diff --git a/apps/backoffice/src/app/features/exam/pages/ExamPage/index.tsx b/apps/backoffice/src/app/features/exam/pages/ExamPage/index.tsx
index c34e5975b..036d5f946 100644
--- a/apps/backoffice/src/app/features/exam/pages/ExamPage/index.tsx
+++ b/apps/backoffice/src/app/features/exam/pages/ExamPage/index.tsx
@@ -77,21 +77,23 @@ function ExamForm({
     editing?.cuttingPoint ?? 0,
   );
   const [status, setStatus] = useState<string | null>(editing?.status ?? null);
+  const [activeTab, setActiveTab] = useState<string | null>("basic");
 
   const handleSubmit = (e: React.FormEvent) => {
     e.preventDefault();
-    if (
-      !certificationId ||
-      !titleEn ||
-      !titleAm ||
-      !date ||
-      !type ||
-      !form ||
-      !venue ||
-      !adminMethod ||
-      !evalMethod
-    ) {
-      notify.error("Please fill all required fields");
+    if (!certificationId || !titleEn || !titleAm || !date || !venue) {
+      setActiveTab("basic");
+      notify.error(t("exam.form.fillRequiredBasic"));
+      return;
+    }
+    if ((directionEn || directionAm) && !(directionEn && directionAm)) {
+      setActiveTab("basic");
+      notify.error(t("exam.form.directionBothLanguages"));
+      return;
+    }
+    if (!type || !form || !adminMethod || !evalMethod || !cuttingPoint) {
+      setActiveTab("settings");
+      notify.error(t("exam.form.fillRequiredSettings"));
       return;
     }
     onSubmit(
@@ -121,7 +123,7 @@ function ExamForm({
   return (
     <Modal opened onClose={onCancel} title={editing ? t("exam.update") : t("exam.add")} size="xl">
       <form onSubmit={handleSubmit}>
-        <Tabs defaultValue="basic" variant="outline" radius="md">
+        <Tabs value={activeTab} onChange={setActiveTab} variant="outline" radius="md">
           <Tabs.List mb="md">
             <Tabs.Tab value="basic" leftSection={<IconInfoCircle size={15} />}>
               {t("exam.form.basicInfo")}
@@ -296,7 +298,7 @@ function ExamForm({
                   onChange={(v) => setCuttingPoint(Number(v))}
                   min={0}
                   size="sm"
-                  required
+                  withAsterisk
                 />
               </SimpleGrid>
               {editing && (
diff --git a/apps/backoffice/src/app/i18n/locales/am.ts b/apps/backoffice/src/app/i18n/locales/am.ts
index ed93619ff..2d2405ea1 100644
--- a/apps/backoffice/src/app/i18n/locales/am.ts
+++ b/apps/backoffice/src/app/i18n/locales/am.ts
@@ -254,6 +254,9 @@ export const am: Translations = {
       random: "በዘፈቀደ",
       cuttingPoint: "የማለፊያ ነጥብ",
       cuttingPointPlaceholder: "ለማለፍ ዝቅተኛ ነጥብ",
+      fillRequiredBasic: "በመሠረታዊ መረጃ ውስጥ ያሉ አስፈላጊ መስኮችን ይሙሉ።",
+      fillRequiredSettings: "በቅንብሮች ውስጥ ያሉ አስፈላጊ መስኮችን ይሙሉ — ዓይነት፣ ቅጽ፣ የአስተዳደር ዘዴ፣ የግምገማ ዘዴ እና የማለፊያ ነጥብ።",
+      directionBothLanguages: "መመሪያ በሁለቱም እንግሊዝኛ እና አማርኛ ጽሑፍ ያስፈልገዋል፣ ወይም ሁለቱንም ባዶ ይተዉ።",
       status: "ሁኔታ",
       statusPlaceholder: "የፈተና ሁኔታ",
       pending: "በመጠባበቅ ላይ",
diff --git a/apps/backoffice/src/app/i18n/locales/en.ts b/apps/backoffice/src/app/i18n/locales/en.ts
index bce0a87d9..adacf10a8 100644
--- a/apps/backoffice/src/app/i18n/locales/en.ts
+++ b/apps/backoffice/src/app/i18n/locales/en.ts
@@ -251,6 +251,9 @@ export const en = {
       random: 'Random',
       cuttingPoint: 'Cutting Point (Pass Mark)',
       cuttingPointPlaceholder: 'Minimum score to pass',
+      fillRequiredBasic: 'Please fill all required fields in Basic Info.',
+      fillRequiredSettings: 'Please fill all required fields in Settings — type, form, administration method, evaluation method, and cutting point.',
+      directionBothLanguages: 'Direction needs text in both English and Amharic, or leave both empty.',
       status: 'Status',
       statusPlaceholder: 'Exam status',
       pending: 'Pending',