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TestDaF exam preparation in Berlin

The TestDaF exam preparation course in Berlin is tailored to meet the needs of students who wish to become proficient in all parts of the TestDaF exam, and to practise past papers, with mock exams sat at the German language school.

Level catered for: C1/Advanced

  • Course duration: 4 weeks
  • Private lessons / 10 lessons per week
  • Monday to Friday: 09.00 to 10.00 hrs (other times by arrangement)
  • Lesson duration: 45 minutes
  • Minimum age: 18
  • Maximum per class: 01 student
  • Cost: EUR 685.00 (+ CESA admin fee/EUR 70.00)

School Details

 

For students at B2 or C1 level

Whilst you can register for just the four week preparation course, many students study general German skills prior to the final 4 weeks, on a Standard or Intensive Course.

  2026 Registration Date    2026 Exam Dates
19 Dec  10 Feb
 17 April 19 May
03 Jun 09 Jul
11 Sept 16 Oct
  • Exam Entrance Cost: €210.00

TestDaF – Exam information

There are a number of exam dates in Berlin each year, however the school recommend you sit the TestDaF in February if you want to start university in October. If you plan to start university in summer, take TestDaF no later than November (ideally May) as you need your TestDaF certificate to enrol, and it can take the TestDaF Centre 6 to 8 weeks to send the certificate to you.

The school can help you register for the exam, you have to go to the office on the FIRST day of your prep course. NB: the Spring TestDaF exam date is very popular and therefore has a very early deadline for registration; so you need to sign up prior to your arrival in Berlin (talk to us if this applies to you).

The TestDaF lasts a bit longer than 3 hours (plus time for breaks). Usually you will sit the exam in the morning, with the last part – speaking – being tested after lunch:

Reading: 60 minutes
Listening: 40 minutes
Writing: 60 minutes
Speaking: 30 minutes

TestDaF grading: you do not pass/fail as such. These are the result options:

TDN 5 = more than ok
TDN 4 = level C1, the level you need for university
TDN 3 = not enough, ok only for studies in music or art

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