Digital TestDaF at BTU Cottbus-Senftenberg 

Since September 2022, the Language Center (ZE Sprachen) has been a TestDaF center licensed by the Society for Academic Study Preparation and Test Development (g.a.s.t.). This means that, in addition to the German Language Examination for University Admission (DSH), which has been offered at BTU Cottbus-Senftenberg for many years, there is now another option for taking a certified exam to demonstrate German language proficiency. The digital TestDaF was administered for the first time at BTU on June 13, 2023. 

Since the 2023 summer semester, the Language Center has also been offering preparation for the digital TestDaF as part of a pre-university language course.

The Test für Deutsch als Fremdsprache - TestDaF - is an international, central and standardised language test at level B2/C1 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) and is recognised by all universities and colleges in Germany as proof of linguistic ability to study.

The General Terms and Conditions of the Gesellschaft für akademische Studienvorbereitung und Testentwicklung (g.a.s.t.) e.V. apply to the implementation
BTU has been a licensed test centre for the TestDaF since September 2022.

The digital TestDaF consists of four test sections: reading, listening, writing and speaking. You work on all parts of the exam on the computer. Short answers in the Listening section and texts for the Writing section are typed on the keyboard. You also use the computer for the speaking part: you listen to the task and a fictitious interlocutor via headphones. Your answers will be recorded.

Next exam dates: 

11.06.2026
Registration period: 05.01.2026 - 29.05.2026
Provision of results: 02.07.2026 

25.08.2026
Registration period: 05.01.2026 - 14.08.2026
Provision of results: 15.09.2026

22.09.2026
Registration period: 05.01.2026 - 11.09.2026
Provision of results: 13.10.2026

12.11.2026
Registration period: 05.01.2026 - 30.10.2026
Provision of results: 03.12.2026

10.12.2026
Registration period: 05.01.2026 - 27.11.2026
Provision of results: 07.01.2027

Location: eAssessment Centre, IKMZ, Platz der Deutschen Einheit 2, 03044 Cottbus

Registration is only possible via the TestDaF website.