The European Language Certificates at TANDEM Hamburg
telc Deutsch B1
You should have a German language competence at B1 level in order to get by in daily activities in Germany. The Zertifikat Deutsch / telc Deutsch B1 is recognised as proof of sufficient language competence for a German citizenship application.
* The written part of the exam takes place at TANDEM on a Friday from 2 pm, the oral one is to follow on the next day, the Saturday, in the morning.
* The written section takes approx. 150 minutes excluding the introduction and breaks, the oral section, which is completed in sessions with two examinees at a time, takes 15 minutes (plus 20 minutes preparation).
* You may collect your result here approx. 6–8 weeks later - please check our website (see below) to find out whether they have already arrived.
* You will need to collect your examination results personally, with appropriate identification, at our school. If you are not able to to do that, you may also send us (or bring to the examination) a self-addressed A4 envelope with the appropriate postage stamp required and we will post them to you. If you would like to send someone to collect your examination results, you will need to also write an appropriate power of attorney letter for for this specific person.
* For data protection reasons, we do not give any information as to whether the examination was passed or failed over the telephone.
* In the case of cancellation before the registration closing date, we will refund the examination fee, minus a processing fee of €30.00. Later cancellations are not possible. Exception: If you are ill on the examination day, please inform us immediately via email at info@tandem-hamburg.de and provide a medical certificate within 4 days. In this case, we will refund the examination fee minus a processing fee of €50,00.
TIPP: Have you already completed the examination and passed either the oral or written section? If so, you can have this section of the examination credited. You must send us the examination result (the sheet entitled "Ergebnisbogen") so that we can forward in on to TELC. IMPORTANT: The failed section of the examination must be repeated by the end of the following calendar year, after that the result will be invalid. Please be aware that even if you only want to repeat a section of the examination, you will be required to pay the full examination fee.
Please click here for all information 2019 and here for all information 2020 on this exam at a glance. Further details on the telc Deutsch B1 (preparation materials, model tests) can be found here.
Examination dates and fees
You can register directly here and send us a copy of the examination fee bank transaction. You may also come to our office and register and pay via cash or card.
Exam fees
€ 160.- for participants in TANDEM's courses
€ 170.- for all others
Exam |
Exams Fri+Sat |
Deadline*(1:00 p.m.) |
Booking Details |
Results |
telc Deutsch B1 |
15. + 16.11.2019 |
16.10.2019 |
You may collect your results at TANDEM now. | |
telc Deutsch B1 |
13. + 14.12.2019 |
13.11.2019 |
You may collect your results at TANDEM now. |
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Dates 2020 |
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telc Deutsch B1 |
31.01. + 01.02.2020 |
23.12.2019 |
NO VACANCIES | You may collect your results at TANDEM now. |
telc Deutsch B1 |
28.02. + 29.02.2020 |
29.01.2020 |
NO VACANCIES | You may collect your results at TANDEM now. |
telc Deutsch B1 |
27.03. + 28.03.2020 |
26.02.2020 |
Unfortunately, this examination has had to be cancelled due to the Corona closure*** | |
telc Deutsch B1 |
24.04. + 25.04.2020 |
25.03.2020 |
Unfortunately, this examination has had to be cancelled due to the Corona closure*** | |
telc Deutsch B1 |
05.06. + 06.06.2020 |
29.04.2020 |
NO VACANCIES | |
telc Deutsch B1 |
26.06. + 27.06.2020 |
27.05.2020 |
NO VACANCIES | |
telc Deutsch B1 |
24.07. + 25.07.2020 |
24.06.2020 |
Free places still available ** | |
telc Deutsch B1 |
21.08. + 22.08.2020 |
22.07.2020 |
Free places still available ** | |
telc Deutsch B1 |
18.09. + 19.09.2020 |
19.08.2020 |
Free places still available ** | |
telc Deutsch B1 |
16.10. + 17.10.2020 |
16.09.2020 |
Free places still available ** | |
telc Deutsch B1 |
13.11. + 14.11.2020 |
14.10.2020 |
Free places still available ** | |
telc Deutsch B1 |
11.12. + 12.12.2020 |
11.11.2020 |
Free places still available ** |
* Registration ends 30 days (1pm) prior to the examination date; late registrations are accepted until 8 days prior that date (deadline 1 pm) for a default fine of € 20.00, if spaces are available.
** Would you like to register? Please follow this link.
*** We will endeavour to find an alternate date for the exam and will inform you personally. You may however postpone and rebook this examination, without any extra costs, to a later examination date (with free places). If you would like to cancel the examination altogether, you will get a refund. We will get in touch with you in order to find out what you would like to do.
Mock exams for you to download
telc ZD B1 Übungstest (1,9 MB)
telc ZD B1 Hörtext (9 MB)
