DSH German Higher Education Entrance Examination
Only international students already admitted to study at Humboldt-Universität are eligible to sit the DSH (ger. Deutsche Sprachprüfung für den Hochschulzugang). External candidates are admitted to the DSH only by way of exception.
The successful completion of a DSH exam is a prerequisite for registration at a German university or university of professional education.
General information
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DatesIt takes place four times a year before the start of each winter and summer semester and in coordination with the Admissions Office for International Students.
The DSH comprises a written and an oral exam, with the orals taking place about a week after the written exam. -
Fees
Exam: 150 EUR
Certificate: free of charge
Duplicates of certificate: 5 EUR each
For further details on fees see Regulations.
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CertificateThe certificate is issued the day after the successful completion of the oral exam.
Exam information
- Information on DSH procedure
- DSH Examination Regulations (PDF, in German)
- Further information on the DSH
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DSH sample exam Listening
(Listening test (MP3, OGG), Questions (PDF), Key (PDF))
Reading
(Text (PDF), Questions (PDF), Answers (PDF), Sentence structure (PDF), Key to the sentence structure test (PDF))
Writing assignment (PDF)
Listening