The Goethe-Zertifikat C2: Großes Deutsches Sprachdiplom requires extremely advanced language skills and documents the sixth and highest level – C2 – on the six-level competency scale described in the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.
By passing this exam you demonstrate you can, for example,
- understand everything in German that you read and hear effortlessly
- summarize information presented to you from a variety of sources, written and spoken, and, in doing so, synthesize correlating arguments as well as explanations
- organically express yourself in a fluent and precise manner and articulate the finer nuances of complex arguments.
Goethe-Zertifikat C2: Großes Deutsches Sprachdiplom (GDS)
Material that can be downloaded
Exam guidelines german version (PDF, 314 KB)Exam guidelines greek version (PDF, 335 KB)Exam guidelines turkish version (PDF, 311 KB)Terms and conditions for exam administrationgerman version (PDF, 302 KB)
Terms and conditions for exam administrationgreek version (PDF, 333 KB)
Terms and conditions for exam administration
turkish version (PDF, 310 KB)
Supplement to the terms and conditions for exam participants withspecial needs german version (PDF, 228 KB)
Supplement to the terms and conditions for exam participants withspecial needs greek version (PDF, 350 KB)
Supplement to the terms and conditions for exam participants withspecial needs turkish version (PDF, 234 KB)
Information for examination candidates with special needs (PDF, 61 KB)
Registration
Language Course Office
Examination dates
by arrangement
Information on exam preparation can also be obtained from the Language Course Office.
Examination fee:
Each module: € 100
Complete examination: € 310
Preparatory courses for exams
„Show what you really can do“
