German for university applicants
Learn German for your studies in Germany, Austria and Switzerland
Original lessons, practice and listening from A1 to C1, a transparent placement test, exam guides based on official rules and tools to plan your path to university.
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Everything you need on the way to your degree
Each part works on its own — start where you are.
Learn step by step
Grammar and vocabulary lessons from A1 to C1 with clear English explanations and German examples.
Practise with feedback
Configurable practice sessions, trainers for articles, connectors and collocations, writing and speaking tasks.
Train your listening
Original recordings with transcripts, comprehension questions and vocabulary — from café dialogues to lectures.
Prepare for your exam
TestDaF, DSH, Goethe, telc C1 Hochschule, ÖSD, DSD and Studienkolleg — formats, scoring rules and calculators.
Plan your timeline
Turn your target level and date into a weekly plan with concrete tasks and honest feasibility checks.
Research universities
Language requirements checked against official university pages, plus a German grade estimate.
Find your level in up to 20 minutes
The placement test adapts to your answers in blocks of eight questions. It estimates your level in grammar, vocabulary and reading — it is not a certificate.
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Choose a starting point
Tell us roughly what you know; the test starts at the matching level.
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Answer level blocks
Eight questions per level. Five correct answers pass a block, then the test moves up or down.
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Get a transparent result
See your indicative level, your skill profile and every answer with an explanation.
Exam guides
Formats, durations and scoring rules taken from the official documents — with calculators where the rules are published.
TestDaF
Results per part: TDN 5, TDN 4, TDN 3 or “below TDN 3”
DSH
DSH-1, DSH-2 or DSH-3
Goethe-Zertifikat
B1, B2 and C1 covered here (A1–C2 exist)
ÖSD Zertifikat C1
C1 (ÖSD also offers A1–C2)
DSD
DSD I: B1 · DSD II: B2/C1
Studienkolleg
Entrance requirements are set by each Studienkolleg
Honest by design
Independent
German Prep is not affiliated with any exam provider or university. Practice results and calculators are estimates, not official results.
Sourced
Exam rules and university requirements link to the official documents we checked, with the date of the last check.
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