Students of nursing colleges in Iraq took the experimental national ministerial evaluation exam at the University of Karbala.

The exam was conducted under the direct supervision of the committee formed at the College of Nursing at the University of Karbala, as part of the mechanism that was approved by the Council of Deans of Colleges of Nursing in coordination with the Scientific Supervision and Evaluation Service at the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research.

The Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research had decided to adopt the evaluation examination for medical and health specializations in public and private universities and colleges, based on its mission and policy to develop the educational environment, strengthen its scientific foundations, and measure and improve the quality of its outputs.