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The TestDaF –
a New Measure of
German Language Proficiency


The TestDaF – Test Deutsch als Fremdsprache / Test of German as a Foreign Language – is a language test suitable for learners of German at an intermediate to high level of language proficiency (more about the levels of German as a foreign language here!)
The TestDaF provides the universally recognised proof of the language skills required for admission to any German university. The TestDaF is administered by a worldwide net of licensed test centres and thus can be taken in the candidates’ home country.

		students who wish to start or continue their university studies in Germany,
		students who need a proof of their proficiency in German for other purposes,
		academic staff who want to establish their level of knowledge of the German language prior to a study visit in Germany,
		professionals who have to document their proficiency in German. General Features

General Features

The TestDaF is a standardised language test assessing linguistic performance within the context of university life at an intermediate to advanced level. Within the scale of the European Framework of Reference the TestDaF comprises the levels B 2.1 (ALTE level 3) to C 1.2 (ALTE level 5). The TestDaF has been developed for candidates with a considerable knowledge of German (e.g. after approx. 700 hours / teaching units). The TestDaF examination may also be taken as a placement test and can be taken any number of times.
The TestDaF measures several levels of language performance. Each candidate’s scores are aggregated to determine the candidate’s performance as to one of the following levels

		TDN 5 – TestDaF-Niveaustufe 5 (TestDaF level 5)
		TDN 4 – TestDaF-Niveaustufe 4 (TestDaF level 4)
		TDN 3 – TestDaF-Niveaustufe 3 (TestDaF level 3)

		reading comprehension
		listening comprehension
		writing
		speaking

The following official recommendations of the Hochschulrektorenkonferenz (HRK: Association of Universities and other Institutions of Higher Education in Germany) apply:
Candidates fulfil the linguistic requirements for admission to any German university if they score TDN 5 in all four subtests.
Individual university regulations apply if candidates obtain results below this level (TDN 3 and 4). These university regulations may require that the student should enrol in a parallel language course.
In fields of study where neither teaching nor learning is done in German but, for example, in English, exceptions to these rules are possible and candidates may be admitted with lower scores, including scores under TDN 3 in one or more subtests.
Information on the university specific admission rules is available at the Academic Registry or the "Office for International Affairs" (Akademisches Auslandsamt) of the university.