Asia · 10 verified centres
China has the widest German exam coverage in Asia. The Goethe-Institut examines in Beijing and works through partner centres in nine more cities, from Shanghai and Guangzhou to Shenyang and Xi’an. University admission drives most of the demand, which pushes candidates towards TestDaF and C1 rather than the lower levels that dominate elsewhere.
Where to sit the exam
Each centre was checked on the exam board's own website. Dates and fees change, so confirm directly with the centre before you pay or travel.
Cyber Tower, Building B, 17/F, No. 2 Zhong Guan Cun South Ave, Haidian District, Beijing 100086
Language courses and exams run from the Cyber Tower in Haidian. The institute’s culture and information office is at a different address, in the 798 Art District in Chaoyang - do not confuse the two on exam morning.
Named by Goethe-Institut China among the additional exam cities. It publishes no address for the partner centres, so contact Beijing for the venue and the calendar.
Named by the institute as an additional exam city; no address published.
Named by the institute as an additional exam city; no address published.
Named by the institute as an additional exam city; no address published.
Named by the institute as an additional exam city; no address published.
Named by the institute as an additional exam city; no address published.
Named by the institute as an additional exam city; no address published. Close enough to Beijing to compare both calendars.
The only named exam city in the north-east; no address published.
The main option in the south-west; no address published.
We do not publish individual sitting dates: they change too often to be safe. Follow the centre link for the current calendar.
Before you book
Beijing is the only location the institute publishes an address for. The other nine are partner centres, so contact Beijing for the venue and calendar rather than searching for a local office that may not take walk-ins.
Language courses and exams run from the Cyber Tower in Haidian; the culture and information office is in the 798 Art District in Chaoyang, on the other side of the city. Arriving at the wrong one costs you the exam.
German universities teaching in German normally ask for TestDaF or Goethe-Zertifikat C1, and Chinese applicants make up one of the largest groups. They are different exams in format and scoring - read the admission letter rather than assuming.
Chinese applicants to German universities usually also need APS certification of their academic documents, which is separate from any language certificate. Sort out which you need first, because the timelines differ.
Sitting the exam abroad usually means one shot and a long wait for the next date. Practise in the real format first - Goethe, telc or DTZ - and let the analytics show which module still needs the weeks you have left.
FAQ
At the Goethe-Institut in Beijing, in the Cyber Tower in Haidian, and through partner exam centres in Shanghai, Guangzhou, Wuhan, Xi’an, Nanjing, Qingdao, Tianjin, Shenyang and Chongqing.
The institute does not publish addresses for its partner centres - only for Beijing. Contact Goethe-Institut China for the venue and the current calendar in your city before booking travel.
The Cyber Tower, Building B, 17th floor, No. 2 Zhong Guan Cun South Ave in Haidian - the language and exam address. The institute’s culture and information office in the 798 Art District in Chaoyang is a different place entirely.
We checked telc’s own centre register and it lists none, and ÖSD publishes no register we can read. Treat that as "none found" rather than "none exists", and ask any school claiming to examine either board for its centre number.
The exam boards maintain their own centre finders. They are the authoritative list.
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