DELF Exams

DELF - 3 times a year



An official diploma from the French ministery of Education
The DELF was created in 1985 by the French Ministry of Education (Education Nationale). It is strictly meant for foreigners. In France, the Director of Education (recteur), University Chancellor, is in charge of the exams' organization. He determines the opening and closing dates for the applications, decides on the examination procedure and names the President and the members of the Jury. A national boards of education garnets a harmony between educational goals and examination process.

Main charachteristics of the DELF
The DELF consists in 6 independent units of progressive level which may be taken concurrently. Once passed, a unit is permanently acquired. This means that candidates may interrupt their program and take supplementary units later on, whether they are in France or abroad.

Exam dates & enrolment deadlines in Switzerland

Exam dates
Enrolment deadlines
DELF A1 - B2
(in Rolle/Lausanne)
15.03.2008 18.01.2008

16.05.2008 20.03.2008
21.06.2008 18.04.2008

22.11.2008
19.09.2008
DALF C1 & C2 (in Geneva)
16.05.2008 20.03.2008
22.11.2008 19.09.2008

Exam dates & enrolment deadlines in Lyon (France)

Exam dates
Enrolment deadlines
DELF A1 / A2
10.03.2008 21.02.2008

15.07.2008
08.07.2008


DELF B1 / B2 03.04.2008 27.03.2008
15./17.07.2008
08.07.2008


DELF C1
13.05.2008 06.05.2008
17.07.2008
07.07.2008


DELF C2 14.05.2008 06.05.2008