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What do you need to know?
The Department of Language Policy announces the initial level Catalan certificate examination (A1).
The exam has two parts: the written test and the oral test. Both are compulsory.
Date for the written examination: 21 March 2026.
Oral examination date:
- The date, time and place of the oral examinations will be announced on the day of the written examination, at the same examination venue.
- Oral examinations are organised in shifts, which begin on the same day as the written examination and continue the following Saturdays.
- All candidates must take the oral examination at their assigned time.
Before registering, we recommend that you visit the Catalan Language website to find out more about the test.
If you want to register for the A2, B1, B2, C1 or C2 level exams, go to the procedure Proves par a l'obtenció dels certificats de català dels nivells A2, B1, B2, C1 i C2
Registration order
There are 1,000 places available to take the A1 exam. Places are allocated on a first-come, first-served basis. Once the maximum number of places has been reached, registration will close.
Registration deadline
From 9am on 20 January 2026 to 2pm on 28 January 2026.
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You can register for the tests in person
If you need information or help to register, you can go to:
- Office Palau Marc (Barcelona).
La Rambla, 8, 08001 Barcelona. Hours: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday, from 9am to 3pm; Thursday, from 9am to 5pm. - Citizen Services Office Barcelona
Carrer de Sant Honorat, 1-3, 08002 Barcelona. Hours: Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm. - Citizen Services Office Girona
Plaça de Pompeu Fabra, 1, 17002 Girona. Hours: Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm. - Citizen Services Office Lleida
Carrer de Lluís Companys, 1, 1a, 25003 Lleida. Hours: Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm. - Citizen Services Office Catalunya Central (Manresa)
Plaça del Salt, 2, 08241 Manresa. Hours: Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm. - Citizen Services Office Cerdanya (Puigcerdà)
Plaça del Rec, 5, 17520 Puigcerdà. Hours: Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm. - Citizen Services Office Tarragona
Carrer d’Anselm Clavé, 1, 43004 Tarragona. Hours: Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm. - Citizen Services Office Terres de l’Ebre
Plaça de Gerard Vergés, 1 (c. de Montcada, cantonada c. de Benasquer), 43500 Tortosa. Hours: Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm.
For questions or incidents, you can call 012 (toll-free).
For individuals who are 16 years of age or older at the time of testing.
- Registration period: from 9am on 20 January 2026 until 2pm on 28 January 2026.
- Period for requesting adaptations to the test for candidates with difficulties in vision, hearing, speech or writing: until 28 January 2026.
- Date of publication of the provisional list of accepted and rejected applications: 5 February 2026.
- Period for submitting amendments to the provisional list: until 19 February 2026.
- Date of publication of the final list of accepted and rejected applications: 5 March 2026.
- Notification of the time and place of the written examination: 10 calendar days before the date of the examination.
- Notification of the date, time and place of the oral examination: on the day of the written examination. The oral examination must be taken at the assigned time.
- Publication of the results: 20 May 2026.
There are no prior qualification requirements to enrol, and anyone who wishes to obtain any of the certificates offered may do so, regardless of the learning system they have followed (courses, self-study, etc.).
This procedure is free of charge.
People with difficulties in seeing, hearing, speaking or writing
If you have difficulties with vision, hearing, speech or writing, you can ask the Language Policy Department to adapt the test for you. The objectives of the test, the skills, language competences and content are the same; what can be adapted is the physical space where you take the test, the time you have available or any aids you may need.
You must submit a general request before 28 January to the Language Policy Department and attach official documentation proving the difficulty or difficulties. If the organisation allows it, we will also try to deal with urgent situations.
The Language Policy Department may request a report on the request for adaptation or adjustment of the assessment and guidance services provided by the Directorate-General for Personal Autonomy and Disability.
Examination locations
Barcelona, Girona, Lleida, Tarragona and Tortosa
Steps to follow
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Step one
Register for the exam
Instructions for completing the application:
Deadlines
From 01/20/2026 to 01/28/2026Instructions for completing the application:
- Write your first and last names in lowercase letters, with the corresponding accents, and use capital letters only for initials.
- In the case of the identifier, first select the type (NIF, NIE, passport). The number must then be entered, without dots or spaces between the digits and letters.
- Write your first and last names in lowercase letters, with the corresponding accents, and use capital letters only for initials.
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Step two
Check the status
You can consult it in the following spaces:
You can consult it in the following spaces:
- Personal area (with idCAT Mobile or digital certificate).
- Check the status of a procedure or process (using the procedure identifier and DNI or NIF).
- Personal area (with idCAT Mobile or digital certificate).
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Step three
Receive a response from the Administration
During the process, you will receive the following communications:
During the process, you will receive the following communications:
- Receipt of the application.
- Provisional status of admission or exclusion. A period will be opened to modify any incorrect information in the application.
- Final status of admission or exclusion of the application.
- Place and time of the written test.
- Publication of results.
How will you receive the reply?
- By email to the address, you provided in the application.
- In addition, the provisional list, the final list and the list with the results will be published on the electronic notice board of the Government of Catalonia, e-Tablero.
- Receipt of the application.
