Language tests

NB! Due to the ongoing pandemic, many scholarship and exchange programs also accept other forms of language certificates.
Among those might be a short oral exam or, if the applicant has completed a German language course at the University of Tartu, a written statement by the German teacher of the course. For more information, please send an email to our DAAD visiting lecturer Marie-Luise Meier (marie-luise.meier@ut.ee).

Free test: only available for students of the University of Tartu on the condition that the test is needed for applying for a scholarship and similar, which must include the involvement of the DAAD (including Erasmus+). The test will take place once a semester and only when at least five people have the interest to take part.

The following conditions apply:

• The test is a C-test called onSET; it is possible to inform yourself about onSET on the official website.
• The test must be taken in person - there is no online version (esp. important during the pandemic)
• The free test must not only be for any scholarship but for a scholarship involving the DAAD (including ERASMUS); NB! Other organizations may have their own tests or only recognise tests that are in written form (such as the onSET test)
• The test is usually conducted once or twice a semester; it is usually at least conducted once shortly before the deadlines of the DAAD scholarships (so no one will be without a test).

If a student needs a German test on very short notice, we recommend considering the test of the Goethe Institute organised in cooperation with the Deutsche Kulturinstitut Tallinn. The tests are lengthy, cover a large range of language skills, and the institute offers a lot of appointments/time slots. The same tests are also available for non-students.