30 guides · 26 Germany-relevant exam routes · original practice mocks
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Exam family
Three complete A1–C2 exam families
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General certificates
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A1
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Goethe-Zertifikat A1
An internationally recognised general German certificate
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A2
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Goethe-Zertifikat A2
An internationally recognised general German certificate
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B1
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Goethe-Zertifikat B1
An internationally recognised general German certificate
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B2
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Goethe-Zertifikat B2
An internationally recognised general German certificate
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C1
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Goethe-Zertifikat C1
An internationally recognised general German certificate
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C2
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Goethe-Zertifikat C2
An internationally recognised general German certificate
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A1
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telc Deutsch A1
General, university and profession-specific certification
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A2
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telc Deutsch A2
General, university and profession-specific certification
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B1
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telc Deutsch B1
General, university and profession-specific certification
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B2
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telc Deutsch B2
General, university and profession-specific certification
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C1
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telc Deutsch C1
General, university and profession-specific certification
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C2
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telc Deutsch C2
General, university and profession-specific certification
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A1
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ÖSD A1
An Austrian, pluricentric German certificate
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A2
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ÖSD A2
An Austrian, pluricentric German certificate
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B1
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ÖSD B1
An Austrian, pluricentric German certificate
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B2
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ÖSD B2
An Austrian, pluricentric German certificate
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C1
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ÖSD C1
An Austrian, pluricentric German certificate
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C2
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ÖSD C2
An Austrian, pluricentric German certificate
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A2–C1
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ECL Deutsch
A communication-focused modular certificate
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02
Study
University admission, Studienkolleg and international-school programmes.
C1
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telc Deutsch C1 Hochschule
German-language university admission
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B2–C1
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Digital TestDaF
University admission in Germany
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B2–C1
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DSH
University admission through a German university
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B1–C1
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Deutsches Sprachdiplom (DSD I / II)
School-based proof for Studienkolleg or university admission
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Integration and work
Everyday German, integration courses and vocational language.
B1–C1
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telc professional exam routes
Profession-specific German for business, nursing and medicine
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A2–B1
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Deutsch-Test für Zuwanderer (DTZ)
The language test at the end of an integration course
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A2–C1
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Deutsch-Test für den Beruf (DTB)
BAMF vocational-language courses and workplace communication
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