

Standardized Test of English Proficiency (STEP) - Saudi Arabia

Administered by Education and Training Evaluation Commission (ETEC) - National Center for Assessment (Qiyas)

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Scored on a 0-100 scale measuring English proficiency; there is no official universal pass/fail mark. Individual universities, scholarship programs, and employers set their own minimum score requirements (for example, some engineering programs require 50 or higher, and some military colleges require 75 or higher).
Passing Score
100
Questions
Approximately
Hours
Commonly reported at 100 SAR for early or general registration and 150 SAR for late or specialized computerized registration inside Saudi Arabia; registration from outside the Kingdom has been reported at up to 200 SAR. Confirm the current fee on your Qiyas e-services account before registering.
Exam Fee
Study time: Varies widely by starting proficiency; many test-takers spend several weeks to a few months reviewing grammar rules, reading strategies, and vocabulary before testing.

Exam Content Breakdown

Based on the official Education and Training Evaluation Commission (ETEC) - National Center for Assessment (Qiyas) content outline

Reading Comprehension40%

Short academic and general-interest passages followed by questions on main idea, supporting details, inference, vocabulary in context, and author's purpose.

Grammar (Sentence Structure)30%

Standard English grammar and usage, including verb tenses, subject-verb agreement, conditionals, prepositions, conjunctions, relative clauses, comparatives, and sentence structure.

Listening Comprehension20%

Understanding short conversations and talks, including main idea, specific details, and speaker inference or purpose.

Compositional Analysis10%

Writing and cohesion skills such as choosing topic sentences, transitions/connectors, logical paragraph order, conciseness, and identifying sentences that break a paragraph's cohesion.

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