Where can I sit a French language test ?

A C1 level is required to apply at the undergraduate and graduate levels.

  • The Test de Connaissance du Français (TCF) administered by France Éducation International: 1, avenue Léon Journault, 92310 Sèvres. Tel: +33 (0)1 45 07 60 00
    https://www.france-education-international.fr/
  • The Test d’Évaluation de Français (TEF) administered by the Paris Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCIP): 28, rue de l’Abbé Grégoire 75279 Paris cedex 06. Tel: +33 (0)1 49 54 28 78
    https://www.cci-paris-idf.fr/fr
  • The Diplôme d’Études en Langue Française (DELF) (national diploma)
  • The Diplôme Approfondi en Langue Française (DALF) (national diploma)
  • The Diplôme des Hautes Études Françaises (DHEF), the Diplôme Supérieur (DS), the Diplôme de Langue Française (DL), the Certificat d’Études de Français Pratique 2 (CEFP2) administered by the Alliance Française.
    Alliance Française: 101, bd Raspail 75270 Paris cedex 06.  Tel: +33 (0) 1 42 84 90 00
    https://alliancefr.org/en or serexam@alliancefr.org

* The following people are exempt from taking a language test:

  • Citizens of countries where French is the only official language,
  • Candidates from countries where French is not the only official language but whose secondary education took place primarily in French,

Foreign candidates who went to bilingual French schools accredited by the French Ministry of National Education and the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs