Some students can now sit the Mawhiba Multiple Cognitive Aptitude Test (MMCAT) from home. The King Abdulaziz and His Companions Foundation for Giftedness and Creativity (Mawhiba) has introduced a remote option for the first time since it launched the National Program for Gifted Identification with the Ministry of Education and the Education and Training Evaluation Commission's National Center for Assessment (Qiyas).

The remote test is open to Level 3 students in the third intermediate and first secondary grades through the Sadeed platform, and only for those taking it in Arabic. In-person testing continues in Arabic or English at more than 100 computer-based Qiyas centres across the Kingdom.

Mawhiba urged students to register for the program's 17th edition before registration closes on December 28, 2026. It is open to students from the third grade of primary school to the first secondary grade and identifies abilities in language, mathematics, science and creativity.

The test measures four areas: mathematical and spatial reasoning, scientific and mechanical reasoning, mental flexibility, and linguistic reasoning and reading comprehension.

The program is the main gateway to Mawhiba's enrichment classes, local and international programs and other support services. Since 2011, it has identified more than 278,000 gifted students out of more than 776,000 who sat the test.