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More information on the DELF and DALF exams

The duration

  Understanding
spoken French
Understanding
written French
Writing French Speaking French Total
DELF A1
20 minutes 30 minutes 30 minutes 5 to 7 minutes
Preparation: 10 minutes
1h 20m
DELF A2 25 minutes
30 minutes 45 minutes 6 to 8 minutes
Preparation: 10 minutes
1h 40m
DELF B1
25 minutes 35 minutes 45 minutes 15 minutes
Preparation: 10 minutes
1h 45m
DELF B2 30 minutes
1 hour
1 hour
20 minutes
Preparation : 30 minutes
2h 30m 
DALF C1
40 minutes
50 minutes

2 hours and
30 minutes 

30 minutes
Preparation: 1 hour
4h

 

The cost

 Exam  Cost   Enrollment    fee    
A1 € 90
€ 40
A2 € 90
€ 40
B1 € 110
€ 40
B2 € 110
€ 40
C1 € 110
€ 40
The cost of the exam is payable to the examination center. Please note: if for any reason, you have to cancel the exam, the cost and enrollment fees are not reimbursable.

The test center for DELF A1, A2 and B1 is in Amboise and for DELF B2 and for DALF C1 in Tours. A bus service or a train ticket to Amboise is included in the exam fee.


The dates

 Exams Dates Enrollment Dates
A1, A2, B1 March 2 February 13 - 21
A1, A2, B1 May 25 May 7 - 15
A1, A2, B1 July 13 June 25 - July 4
A1, A2, B1 September 14 August 27 - September 4
A1, A2, B1 December 14 November 26 - December 4
B2 March 9 February 20 - 28
B2 June 15 May 29 -  June 5
B2 July 20 July 2 - 10
B2 September 21 September 3 - 11
B2 December 4 November 12 - 20
C1 January 27 January 9 - 17
C1 May 11 April 16- 24
C1 July 20 July 2 - 10

To find out more, you can look on the website for the ‘Commission nationale du DELF/DALF’.
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