CILS exams

CILS (Certification of Italian as a Foreign Language) is an officially recognized educational qualification that certifies the degree of linguistic-communicative competence in Italian as L2. The CILS Certification is the first Italian certification to have adopted the system of six levels of linguistic-communicative competence proposed by the Common European Framework of Reference of the Council of Europe and to have created specific certification modules for workers of foreign origin in Italy.
More information: Unistrasi – Centro CILS

The Italian Cultural Institute of Prague is the examination centre for CILS certification and its teachers are administrators licensed by the University for Foreigners of Siena.

The following adult levels are available at the Italian Cultural Institute in Prague: B1, B2, C1, C2.

For more information on CILS levels, see UNISTRASI – CILS Levels

To register, download, fill in and sign this FORM. Quindi invialo a letizia.kostner@esteri.it insieme alla copia di un tuo documento di identità valido. Documents are requested to be sent in PDF or JPG format only, with a maximum size of 2MB.
You will receive the payment details in the response email.

To pass the exam it is necessary to have enough points in each of the 5 parts of the exam. If not enough points are achieved in one or more parts, it is possible to re-sit the exam within 18 months following the exam, paying only the price of the part/ parts not passed.

To choose which exam level to take, we recommend taking the PRACTICE EXAMS provided by the University of Siena for this purpose.

The price of the exams varies according to the level.
Detailed information can be found in the table below:

The results of the evaluations will be available within 3 months from the date of the exam on the ONLINE RESULTS page from which candidates can download and print a summary document valid for self-certification purposes.
The document is valid for the purposes of self-certification while waiting for the final document.
Pay attention! Remember to have the matriculation number you received during the exam, as you will need it to access the results.

Once the Italian Cultural Institute receives the definitive document from Siena, it will contact interested parties to provide information on the withdrawal.

As is the case with any other exam, this rule applies to the CILS exam too: a part of the success depends on prior knowledge of the exam´s structure. Those already familiar with the exam will manage it with greater confidence and much less stress.

To get an initial idea of the exam structure, we recommend taking the PRACTICE EXAMS provided by the University of Siena for this purpose.

For those who want to prepare for the CILS exam with us, we offer:

• individual lessons in person or online, for all language proficiency levels
• small group lessons (Only on request and only if a group of at least 3 people interested in the same level is formed. For information, contact the course office: info@parlo-italiano.cz)