TOPIK Test Info

Introduction to the Test of Proficiency in Korean (TOPIK)
Who Takes the TOPIK? What is the general purpose of the test?
Why take the TOPIK? How can I use my test results?
· To study at a higher education institution (undergraduate or graduate school) in Korea. This includes foreigners or Koreans who lived overseas and completed 12 years of education in a foreign country.
· To add a work visa and/or be hired by a Korean company
· To be approved for a medical license in Korea if the test taker has a foreign medical license
· To obtain a Korean language teaching license (2-3 level), which would allow a foreigner to teach Korean
· To get permanent residency
· To apply for a spousal visa
2020 year Test Schedule
Test date | Jan.12(Sun) | May.24(Sun) | Jul.12(Sun) | Aug.23(Sun) | Oct.18(Sun) | Nov.15(Sun) |
Application period
The 68th | 9:00 Dec. 10(Tue), 2019 - 18:00 Dec. 16(Mon), 2019 (for 7 days) |
The 69th | 9:00 Jan. 31(Fri), 2020 - 18:00 Feb. 6(Thu), 2020 (for 7 days) 9:00 Mar. 23(Mon), 2020 - 18:00 Mar. 27(Fri), 2020 (for 5 days) |
The 70th | 9:00 May. 29(Fri), 2020 - 18:00 Jun. 4(Thu), 2020 (for 7 days) |
The 71st | 9:00 Jul. 3(Fri), 2020 - 18:00 Jul. 8(Wed), 2020 (for 6 days) |
The 72nd | 9:00 Aug. 4(Tue), 2020 - 18:00 Aug.10(Mon), 2020 (for 7 days) |
The 73rd | 9:00 Sep. 8(Tue), 2020 - 18:00 Sep.14(Mon), 2020 (for 7 days) |
Results days(2020year)
Results days | Feb. 5 | Jun. 30 | Aug. 20 | Sep. 29 | Nov. 26 | Dec. 24 |
How to Get Your Test Results
Test timetable
Generally the Beginner level test (TOPIK-I) is held in the morning and Intermediate-Advanced level test (TOPIK-II) in the afternoon. TOPIK-I is a 100 minutes test (40 minutes for Listening section and 60 minutes for Reading section) and will be finished in 1 session. TOPIK – II is a 3 a 3-hour exam, which is split into two sessions with a short break in between. The first session paper (110 minutes) consists of two sections: Listening and Writing and the second session paper (70 minutes) has one section – Reading.TOPIK 1 Beginner(Level 1-2) |
1st | Listening Reading |
09:20 | 10:00 | 11:40 | 100 |
TOPIK 2 | 1st | Listening Writing |
12:20 | 13:00 | 14:50 | 110 |
2nd | Reading | 15:10 | 15:20 | 16:30 | 70 |