YCTYCT exam introduction

 

The YCT exam is an internationally recognised standardised Chinese language exam for primary and secondary school students under the age of 15. It consists of two parts: a written exam and an oral exam. The levels, duration and fees for the exam are as follows:

 

Oral examination

Fee

YCT (intermediate level) – 21 min

  46 lv

YCT (beginner level) -  19 min

  23 lv

Written examination

    Fee

YCT (level 4) – 85 min

    46 lv

YCT (level 3) – 60 min

    46 lv

YCT (level 2) – 50 min

    23 lv

YCT (level 1) – 35 min

    23 lv

 

The direct comparison between the new YCT exam and Chinese Language Proficiency Scales for Speakers of Other Languages (CLPS), The Common European Framework Reference for Language (CEF) and the new HSK is as follows:

New HSK

New YCT

Vocabulary

CLPS

CEF

HSK Level 6

 

Over 5000

Grade Five

C2

HSK Level 5

 

2500

C1

 

HSK Level 4

 

1200

Grade Four

B2

HSK Level 3

YCT- Level 4

600

Grade Three

B1

HSK Level 2

YCT- Level 3

300

Grade Two

A2

HSK Level 1

YCT- Level 2

150

Grade One

A1

 

YCT- Level 1

80

   

 

FORECOMING EXAMS:

Exam date    Deadline for registration and payment of the fee/fees  
9th March, 2025   7th February, 2025  

 

 

 

 

Registration for the YCT exams can be done on the Internet (online) at: http://www.chinesetest.cn (the page has versions in English, Korean, Japanese, French and Russian).

The exam results are published online within three weeks after the exams. The paper certificates arrive at the test center within two months after the exams.

 

TO THE ATTENTION OF THE APPLCANTS WHO ARE GOING TO SIT FOR THE YCT EXAMS AT OUR TEST CENTER.

TO BE ABLE TO SIT FOR THE WRITTEN EXAMS YCT  (LEVELS 1-4) AND FOR THE SPEAKING EXAMS YCT (BEGINNER AND INTERMEDIATE LEVELS) FIRST YOU NEED TO SIGN UP AT www.chinesetest.cn. PLEASE SIGN UP WITH YOUR FULL NAME IN LATIN SCRIPT AS IT APPEARS ON YOUR IDENTITY CARD/PASSPORT.

IN CASE YOU ALREADY HAVE AN ACCOUNT AT www.chinesetest.cn FROM YCT, HSK OR HSKK EXAMS YOU HAVE HAD IN THE PAST, PLEASE USE YOUR EXISTING ACCOUNT.

TO BOOK YOUR TEST/TESTS AT www.chinesetest.cn PLEASE SELECT OUR TEST CENTER - CONFUCIUS INSTITUTE IN SOFIA AND THEN THE NAME/NAMES AND THE LEVEL/LEVELS OF EXAM/EXAMS YOU WISH TO SIT FOR.

THE PAYMENT OF THE EXAM FEE/FEES SHALL BE MADE VIA A BANK TRANSFER TO THE BANK ACCOUNT WITH IBAN BG45FINV915010BGN0KZM6 . THE BANK ACCOUNT HOLDER NAME IS THE CONFUCIUS INSTITUTE FOUNDATION

A SCANNED/PHOTOGRAPHED COPY OF THE PAYMENT ORDER/ORDERS FROM THE BANK (CONTAINING INFORMATION FOR BOTH THE NAME OF THE EXAMINEE AND THE NAME/NAMES AND LEVEL/LEVELS OF THE EXAM/EXAMS) SHOULD BE SENT TO  mayalk@uni-sofia.bg. TOGETHER WITH THE REGISTRATION FORM IN ONE EMAIL MESSAGE.

YOU CAN DOWNLOAD THE REGISTRATION FORM HERE.

 

Introduction of the YCT exam in Chinese