General information

Examination dates and registration deadlines

Three examination sessions are scheduled for 2012, in May, August and November, under the conditions and at the venues specified below.

IMPORTANT: DELE B1 for Schools is ONLY held on Friday, 25 May.

Examination sessions:

 MAY 2012. Levels: A1, A2, B1, B1 for Schools, B2, C1 and C2
Examination date Countries Registration period
Friday, 25 May All countries except those listed below

27 February to 20 April.

Italy: 15 January to 31 March.

France: 1 February to 13 April.

Greece: 27 February to 11 April.
Saturday, 26 May Albania, Argentina (except Mendoza), Austria (only Weiz), Bolivia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica (only Playa de Tamarindo), Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Estonia, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Ghana, Greece (except Patras), Guatemala, Haiti, India, Japan, Jordan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Malta, Manila, Mexico (except International House in Mexico City), Mozambique, Palestinian Territories, Poland (except Poznan), Senegal, Serbia, Slovenia, South Korea, Switzerland (except Chur), Taiwan, Thailand, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, United States, and Uruguay.
 		  

27 February to 20 April.

Italy: 15 January to 31 March.

France: 1 February to 13 April.

Greece: 27 February to 11 April.
 AUGUST 2012 Levels: B1, B2 and C1
Examination date Countries Registration period
Friday, 24 August Argentina (Argüello-Córdoba and Buenos Aires), Bolivia, Brazil (Belo Horizonte, Brasília, Canada (University of Montreal), Curitiba, Florianópolis, Porto Alegre, Recife [Instituto Cervantes and the Universdade Estadual da Paraíba], Rio de Janeiro, Salvador da Bahia and São Paulo), Chile (Santiago de Chile, Valparaíso and Viña del Mar), Colombia (Medellín), Costa Rica (Alajuela, Playa Tamarindo and San José), Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt (MODLI), Germany (Bremen, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Munich and Weiden), Guatemala, Jamaica, Japan (Tokyo), Lebanon, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Romania, Russia, South Korea (Daegu and Aula de Seúl), Spain (Alicante, Barcelona[FEDELE, Inlingua and University of Barcelona], Cádiz [FEDELE and University of Cadiz], Granada, Huesca, León, Madrid [Alcalá de Henares, FEDELE, Complutense University and the European University of Madrid], Malaga, Pamplona, Salamanca, San Sebastian, Santander, Santiago de Compostela, Seville, Valencia, Valladolid and Zaragoza), Sri Lanka, Switzerland (Baden) Taiwan (Taipei), Turkey (Ankara), United Kingdom (London), United States (Albuquerque, New York and Seattle), and Uruguay. 2 to 27 July.
 NOVEMBER 2012. Levels: A1, A2, B1, B2, C1 and C2
Examination date Countries Registration period
Friday, 9 November All countries except those listed below. 3 September to 5 October.
Saturday, 10 November Albania, Argentina, Austria (only Weiz), Bolivia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica (only Playa de Tamarindo), Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Estonia, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Greece (except Patras), Guatemala, Haiti, India, Italy (only Rome and Milan), Japan, Jordan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Malta, Mexico (except International House in Mexico City), Mozambique, Namibia, Nepal, Palestinian Territories, Poland (except Poznan), Serbia, Singapore, Slovenia, South Korea, Switzerland (except Chur), Taiwan, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, United States, and Uruguay. 3 September to 5 October.

Please address the centres in each country regarding the availability of tests.

From November 2012, the DELE C2 examination has changed its format to comply with the Common European Framework of Reference. Also, the Instituto Cervantes has improved the tests of the DELE Level C1.

You can download the programed dates for the examination and the application dates for DELE 2012 by clicking on the link below (PDF format)

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