Test de Connaissance du Français "Tout public"

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Test dates 2025-2026

Next session of the TCF Tout Public (not valid at the prefecture) :

- October 23, 2025 (registration from august 28 to september 22)
- November 20 2025 (registration from september 30 to october 20)
More dates will be announced for 2026
- January 2026 (TCF DAP -> registration on France Education International / dates to come)
-April 9 2026 (registration from february 9 to march 9)

Registration link at the bottom of the page.
You can check the other centers certified by France Education International

Test taker's manual

!!! WARNING - WARNING - WARNING !!!
This TCF is not valid for a naturalisation or residence card procedure in France, nor for immigration to Canada.
This TCF (QCM + EE) is valid for the DAP procedure.

How to get your diploma?

Certificates will be sent by email.

Introduction

French Version

The French Ministries of Education, Higher Education and Research have entrusted France Education International to assess and certify French language for candidates who wish to evaluate their French language skills for personal, academic or professional reasons.


Detailed description of TCF

Places

Nantes

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Admission

Application

Additional procedure

Special Needs

If you need to have your exams adapted ( extra/additional time, test adaptation or human assistance), you must declare your need 2 months before the test to your exam center.

Programme

The TCF is comprised of three compulsory examinations (1h25)  and two supplementary examinations (1h +12min).  Questions are multiple choice, comprising 76 questions in total. For each question, only of four possible ansers is correct. Questions are presented in order of increasing difficulty, ranging from level A1 to level C2 in the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.
 
  • Compulsory (1h25) (refered to as TCF on the registration platform)
    • Listening comprehension (25 min)
    • Proficiency in language structures (15min)
    • Reading comprehension (45 min)
  • Optional
    • Speaking (12 min) (The optional Speaking test is not available in Nantes Université)
    • Writing (60 min) (refered to as TCF COMPL. on the registration platform)
An overall score of out 699 points is given for the Multipal Choice questions as well as an assessment between A1 and C2 (elementary to advanced levels). The written expression is rated out of 20 and is also assessed between A1 and C2. The results for the comprehension tests (listening and reading) and the test of proficiency in language structures is accompanied by an additional appraisal.
 
  • Results
The test certificate is available around 15 days after the test, and is valid for 2 years. Candidates will receive an electronic certificate.

WARNING ! This TCF is not valid for a naturalisation or residence card procedure.

 

Registration


Tuition fee

  • TCF compulsory : 85€
  • TCFCOMPL.  optional writing : 65€

Registration procedures


Registration and payment online https://certif.univ-nantes.fr/login.jsf
 
  • If you want to do both compulsory test AND the optional writing test, you must register twice : TCF and TCF COMPL.
  • Candidates must provide their candidate number from previous registration
  • If you do not want to pay online, it is possible to pay by debit card, by cheque or by cash at the Studies Secretary Office
Service Universitaire des Langues - Institut de Français Langue Etrangère
Solenn FERAL
Bâtiment Nouveau Tertre (N° 3), 3ème étage
Chemin de la censive du tertre
BP 81227
44312 Nantes CEDEX 3

Exam registration fees are not refundable. i-FLE reserves the right to cancel a session if the number of candidates is deemed insufficient. In this case, different options will be proposed to you, according to the possibilities: Transfer your registration to another session or another TCF centre (La Roche sur Yon, Angers or Le Mans) if the dates of these centres correspond to those of i-FLE.

 

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Updated on 17 July 2025.