For universities using uni-assist’s documentation examination service for refugees, TestAS for refugees is the prerequisite to manifest the genuine desire to study as well as the suitability for the course (alternatively, universities may issue a so-called “counseling certificate”).
You can find further information for test takers here: Test-taker information English
TestAS is offered by the Society for Academic Study Preparation and Test Development (g.a.s.t.), a registered association. TestAS is developed by ITB Consulting GmbH. The worldwide organisation of TestAS is conducted by the TestDaF Institute, Bochum. TestAS is sponsored by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) with funds from the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF).
The English version can be found here.The Arabic version can be downloaded here: Sample_Questions_Arabic
Universities, testing centres and institutions may also order the Sample Questions from the TestDaF-Institute.
The Sample Questions describe all subtests in detail.
on 19 January 2019
Registration from 03 December until 01 January
on 28 Februar 2019
Registration from 03 Januar until 11 February
on 06 April 2019
Registration from 13 February until 20 March
on 16 May 2019
Registration from 22 March until 26 April
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Registration from 29 April until 07 June
on 03 August 2019
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on 12 October 2019
Registration from 21 August until 22 September
on 14 November 2019
Registration from 24 September until 24 October
on 14 December 2019
Registration from 25 October until 25 November
Please note that the participating centres can vary between the test dates.
Important notes:
– The TestAS for refugees is free of charge and each participant can take the test only once. You cannot pay to participate in the TestAS for refugees. If you wish to repeat the exam you may register for the regular TestAS (test languages German or English): Test dates regular TestAS
– If you have registered for the test but do not show up your participation still counts. That is because a large part of the costs have already incurred.
– You can cancel your registration for the TestAS until the end of the registration period (send an email with your participant number to kontakt@testdaf.de). After that period we cannot guarantee your cancellation.
– The login data that you choose during registration only work for the test-taker portal for the TestAS for refugees (Test-taker portal TestAS for refugees). They cannot be used to log into the regular TestAS portal.
The following exceptions regarding the participation are valid
– In case you have taken the TestAS for refugees on May 19 2016, you are permitted to take the test a second (but no further) time in the test language Arabic (but not in German or English).
– In case you were registered for the TestAS for refugees on May 19 2016, June 25 2016 or July 28 2016 but you did not show up, you are permitted to register a second (but no further) time.
– In case you have taken the TestAS for refugees once already but you would like to take the test a second time with another subject-specific module, you are temporarily permitted to do so in the following case: In the first TestAS for refugees, you have reached a standard value of at least 100 (100 or higher) in the core test and a standard value of under 90 (89 or lower) in the subject-specific module.
Please keep in mind that for a test session at your location we need a lead time of at least four weeks in order to allow the testing session to go smoothly.
Results will be released after seven working days.
– the percentile rank
– and the default value
The Standard Score is a transformation of the test score to a value between 70 and 130. The mean (average) is 100. The area between 90 and 110 describes the average performance. The standard score allows a direct comparison between all test modules and subtests.
The Percentile Rank describes the percentage of other test takers who have a test score that is lower or as good as a candidate’s score. A percentile rank of 60 means for instance: 60% of all test takers have a lower score or a score that is as good as the candidate. That means that 40% have reached a higher score. Universities can create a rank order with the percentile ranks of the current applications (to, for example, select the applicants with the 10 best percentile ranks).
Both scores always refer to the entire test-taker group (in all test centers and from all test dates).
Standard scores and percentile ranks are calculated for both the modules (e.g., the Core Test) and for the subtests. The standard score/percentile rank of a module does not always correspond to the average of the standard scores/percentile ranks of the single subtests.
Universities decide individually how they use the TestAS results. They can, for instance, define a minimum for the required standard score (e.g., 100) or give applicants with high scores a bonus. Please visit the universities’ webpages for further information.