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title: "C-Test at TU Darmstadt: language centre placement · C-Test Prep"
description: "English placement test at the TU Darmstadt language centre: 5 texts of 20 gaps on Moodle, result as a percentage, once per semester. With sources."
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# C-Test at TU Darmstadt: language centre placement

The TU Darmstadt language centre places students in its courses with C-Tests on Moodle, in English and eleven other languages. Its pages give no time limit, but they do give a fixed testing window and strict rules. Here are the facts from the language centre’s pages.

Last checked: 31 October 2026

C-Test Prep is not part of any university. Dates and rules can change; the university’s own page is always authoritative.

## Key facts

| Format | according to the examples page, 5 texts of 20 gaps each; every second word loses its second half |
| --- | --- |
| Result | the percentage of correct answers (according to the examples page) |
| Time | The pages give no time limit. |
| Where | online on Moodle; Arabic and Turkish via ZOOM |
| When | 2026/27 winter semester: Thursday 1 October, 0:00, to Monday 12 October 2026, 23:59 |
| How often | once per language per semester; a test from the previous semester stays valid |
| No test needed | beginners’ courses, and anyone who has regularly attended a course in the language and is staying on the same UNIcert level |

Source: [Einstufungstest Termine – Sprachenzentrum – TU Darmstadt](https://www.spz.tu-darmstadt.de/spz_sprachpruefungen/spz_e_tests/index.de.jsp)

## Rules

- You may only register for courses that match your placement test score.
- Anyone who uses unauthorised aids may be excluded from the language centre’s entire programme.
- If you join a beginners’ course with prior knowledge, expect the teacher to remove you, even several weeks after the course starts.
- The window closes at 23:59, so start the test in good time.
- For technical problems with Moodle you write to the language centre’s e-test address; for all other questions, to the student office.

Source: [Einstufungstest Termine – Sprachenzentrum – TU Darmstadt](https://www.spz.tu-darmstadt.de/spz_sprachpruefungen/spz_e_tests/index.de.jsp)

## What this means for your preparation

- Five texts of 20 gaps make 100 gaps, as many as in the C-Test Prep simulation, just spread over one more text (there, 4 texts of 25 gaps).
- Darmstadt states no time limit. Even so, the simulation’s 25-minute clock shows whether you work fluently enough or dwell too long on single gaps.
- With an odd number of letters the gap is longer, as in the Darmstadt example "Da-uer"; the same rule applies in the C-Test Prep texts.
- On Moodle you can work through the sample text in your language at any time; the examples page also shows an English text with the answers in bold.
- Unauthorised aids can cost you the whole course programme here. Practise honestly beforehand instead of looking things up in the test.

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## Frequently asked questions

### How much time do I have in the TU Darmstadt placement test?

The language centre’s pages give no time limit, only the period in which the test is unlocked on Moodle.

### Is my Darmstadt test from last semester still valid?

Yes. According to the language centre, placement tests from the previous semester remain valid. You get one attempt per semester and language.

### Do I need a test for a beginners’ course at TU Darmstadt?

No, beginners’ courses do not require a placement test. With prior knowledge, though, you risk being removed from the beginners’ course.

### How is the Darmstadt result given?

As the percentage of correct answers across the five texts.

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