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Placement Tests for the Winter Semester 2026/2027

• on 12.08. (Wed), from 9:00 till 16:00 (English only!)
• from 24.08. (Mon), 9:00 till 25.08. (Tue), at 16:00
• from 17.09. (Thu), at 9:00 till 18.09. (Fri), at 16:00
• from 09.10. (Fri), at 9:00 till 13.10. (Tue), at 16:00

The placement tests have a different duration depending on the language (see here). However, regardless of the individual test duration, the procedure closes for all tests at the same time, for example on 11.09. at 16:00. This means that a test that is started on 11.09. at 15:40, for example, cannot be completed. Please allow enough time to complete the test.

Technical requirements

You will need a PC or laptop with internet access (not a mobile phone and preferably not a tablet).

Please use your RUB login-ID and your password to log in to the test instance of Exam-Moodle.
If you do not have a RUB login-ID, click on "Neues Konto anlegen?" to create a guest access.
RUB students can also create guest access if they do not have their RUB login-ID at hand: In this case, please do not use your RUB e-mail address.

If you wish to be tested in Arabic, Chinese, Japanese or Korean, or if you are a native speaker of Polish, Russian or Turkish, you will need to use a browser other than Internet Explorer or Safari and will need a headset with a microphone.

For Russian you also need a Cyrillic keyboard. Here you can read how to activate it.

You can try out the demoversion of the Placement test on Exam-Moodle.