Courses: Terms & Conditions
1.General Requirements
All courses are designed for adult learners. Participant must be at least 16 years of age and a proof of age should be furnished at the time of registration.
2. Registration Procedure
Candidates are requested to register online as per the registration schedule mentioned on the website. Thereafter, the confirmation will be sent through email and the payment should be made online via Credit card only.
Placement Test Students with prior knowledge of German or students with a gap of more Than six months from their last Goethe-Examination should take the placement test prior to the registration. Placement in the appropriate course level is based on the result of the placement test conducted.
3. Terms of Payment
The course fees are to be paid at the time of registration. We accept payment with Credit card only. The payment procedure will be explained in the confirmation mail itself. If the course fees are not paid within the stipulated time, the candidate will not be able to participate in the course.
4. Course Fees:
Course Fees do not include cost of course books and examination fees. The valid fees rates are given in the Information brochure published by the Goethe-Institut Max Mueller Bhavan Pune Requests for refund must be submitted in writing to the Language department
For the refund structure, kindly refer to the table below:
Working days before course commencement |
Refund |
15 days to 90 days before the course commencement |
90% |
14 days to 1 day before the course commencement |
50% |
Upon course commencement |
No refund |
Course Fees do not include cost of course books and examination fees. If a course is cancelled by the Goethe-Institut Max Mueller Bhavan, a full 100% refund is issued to the student.
6. Course Participation Certificate
Participants receive an Attendance Certificate at the end of the course mentioning the no. of attended teaching units.
7. Class Strength
Our courses have maximum 21 participants for the levels A1 to C2. The Goethe-Institut Max Mueller Bhavan Pune reserves the right to cancel or postpone the course. In this case we will offer the participants the opportunity to move to other course or to receive a full refund of the course fees.
The choice of class and the chosen time slot are binding. Change of batch timing is possible only as per seat availability and after a payment of Transfer fees of Rs. 2900/- for a single transaction.Once the offline course begins, switching to the online live course is not permitted.
8. Copyright: All rights reserved.
It’s not allowed to reproduce the course materials, in any form (printing, photocopy, microfilm or another procedure) or to use electronic systems to duplicate or manipulate it, without the explicit permission. Use of the same (in the form of screenshots, photos, recordings, storage, distribution etc.) by the course participant or any other party beyond the scope of this course is prohibited and an infringement of existing copyright laws.
9. Liability of the Goethe-Institut Max Mueller Bhavan Pune
The liability of the Goethe-Institut Max Mueller Bhavan Pune and its staff shall be limited to intent and gross negligence. The Goethe-Institut Max Mueller Bhavan Pune will have no liability for cancellation of its services due to force majeure (e.g. unrest, act of war or terrorism, natural calamities, epidemics, pandemics and all other circumstances beyond the control of the contractual parties). Should such cases of extraordinary circumstances or events occur or should there be a change in the existing circumstances or events, caused by factorsthat are beyond the sphere of influence of the Goethe-Institut Max Mueller Bhavan Pune, the Institute shall reserve the right to make changes in the ongoing course structure (e.g. in terms of time, methodology or format). Should the circumstances not allow the above-mentioned changes, in that case the Goethe-Institut Max Mueller Bhavan Pune shall cancel the course without any alternative offer and financial compensation.