Certification of Italian as a Foreign Language
The Certificates of Italian are titles attesting the degree of communication skills in Italian as a Foreign Language. Potential recipients include foreign citizens, Italian citizens residing abroad (of Italian origin), and foreign immigrants in Italy.
No previous degree is required to take the exams.
For the administration of the exams through the Italian Cultural Institutes, the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has signed agreements with the following institutions:
Università per Stranieri di Siena (CILS) 2025:
CILS (Certificazione di Italiano come Lingua Straniera) – CILS examination session at the Italian Embassy Cultural Centre New Delhi for levels: A 1, A 2, B 1, B 2, C 1, C 2 will take place twice a year.
For applications and more information, write to: langcor.iicnewdelhi@esteri.it
CILS EXAM Date: 11th June 2025
Submission deadline: 28th April, 2025, at 1pm (IST)
CILS EXAM Date: 4th December 2025
Submission deadline :25th October , 2025, at 1pm (IST)
Università per Stranieri di Perugia (CELI – CIC)
Università degli Studi Roma Tre (IT – ele.IT)
Società Dante Alighieri (PLIDA)
The certifications are consistent with the parameters set by the European Union’s Framework of Reference for Languages
| Università per Stranieri di Perugia | Università per Stranieri di Siena |
Università degli Studi di Roma Tre | Dante Alighieri | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LIVELLO C2 Command |
CELI 5 | CILS Quattro-C2 | IT | PLIDA C2 | |||
| LIVELLO C1 Sufficient |
|
CILS Tre-C1 | —— | PLIDA C1 | |||
| LIVELLO B2 Progress |
CELI3 | CILS Due B2 | —— | PLIDA B2 | |||
| LIVELLO B1 Minimum |
CELI2 | CILS Uno B1 | ele.IT | PLIDA B1 | |||
| LIVELLO A2 Survival |
CELI1 | CILS A2 | —— | PLIDA A2 | |||
| LIVELLO A1 Contact |
CELI1 | CILS A1 | —— | PLIDA A1 |