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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 offer German exams for all levels of ability, ranging from A1 to C2.

Goethe-Zertifikat A1

Goethe-Zertifikat A2

Goethe-Zertifikat B1

Goethe-Zertifikat B2

Exam dates 2023

SPRING 2023	DATE	LATE SPRING 2023	DATE	FALL 2023	DATE
A1 Start Deutsch 1	Tue, 02/21	C1	Tue, 04/25	A1 Start Deutsch 1	Tue, 09/26
A2 Start Deutsch 2	Thu, 02/23	B2	Thu, 04/27	A2 Start Deutsch 2	Thu, 09/28
Fit A2	Thu, 02/23	B1	Tue, 05/02	Fit A2	Thu, 09/28
B1	Tue, 02/28	A2 Start Deutsch 2	Thu, 05/04	B1	Thu, 10/05
B2	Thu, 03/02	A1 Start Deutsch 1	Tue, 05/09	B2	Tue, 10/10
C1	Tue, 03/07			C1	Thu, 10/12
C2	Thu, 03/09			C2	Tue, 10/17
B2 Jugendliche	Thu, 03/09			B2 Jugendliche	Tue, 10/17
Fit A1	Tue, 03/14			Fit A1	Thu, 10/19
B1 Jugendliche	Tue, 03/14			B1 Jugendliche	Thu, 10/19

Further information

Barrier-free 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

We have more than 230,000 satisfied customers a year thanks to the Goethe-Institut’s certificates being recognized 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? Please note: this is not the official placement test.

Frequently asked questions

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

German exams San Francisco