TestDaF exam at the Language Institute TREFFPUNKT

Level system of TestDaF

TestDaF is an advanced level language exam and spans levels B2.2. to C1.2 of the Common European Framework. TestDaF assesses your proficiency level and awards the following grades:

• TestDaF-level 5 (TDN 5) - pass
• TestDaF-level 4 (TDN 4) - pass
• TestDaF-level 3 (TDN 3) - a pass for some technical colleges but not universities

TestDaF 5 (TDN 5) is the highest level.

A level of TDN 4 shows that you are linguistically qualified to study at any German university.

TestDaF does not differentiate between levels lower than TDN 3 - instead it is simply stated that the exam participant has not yet reached the TestDaF entry level.

Common European Framework for Languages

TestDaF registration

To register for the exam TestDaF go to the website of the TestDaF-Institute www.testdaf.de and fill in the TestDaF registration form online. You will choose on the online form the Test-DaF-Exam-Center in Germany, e.g. in Bamberg, Sprachinstitut TREFFPUNKT, Hauptwachstraße 19, 96047 Bamberg.

Payment is made directly to the TestDaF institute either via bank transfer or with credit card. The enrolment is not done at the TestDaF-Exam-Center Bamberg anymore. You will be forwarded a confirmation of your enrolment right away after having enrolled.
 

Schedule for the TestDaF exam and the deadline

2022/2023

If you were not able to secure a place in a TestDaF exam or need an individual exam date, we recommend taking an telc Exam, this exam format is more flexible than the TestDaF exam.
 

Comparison of TestDaF with telc and DSH Exam

TestDaF preparation

To pass an exam it will certainly help you to attend our highly intensive exam preparation course. We offer a preparatory training in form of a tailor made one-to-one training to develop all your written skills beside your oral, listening and reading comprehension.

If you would like to book that intensive and effective training, please find out more about the TestDaF preparation course.

When attending a preparatory training your knowledge of German grammar and vocabulary should already corresponds to the level B2.2 or above. The focus will be on developing exam techniques using specimen and previous exams rather than repeating grammar and vocabulary. If you have not yet reached level B2.2 we strongly recommend that you attend the German Mini Group Course.

On average, 27.9% of the participants pass the exam and manage to score at least four times TDN 4. 90% of participants in a preparatory course at TREFFPUNKT manage this!
 

About the TestDaF centre in Bamberg: TREFFPUNKT Language Institute

TREFFPUNKT Language Institute, founded in 1995, is an international language institute for adults learning German as a foreign language. The language school is a member of FaDaF (Fachverband Deutsch als Fremdsprache e.V.) and is recognized by the State for further training study.

Our language institute is positioned next to the Main-Danube canal at the beginning of the pedestrian zone in Bamberg and is a comfortable 12 minute walk from the train station. Our teaching rooms are purpose-built, light and functionally furnished. We are a high quality school with an open and friendly atmosphere.

The lessons are taken by well-qualified and experienced teachers, most of whom have a great deal of experience in both teaching abroad and in Germany, as well as having the obligatory academic training. We place great importance on intercultural and communication-orientated teaching. We offer the newest methods in language teaching - our close contact with the German faculty at Bamberg University ensures we are always up to date. As we are a small, highly specialized language institute with German students from all over the world, we focus particularly on our participants individual wishes and learning goals. You will definitely feel good here and as a result will learn quickly!

Sprachinstitut TREFFPUNKT – learn German both with us and from us and get to know Germany here in Bamberg!