Italian language certificates

Thanks to an agreement with the University for Foreigners of Perugia (CVCL), the University of Milan is an Exam Centre for Italian Language Certificates (CELI).

CELI Exams

Both internal and external users can register for the following exams:

• CELI Impatto (A1 Level)
• CELI 1 (A2 Level)
• CELI 2 (B1 Level)
• CELI 3 (B2 Level)
• CELI 4 (C1 Level)
• CELI 5 (C2 Level)

There are three exam sessions per year.

Exam Sessions

Exams take place simultaneously. Therefore, it is not possible to access more than one level in the same session.

CELI i Exams

CELi i exams - Italian Language Certificate for Immigrants - are addressed to foreign citizens who intend to migrate and settle down permanently and, as far as the CELI Impatto i exam is concerned specifically, to those migrants who have been learning Italian as a second language. The following exams are delivered at the University of Milan:

• CELI Impatto i (A1 level)
• CELI 1 i (A2 level)
• CELI 2 i cittadinanza (B1 level)

How to register for CELI and CELI i exams

Registration is possible through the online procedure explained in the relevant notice, which is published on this website two months prior to each exam session.

Absent candidates

Any candidates who cannot sit the exam because of illness must submit a medical certificate to justify their absence and can only sit the exam in the very following session at the same centre, without paying the fee. They must in any case submit a regular application within the established deadline.
Any reasons for absence other than sickness, as duly justified, will be evaluated by the University for Foreigners of Perugia (CVCL) on a case-by-case basis.

Results

The exam results, assessed by the University for Foreigners Perugia, are published about 3 months after sitting the exam. The original certificate is available in digital format about 5 months after sitting the exam. 

To pass CELI exams, candidates must achieve the minimum score both in the written and in the oral part, as shown in the relevant descriptions on the CVCL website.
Candidates who did not pass the written part (consisting of the following sections: Reading Comprehension, Written Production, Linguistic Competence - starting from CELI 3 - and Listening Comprehension), but passed the oral part, or vice versa, can capitalize on their partial result and resit the failed exam part within a year, paying the 70% of the fee. In order to register for a single part of the exam, please follow the instructions in the relevant notice.