Tuesday 22 January 2013

Attestation from IBCC (Inter Board Chairmen Committee)

 
First of all get the original or photocopy of SSC & F.Sc degree attested from the concerned board (from where you did matric and F.Sc), it is required by IBCC.


BioData Verification from Concerned Board Office

Then go to IBCC office located inside the federal board premises or to the Regional Offices of IBCC located at all Provincial Headquarters i.e. Quetta, Peshawar, Lahore and Karachi. Name, Designation, Address, Phone and Fax numbers of Regional Offices which are located inside Board offices of mentioned cities.


Get the challan form and attestation form from IBCC window and submit the attestation fee at the bank located inside the federal board premisis.
Fee of Rs.200/- will be charged for attestation of each original certificate /document.

Fee of Rs.100/- will be charged for attestation of each copy of original certificate /document.


Deposit the Application form, challan form, original degrees and their photocopies at the IBCC window before 11:00 am.

They will return the attested degrees on next day, After 11:00 am.

Don't forget to check the paper stamp like postal stamp, signature & Date on the back of Degree when they return it to you after attestation.


F.Sc Degree Back


 Matric Degree Back 

For more Information about Attestation on IBCC website, click here.

Monday 14 January 2013

Links to Posts about Prometric Exam (SLE).




Here are the links to the all posts related to Saudi Licensing (Prometric) Exam. Just Click on the title and you will be directed
to the compelte post. 
  

1- prometric-exam-appointment-procedure

2- video-prometric-exam-appointment

3- download-video-(for-non-youtube-users)-prometric-exam

4- nature-and-content-of-saudi-licensing-exam (Prometric).

5- prometric-exam-appointment-slip-photo.

6-notes & material-for-saudi-licensing-exam.

7- prometric-result-card-photo

8- exam-day-&-tips-to-attempt-sle-prometric


In next phase, I will be posting about Registeration Process of Saudia Commission for Health Specialties. (Insha Allah).

 
Keep Visiting & Sharing.
 
Thank You.

 

Saturday 12 January 2013

Exam Day & Tips to attempt (SLE) Prometric Exam.

 
 
On Exam Day;
  • Arrive at Examination centre atleast 01 hour before your exam time & Don't forget to bring your Government ID that you provided during appointment booking.
  • Provide your appointment slip to the staff.
  • They will capture your photo & ask you to sign the attendance sheet. (Check In Time).
  • Prometric Center staff will ask you to empty your pockets and put all your belongings in a locker.
  • Staff will guide you to the (Computer) PC and guide you about the procedure to attempt the exam. (If you ask them).
  • No paper and pen is allowed for Calculations etc. You have to use calculator provided in computer.
  • Exam duration start when you start attempting first Question.
  • Count down timer will remain displayed on top left of the screen during whole session, which show you the remaining time.
  • Exam consists of 70 MCQs.
 
 
Tips to Attempt Exam (MCQs).
 
1- Starting from the start , first of all answer those questions about which you are 100 % sure.   (Mark all those questions about which you are not 100 % sure).
 
2- Review the marked MCQs and decide the answer of as much as you can.
 
3- Review the marked MCQs for second time and again decide the answer of as much as you can.
 
4- Finally you are left with questions about which you have not any concept or idea.
     (Apply the hit & trial or you may say AKAR BAKAR rule on them).

5- Try to attempt the Calculations MCQs at the end, so you can carefully solve them.
     (Re-Check the answers by using calculator).
 



"To Confuse is the first step to Lose"


6- After you finish the Exam and Click on "END", the result will appear on the screen                    in only 10-15 Seconds. (Hold your Breath).
 
7- Prometric Staff will Print, Stamp and sign the result copy and hand it over to you.




8- After the Exam put your sign against the "check out time".

 
9- Before leaving do not forget to bring your belongings from the locker. :-)
 
PROMETRIC RESULT IS VALID FOR 03 YEARS. 
 
You can attempt SLE Exam three times in one year (If you are outside KSA)
 
In KSA you wil get total 03 Chances to pass SLE , after that your name is Black Listed.
 
 
You can take a demo of Prometric Exam Interface (Mock Test) here.
 
 
Best Wishes for your Exam.

Regards,
Muhammad Ch.

Thursday 10 January 2013

Prometric Result Card (Photo).



Here is the Scan Copy of SLE (Prometric) Result Card for your Information only.

Prometric Result Card. (PIC)


Notes. (As mentioned on Result Card).

1- Passing the Exam is one of the requirements for licence to work in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

2- You have to submit all the original documents with a copy authenticated by Saudi Embassy or the Saudi Cultural Attache.

3- The Council or the employer may need to re-evaluate the applicant before licensing.

4- You must have a minimum 02 years exprience in the same specialty before you can work in KSA.

Monday 7 January 2013

Prometric Exam Appointment Slip (Photo)



Scan Copy of Promtric Exam Appointment Slip for your Information only;


Prometric Examination Appointment Confirmation Slip.  

Friday 4 January 2013

Notes/Material for Saudi Licensing Exam (Pearsons) Preparation.


NOTE: This material was for testing under Prometric system. Now the testing system is changed to Pearsons. So this material is not up to date, although it will help you a lot.
So don't rely fully on it.

In last post  I told you about the refernce books recommended by Saudi Commision for Health

Specialties for the preparation of licensing exam.

In this post I will guide you about the preparation of SLE and provide you with some useful

material that include some books and self compiled notes for preparation of the Exam.


Pharmacology:
You already know that 50 % of the questions i.e 35 MCQs are from Pharmacology, So mind it
that you must have better grip on this subject. To prepare Pharmacology I recommend you to
study completely; "Lippincott's Illustrated Reviews: Pharmacology, 04th or 5th Edition".
Click on pic above to download Lippincott Pharmacology.
Give special attention to the chapters; ANS, CNS, CVS  & Antimicrobial therapy (Antibiotics).
  
Download the notes by clicking here , (Power Point notes) for quick Revision of Pharmacology
after Preparation.
(Thank you to Khurram Abbas, who compiled and send the notes).
Download notes in Microsoft Word format from here.
Pharmaceutics & Biopharmacutics:

20 % of the questions i.e 15 MCQs are from Pharmaceutics & Biopharmaceutics.
Prepare Biopharmaceutics from the chapters given at the start of Lippincott Pharmacology &
notes given in Pharmacology section. No need to prepare BioPharmaceutics from Shargel.
No special need to study Pharmaceutics, just go through the main basic things.
Do not forget to memorize Latin Abbrevations used in Dispensing, e.g. b.i.d, p.o etc.....

Consult the notes of Khurram Abbass that are provided in Pharmacology Section for these abbrevations. There are 2-3 MCQs from abbrevations. 

Pharmaceutics questions are usually repeated in every exam and are very much simple.

Just go through the notes containing 400+ MCQs whose download link is provided in the end of this post.


Pharmacy Calculations:

There will be only 05 MCQs which contain calculations.
Go through the notes containing 400+ MCQs whose download link is provided in the end of this
post to have an idea about the type of calculations.
These marks are solid if you choose the correct answer. If you have time, go through main
chapters from Stoklosa Pharmaceutical Calculations book. e.g. w/v, v/v , molarity calculation, molality calculation etc...




Pharmacy Practice & Clinical Pharmacy.

This section contains 15 MCQs and is covered easily when you study Lippincott's Pharmacology completely.

 In 1-2 MCQs, Brand Names of different generics are asked. Skip these or the best method to answer them is "hit and trial" or you may say "akar bakar" :-).

Compiled MCQs from Prevoius Exams.

My personal experience is that you must memorize these MCQs on fingr tips because approx 10-15 MCQs came from these collection of MCQs.

These Compiled MCQs also give you an idea that what kind of questions are asked in SLE or Prometric.

Please Click
here to download un-solved MCQs Notes.
Please Click
here to download Solved MCQs Notes.

Additional Material for Preparation. 

Click here to download addittional material for Preparation. Although the above material is sufficient.

Special Note:-
I provided above material and suggestions with full honesty. In my honest opinion Lippincott's Pharmacology, 400+ MCQs, Abbrevations and Calculations are more than enough to prepare and pass the Saudi Licensing Exam. And I hope that whoever has passed the exam , will agree with me.


Any how I wish you best of the best luck for your prep and exam.

Regards;
Muhammad Ch.
  

Wednesday 2 January 2013

Nature and Content of Saudi Licensing Examination (Prometric)

 
SCHS is licensed to provide evaluation for all holders of health certificates for the purpose of professional classification prior to practice profession within the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. From its responsibility SCHS performs task of professional classification in many types, the most common of which is when holding Written Online exam which use multiple choice questions and answered by choosing one choice only.
 
This exam is of 02 hours duration and contains 70 MCQs that has to be answered.
 
Relative Percentage of questions from different subjects is as follows;
 
50 % = 35 MCQs
Pharmacology
1
 
20 % = 15 MCQs
Pharmaceutics & Biopharmacutics
2
 
10 % = 05 MCQs 
Pharmacy Calculations 3
 
20 % = 15 MCQs
Pharmacy Practice & Clinical Pharmacy 4
 
Passing Score is 55 % i.e minimum 39 marks.   


Source: Saudi Commission for Health Specialties Website.

Happy New Year.





Wishing you the best of best in the new year.
 
May Allah Almighty bring happiness and success for you in this year.
 
Best wishes for your future endeavours.
 
Stay Blessed.