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.

Advice and information

Goethe-Zertifikat A1

Goethe-Zertifikat A2

Goethe-Zertifikat B1

Goethe-Zertifikat B2

Goethe-Zertifikat C1

Goethe-Zertifikat C2

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Announcement

Important Notice | 08/03/2026

Due to the current situation all exams will be suspended temporarily. Our onsite language classes will be held online until further notice.

As the situation is still developing, we cannot give you general information on how we are going to resolve the resulting issues.

We are working our way through by an exam-to-exam basis and we will reach out to you individually.

Please understand that we cannot respond to each individual request at the moment. We kindly ask you for your patience.

It is our understanding that these measures will be in place until April 15th at least. We are constantly evaluating the situation, and the date is subject to change.

As soon as we have any additional information, we will make it available on our official channels.

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.

Test your German

Test how „gut“ your German is: Are you just starting out, pretty good or really great? This test gives you a first orientation.