According to current regulations, the Institut’s exams are aimed at people who reside outside the linguistic domain of the Catalan language and in Alghero. If this is your case, you will need to present proof of residence when you register.
Catalan Language Certificates
1st Call 2026
The Institut Ramon Llull is the body responsible for assessing and certificating students’ knowledge of Catalan outside the Catalan-speaking area.
According to current regulations, the Institut’s exams are aimed at people who reside outside the linguistic domain of the Catalan language and in Alghero. If this is your case, you will need to present proof of residence when you register.
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Select your country from the dropdown and, if requested, enter the postal code of your town of residence (verifiable):
Madrid, the only venue in Spain to take the C1 level exam.
Examination venues
Aix-en-Provence, Alghero, Amherst, Amsterdam [1], Belgrade, Berkeley, Berlin, Bochum, Bogota, Bristol, Brno, Brussels, Bucarest, Budapest, Cambridge, Caracas, Dublin, Durham, Frankfurt, Glasgow, Granada [2], Guayaquil, Heidelberg, Helsinki, Kraków, La Habana, Leipzig, Lisbon, Ljubljana, London, Lorient, Luxembourg, Lyon, Madrid, Mexico City, Montreal, Moscow, Naples, New York, Oxford, Paris, Poznan, Quito, Rome, Salamanca [2], Santiago de Compostela [2], Seville [2], Sheffield, Szeged, Toulousse, Tübingen, Turin, Venice, Vitoria [2], Warsaw, Zadar, Zaragoza and Zurich.
[1] Solo nivel básico (A2).
[2] Excepto nivel de suficiencia (C1).
First call calendar 2026
DATES | DEADLINES |
Registration application and payment deadline
| From 05/02/2026 to 19/02/2026 |
Publication of the provisional list of accepted and rejected applications | 02/03/2026 |
Amendment period | From 03/03/2026 to 16/03/2026 |
Publication of the definitive list of accepted and rejected applications | 24/03/2026 |
Basic user – elementary (A2): Writing Test | 23/05/2026 |
Independent user – intermediate (B1): Writing Test | 23/05/2026 |
Independent user – upper intermediate (B2): Writing Test | 11/04/2026 |
Proficient user – advanced (C1): Writing Test | 09/05/2026 |
Proficient user – proficiency (C2): Writing Test | 11/04/2026 |
17/09/2026 |
EXAM FEES
COUNTRIES WHERE NO EXAM FEE IS CHARGED
Any location in Africa, Central and South America and the following countries: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, China, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, India, Iran, Latvia, Lithuania, Montenegro, Mexico, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Turkey and Ukraine.
RESULTS
The results are available on the date established in the resolution. People who obtain a passing result will be able to download the corresponding diploma.
