Examination Centre

Exam dates 2025 (The exam dates for the year 2025 will be published in mid-December 2024.)

Registering for the exam

Deregistering from the exam

The exam fee covers information about the exam, the exam itself, a Certificate of Slovene or statement of results, and postage costs.

Breakthrough level

If you qualify under the Labour Market Regulation Act (article 8. a) you are entitled to take a Slovene language course and the breakthrough level (A1) exam free of charge. When registering fort he exam, you are required to submit a Certificate of Eligibility for a free first Slovene language exam at the breakthrough level issued by the Employment Service of Slovenia. The exam provider retains this Certificate.

The costs of the examination are covered by the Employment Service of Slovenia.

Candidates eligible for a free first test of Slovenian language proficiency at the entry or basic level according to the Decree on Providing Assistance for the Integration of Foreigners Who Are Not EU Citizens (PISRS) (Ur. l. RS Nr. 27/24) must present the original Certificate of Fulfillment of Conditions for a Free First Test of Slovenian Language Proficiency or the Certificate of Fulfillment of Conditions for Participation in the Slovenian Language Learning Program and for a Free First Test of Slovenian Language Proficiency, obtained from the relevant administrative unit, when registering. The costs for the free first test of Slovenian proficiency are covered by The Government Office for the Support and Integration of Migrants and The European Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund (AMIF) .

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The fee for individual exam is higher.

The Slovene language exams are composed of a written and an oral section. For both sections you will have to prove your identity by means of valid photo identification. For the written section of the exam you will need a pen; you may not use any other aids. Candidates take the advanced level exam on computers (provided by the Examination Centre).

The written and the oral section of the breakthrough and the basic level exam are usually administered the same day, while at the intermediate level and advanced level the two sections are administered over two (usually consecutive) days.

Candidates will receive their exam results no later than 30 work days after the exam. If the candidate has passed the exam, s/he will receive a Certificate of Slovene as a Second and Foreign Language, along with an insert about the results. The Certificate is a publicly valid document and the candidate can use it for various official purposes.

If the candidate fails the exam, s/he will receive a statement of results.

After receiving the exam results, candidates can look at their exam papers and discuss their answers; they will also receive an explanation about the grade awarded. Appointments for looking into the exam documentations must be arranged in advance.

Candidates can appeal against the exam procedure (within eight days of the exam) or against the exam result (within eight days of having receiving the result). The appeal must be justified and written in Slovene. Address for appeals:

Izpitni center Centra za slovenščino kot drugi in tuji jezik
Pritožna komisija Izpitnega centra
Trubarjeva cesta 3
SI-1000 Ljubljana

An example of a complaint.

In the event of an appeal, the Appeals Commission for meets no later than 30 work days after having received an appeal. The Appeals Commission’s decision is final.

Candidates with special needs can take the exam in an adapted form, for example, with additional writing time, larger print, by means of lip reading, and so on. The candidate can take an adapted exam if he or she asks to do so when registering and if he or she provides the appropriate confirmation or recommendation of a specialist doctor.

• The Breakthrough Level Exam Sample Test (A1)
• The Basic Level Exam Sample Test (A2−B1)
• The Intermediate Level Exam Sample Test (B2)
• The Advanced Level Exam Sample Test (C1−C2)

Frequently asked questions.