Middle East · 1 verified centre
Saudi Arabia runs its German exams through the Goethe-Institut in Riyadh. It covers the full Goethe-Zertifikat ladder from A1 to C2, including the Fit in Deutsch youth exams, plus TestDaF for university admission and the Goethe-Test PRO for the workplace. Most candidates here are students heading to German universities or expatriate residents.
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.
Sheikh Muhammad bin Salih Al-Uthaymeen Street, Riyadh 12324
The institute publishes its address in Arabic only. Confirm the exam venue on your registration confirmation rather than relying on a transliteration.
We do not publish individual sitting dates: they change too often to be safe.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
Riyadh is the only verified exam location. From Jeddah, Dammam or the Eastern Province that means a flight, so book the date and the travel together rather than assuming another sitting is close behind.
The institute gives its street in Arabic script only, and transliterations vary. Use the venue on your exam confirmation, and if you are arranging a driver, show them the Arabic rather than a romanised version.
German universities teaching in German normally ask for TestDaF or Goethe-Zertifikat C1. Both run in Riyadh, but they are different exams - read the admission letter rather than assuming they are interchangeable.
If the Riyadh calendar does not suit, the Goethe-Institut examines in Abu Dhabi and Dubai and the certificate is identical. Compare all three before waiting months for a local date.
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 Riyadh, on Sheikh Muhammad bin Salih Al-Uthaymeen Street. It examines the full Goethe-Zertifikat range from A1 to C2, plus TestDaF and the Goethe-Test PRO.
Not at any location we could verify. Riyadh is the only confirmed centre in the Kingdom. If the dates do not suit, the Goethe-Institut in Abu Dhabi or Dubai is a regional alternative.
At the Goethe-Institut in Riyadh, but booking runs centrally on testdaf.de rather than through the institute. It covers B2 to C1 for university admission on six fixed dates a year.
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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