Exam Dates
B1

How to register for an exam:

1. Click on the exam level you want to take and find a schedule. Click "Book Here" if the schedule you want is now available for booking.
2. Fill out the online registration form and upload a scanned copy of your valid ID (we only accept the following IDs: passport, NBI clearance, National ID, PRC ID, Driver's License or SSS UMID). 
3. After submitting the registration form, you should receive an automated email with the payment instructions. Please check your Spam Folder as well. We accept payments via LBC door to door money transfers and online bank transfers.
4. Send your proof of payment via email to einschreibung-manila@goethe.de

Please note that we do not accept reservations and slots are on a first-paid, first-served basis. We can only guarantee a slot once we receive your payment and if there are still available slots.

For the updated exams price list, please refer to the document below:

General Terms and Conditions for Exams
 
1.  Terms of Payment
1.1   Exam fees are paid in full upon registration.
1.2   Registration is on a first paid, first served basis. Reservations are strictly not accepted.
 
2.  Exam fees
2.1   The contractually binding fee is the fee stated in the price list current at the time of application.
2.2   The internal exam price will be charged if the client has attended a course at Goethe-Institut Manila within 6 months, after that the external price will apply.
2.3   Should a participant wish to change his or her booking, then each booking change is subject to a fee equal to 10% of the exam fee.
2.4   Booking changes are only allowed up to five (5) working days before the start of the exam.
 
3.  Cancellation and refunds         
3.1   Cancellations and refunds are only allowed up to five (5) working days before the start of the exam.
3.2   If a candidate does not appear in either the written or oral exam or arrives late for an exam, he/she shall be excluded from the exam. The exam fee will not be refunded.  No results shall be published.
3.3    If an exam is not taken for reasons of illness, the exam center must be informed as soon as possible and a doctor’s certificate should be submitted to the exam center within 5 working days.  The exam fee will be credited for the next exam date. A 10% processing fee shall be charged.
 
4.  Requirements 
4.1   Exam participants must be at least 16 years of age if they are registering for any of the following exams: Goethe-Zertifikat A1: Start Deutsch 1, Goethe-Zertifikat A2, Goethe-Zertifikat B1, Goethe-Zertifikat B2
4.2   Exam participants for the Goethe-Zertifikat A1:  Fit in Deutsch must be between 10 to 16 years old.
4.3   All candidates are required to present proof of identification before the written and oral exams.  We only accept the following IDs: - passport - NBI Clearance - UMID - National ID - PRC ID - Driver's license.

5.  Responsibilities of participants
5.1 Participants are obliged to comply with the rules and regulations applicable to the Goethe-Institut Philippinen. This implies that participants dress in an appropriate way during exams according to the norms which apply to public spaces. 
5.2 Participants should surrender all eletronice devices  (mobile phones, laptops, digital watches, tablets, etc) to the Goethe Institut staff before their exam begins. Goethe Institut Manila will not be held liable for any damage or loss that may occur. 
 
6. Liability of the Goethe-Institut
The liability of Goethe-Institut Philippinen and its staff is limited to intent and gross negligence. Goethe-Institut Philippinen also accepts no liability for the cancellation of its services due to force majeure, e.g. natural disasters, fire, floods, war, official orders and all other circumstances beyond the control of the contracting parties.

If you took your exam at a Goethe-Institut and have not received any other information, you can view your exam results at Mein Goethe.de.

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Goethe Certificate Verification

Goethe-Institut certificates are official documents protected by law. Please read more here.

Starting March 2024, digital certificates will be issued to those who took the exams and we will no longer provide printed certificates. Digital certificates will be available online 7 to 10 working days after the exam date. 

The authenticity of the certificate can be confirmed through www.goethe.de/verify.