Contact
For all questions about the placement test:
zfa-einstufung@rub.de
Technical SUPPORT (available during placement):
via Element
Do you feel like you've been wrongly graded?
Then you are welcome to visit the consultation hours with Lise Allirand (lise.allirand@rub.de) (Zoom or in person):
No registration in advance is necessary, but please bring the completed form 'Fragebogen Einstufung' with you.
The dates for the summer semester 2025 will be announced shortly.
Do I have to take the placement test?
Placement Tests for the Summer Semester 2025
on 30.01. (Thu), from 9:00 till 16:00 (NB: Englisch only)
from 18.02. (Tue), at 9:00 till 19.02. (Wed), at 16:00
from 10.03. (Mon), at 9:00 till 11.03. (Tue), at 16:00
from 04.04. (Fri), at 9:00 till 08.04. (Tue), at 16:00
You can take part in the placement test at any time during the periods offered. No registration is required.
Placement tests will be carried out on the special test instance of Exam-Moodle from home. The corresponding Exam-Moodle course "Einstufungen SoSe 2025" is only available on the respective test day and is accessible without a password.
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 11.03. at 4 pm. This means that a test that is started on 11.03. at 3:40 p.m., 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.
Preparation for the test
You can try out the demoversion of the Placement test on Exam-Moodle.
