German exams

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Our German exams

Do you require evidence of your German language skills that is recognised all over the world? If so, then you’ve come to the right place! We run German exams for all levels of ability, ranging from A1 to C2.

Goethe-Zertifikat A1

Goethe-Zertifikat A2

Goethe-Zertifikat B1

Goethe-Zertifikat B2

Goethe-Zertifikat C1

Goethe-Zertifikat C2

Announcement

Important Notice | 29/06/2026

Exams will resume as of July 6, 2026.

We are currently rescheduling all candidates whose exams were cancelled by us and who requested a new appointment. Rescheduling will take place in chronological and alphabetical order from March through June; we kindly ask for your understanding that we are unable to accommodate individual requests.

After the rescheduling you will be informed about your new exam date via your account on MeinGoethe.de. You will receive your exam details by email at least one week before your scheduled exam date; please check your inbox and, if necessary, your spam folder.

Once these appointments have been completed on our side, we will reopen new registration via the webshop. We are aware that some of you are urgently waiting for appointments in the second half of the year.

We are proceeding one exam at a time.

At present, we are offering online courses only. All information about our courses can be found on our website: www.goethe.de/beirut/courses

Further information

Frequently asked questions

We will inform you here about frequently asked questions on the examinations of the Goethe-Institut.

Accessible practice exercises

We provide practice materials and sample exams for all our German exams. These are fully accessible and therefore suitable for people with disabilities.

Quality standards

More than 230,000 satisfied customers a year thanks to the Goethe-Institut’s certificates being accepted around the world as valid evidence of an individual’s language skills.

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