What is the TCF?

The Test de Connaissance du Français (TCF), designed by the CIEP (Centre international d’études pédagogiques) and accredited by the French Ministry of Education, is a French language proficiency test for non-native speakers of French who wish to evaluate and have their level of proficiency certified for professional, academic or personal reasons.
In general, the TCF grades and ranks candidates at one of the six levels (A1, A2, B1, B2, C1 or C2) on a scale defined by the Council of Europe (Common European Framework of Reference for Languages). TCF grade results are reliable measurements for determining proficiency. Each candidate is awarded a certificate which is valid for two years.
FIAF also offers these specialized TCF exams:

TCF ANF : For applying for French nationality

TCF for Québec : For emigrating to Québec, Canada

TCF pour DAP : For studying in France

TCF Format

The TCF is a multiple-choice test with 76 items that cover reading comprehension, command of grammatical structures and listening comprehension.
It also includes optional tests for written and oral expressions tests.
3 compulsory tests (76 items – 1 hr. 25 min)

Listening Comprehension (29 items – 25 min)

Command of lexical and grammatical structures (18 items – 15 min)

Reading Comprehension (29 items – 45 min)

2 optional tests

Written Expression (1 hr)

Oral Expression (12 min)

For more information about TCF, visit ciep.fr/en/tcf/

Why take the TCF?

Work : A TCF certificate is a proof of your language knowledge and abilities to support job applications.
Study : The TCF meets French language requirements for application to graduate studies at French universities.
Personal : Each person can obtain an evaluation of his/her speaking, writing and comprehension skills in French with a TCF test.