Exams and Certificates
Students who have successfully completed a language course at the TUM Language Center can download the corresponding individual certificate of achievement from TUMonline. Other persons who successfully complete the examination (e.g. TUM employees) can receive a certificate. DAAD certificates can also be issued at the TUM Language Center.
Instructions for exam registration (for TUM students)
Please make sure to select the correct exam (examiner, date, time)!
From the semester-long language courses in winter semester 2024/25, the following change will apply:
Students who have a confirmed place in a language course are also automatically registered for the exam.
They can deregister up to the day before the exam. For courses with portfolio examinations, it is possible to deregister up to one day before the last course date.
Please note that you are responsible for deregistering yourself; the TUM Language Center cannot deregister you. It is not possible to deregister after the examination date/last course date.
If you remain registered but do not take the exam you will receive the grade “5.0 - did not attend” on your transcript. You can contact your degree program coordinator to have this note removed from your transcript.
- Keep in mind that most courses are usually graded on a portfolio of assignments spread over the course duration; it may not be possible to pass the course without active participation throughout the semester.
- Students who have a confirmed place in a language course are also automatically registered for the exam. They can deregister up to the day before the exam. For courses with portfolio examinations, it is possible to deregister up to one day before the last course date.
- For proof of language efficiency required by exchange programs organized by TUM, a certificate of achievement (“Einzelleistungsnachweis”) from a TUM language course of at least 3 ECTS will suffice at the application stage. These can be downloaded as PDFs from TUMonline. Note that you must pass the course to receive a record of achievement. If the partner university later requires a DAAD certificate, we can issue this on the basis of your completed course.
- If you are enrolled in a TUM language course but need a certificate before completing it (for example, for an Erasmus application), please take a screenshot of your course registration in TUMonline and indicate in your application that you will submit your certificate after passing the course.
- The module handbook, which is available in TUMonline, tells you how many ECTS are awarded for each TUM language course.
- The ways in which you can recognize language course credits for your studies, and how the ECTS are booked, varies by TUM school and department. It is therefore best to contact someone in your study program with questions in this area.
Further information can be found in our statute.
- If you are taking a TUM language course from the course catalogue and would like to take the exam, please contact your instructor directly to register. If you pass the exam and fulfil the other requirements of the course, you can recieve an exam certificate.
- If you are taking a course specifically for staff (English for Staff or German for Staff), please ask your instructor about the type of certification you will receive for having passed the course and/or exam.
If you have successfully completed a course of at least 3 ECTS at the TUM Language Center, your certificate of achievement will be accepted as proof of your language skills for all exchange programs operated by TUM.
Other certificates, such as an Abitur, may also be recognized. You can find information about the accepted language certificates on the websites of the respective exchange programs.
Below, you will find details about the DAAD Certificate. To help us work efficiently and sustainably, please check in advance whether you already possess another suitable language certificate (as described above), before applying for a DAAD Certificate/Test.
There are two (or three) ways to obtain a DAAD certificate from the TUM Language Center:
| Based on a completed language course | DAAD-testing | For English only: based on a German Abitur certificate |
|---|---|---|
| If you have successfully completed a language course at the TUM Language Center worth at least 3 ECTS, please send your certificate of achievement (“Einzelleistungsnachweis”), downloadable from TUMonline, as a PDF with your request for a DAAD-certificate to sprachenzentrum(at)tum.de. | We offer TUM students and staff free testing for the DAAD certificate in a number of languages. Please plan for your result to take at least one week to come through. | Have you passed a German Abitur and achieved at least seven points in English in each of the final four half-years? If so, we can issue you an English DAAD-certificate at B2 level if you send your Abitur certificate as a PDF alongside a request for a DAAD certificate to sprachenzentrum(at)tum.de. |
If you can obtain a DAAD certificate with either a language course or your Abitur, please choose one of these options. We need the capacity for students who absolutely have to take the test and it helps us to use our resources in a more targeted way and process requests more quickly.
DAAD testing
If you can obtain a DAAD certificate using a language course or your Abitur (only for an English certificate), please do so: This will reserve resources for people who need to take the test and help us to process inquiries more quickly.
If you need to take a DAAD test, please note the following before registering:
- Plan your test participation in good time (calculate approximately one week correction time).
- Note that tests are in high demand before exchange program deadlines, and you may not get a spot if you do not plan ahead.
- Please arrive on time for the scheduled appointment and bring your TUM ID.
- You can only take the test only once per semester.
- If necessary—for example, due to illness—a test appointment can be cancelled or postponed at short notice.
- To target our resources (space, IT and people) appropriately, we have developed a Moodle questionnaire to assess applicants’ need for a test place.
- The English DAAD test can only be taken in person, on campus.
- You can apply for a place to take the test for English DAAD certification here.
- We test regularly on the Munich campus on Friday afternoons at 3pm. In the winter semester we test weekly but reduce the frequency during breaks and summer semester, according to demand. No testing is offered in August.
- Please keep in mind that test places will be in high demand before exchange deadlines. To be safe, allow at least a month between registering your interest to take the test and your deadline.
- The English DAAD comprises four 15 minute (single answer) multiple choice style sections on reading, listening, writing and speaking. After that, there is a 15 minute active writing task (your own writing on a given topic) and short recording task where you speak on a given topic.
To target our resources (space, IT and people) appropriately, we have developed a Moodle questionnaire to assess applicants’ need for a test place.
You can apply for a place to take the test for French DAAD certification here.
The test takes place on specific dates and only during the semester both in person and via Moodle.
- Dates:
May 16, 2025 from 14:00-15:30 - Registration:
To register, send an email to to mainardi(at)zv.tum.de up to two days before the test date
The test will take place online (via Zoom and Moodle). Shortly before the test, you will receive an email that includes the link for the Zoom meeting as well as all necessary information about the test in Moodle. - Contact:
Dr. Debora Mainardi - Content:
Nel test verranno esaminate le competenze linguistiche chiave del candidato secondo il Quadro comune di riferimento europeo delle lingue: espressione e interazione orale, comprensione della lettura e produzione scritta.
- Dates:
March 26, 2025 (registration deadline March 19, 2025), 09:00 to 12:00 written exam, from 13:30 oral exam
Please bring a laptop! - Location:
Room 100, Richard-Wagner-Straße 3, 80333 Munich - Registration:
Please send an email with your matriculation number, your TUM email address, your reason for taking the test (e.g. TUM Exchange or Erasmus) and an indication of the language level you would like to reach to guerrero-madrid(at)zv.tum.de.
Please bear in mind the registration deadline (see above). - Lecturer:
Guerrero Madrid, Victoria - Content: El test de español tiene por objetivo medir la habilidad y las competencias lingüísticas del estudiante en las siguientes áreas, según los criterios del Marco Común Europeo de Referencia para las lenguas (MCER): expresión e interacción oral, expresión escrita, comprensión de documentos escritos, conocimientos de gramática y vocabulario.
For a DAAD certificate or DAAD test in other languages, please write to sprachenzentrum(at)tum.de.
We will forward your request to the appropriate person.
Certificate of the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD).
- Exclusively intended for applications for temporary study or research stays or internships abroad.
- Not known/recognized outside of the academic context.
- Not required for all programs or activities abroad. Please contact the TUM Global & Alumni Office or your study coordinator to find out which certificate you need for your stay abroad.
- The TUM Language Center issues the DAAD certificate only for TUM students and staff. It will be sent as a PDF directly to your TUM email address.
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