Russian - Saint Petersburg State University - TRKI

alpha beta piccadilly is the Authorised Centre in South Tyrol for the renowned international Russian language exams ТРКИ-TORFL (Test Of Russian as Foreign Language) developed by Saint Petersburg University. Further information

These exams certify the level of Russian as a foreign language following the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (A 1 - C 1) . The exams can be taken at our school in Bolzano / Bozen and are recognised by numerous universities and companies. 

In order to pass the exam, candidates have to get at least 66 % in four of the five parts, plus at least 60 % in the fifth part. Should a candidate not pass one or two parts of the exam, they can retake those parts within two years of first taking the exam.

A digital version of the test result will be available about two-three weeks after the exam date. 
 
Elementary Level / ТЭУ (A 1)
Successful performance in the Elementary Test (A 1) represents a standard of initial competence in Russian which enables a candidate to satisfy their elementary communicative needs in a limited number of everyday situations. The A 1 certificate is valid for five years.

The exam is divided into five parts:
1 Reading 45 minutes dictionaries may be used
2 Writing 40 minutes dictionaries may be used
3 Grammar & Vocabulary 45 minutes dictionaries are not allowed
4 Listening     25 minutes dictionaries are not allowed
5 Speaking 45 minutes
(25 minutes preparation + 20 minutes exam)		 dictionaries may be used during preparation of parts 3 & 4 


Cost of exam: € 117

Further information and sample papers

Enrolments 
For further information about enrolments and exam dates please contact trki@alphabeta.it.

enrolment form
 
Basic level / ТБУ (A 2)
Successful performance in the Preliminary Test (A 2) represents a standard competence in Russian which enables a candidate to satisfy basic communicative needs in a limited number of situations in everyday and cultural spheres. This level is required to obtain Russian citizenship. Though it is not enough to study at the Russian educational institutions, except for preparatory faculties (programs or courses) for foreigners.

The exam is divided into five parts:
1 Reading 50 minutes dictionaries may be used
2 Writing 50 minutes  dictionaries may be used
3 Grammar & Vocabulary 50 minutes dictionaries are not allowed
4 Listening         30 minutes dictionaries are not allowed
5 Speaking 45 minutes
(25 minutespreparation + 20 minutes exam)		 dictionaries may be used during preparation of parts 3 & 4

Exam dates: 
- April
- November 

Enrolments 
alpha beta piccadilly Bolzano / Bozen and Merano / Meran

enrolment form


Cost of exam: € 122

Further information and sample papers

For more information contact: trki@alphabeta.it
 
ТРКИ / TORFL I (B 1)
Successful performance in the First Level Certificate (B 1) indicates an intermediate level of competence, which enables a candidate to satisfy their main communicative needs in everyday, cultural, educational and professional spheres in line with the State Standard of Competence in Russian as a Foreign Language. In addition, the First Level Certificate allows its holder to enrol in a Russian university.

The exam is divided into five parts:
1 Reading 50 minutes dictionaries may be used
2 Writing 60 minutes dictionaries may be used
3 Grammar & Vocabulary 40 minutes dictionaries are not allowed
4 Listening        35 minutes dictionaries are not allowed
5 Speaking 45 minutes
(25 minutes preparation + 20 minutes exam)		 dictionaries may be used during preparation of parts 3 & 4

further information and sample papers

Exam dates: 
- April
- November 

Enrolments:
alpha beta piccadilly Bolzano / Bozen and Merano / Meran

enrolment form

Cost of exam: € 127

Preparation courses: we offer preparation courses for this exam

For more information contact: trki@alphabeta.it
ТРКИ / TORFL II (В 2)
Successful performance in the Second Level Certificate (B 2) indicates a high level of competence in Russian which enables a candidate to satisfy their communicative needs in a wide range of situations in cultural, educational and professional spheres. It allows a holder to receive bachelor's, master's and Ph.D degrees from Russian universities, excluding certain subjects.

The exam is divided into five parts:
1 Reading 60 minutes monolingual dictionaries may be used
2 Writing 55 minutes monolingual dictionaries may be used
3 Grammar & Vocabulary 90 minutes dictionaries are not allowed
4 Listening        35 minutes dictionaries are not allowed
5 Speaking 45 minutes
(15 minutes preparation + 30 minutes exam)		 dictionaries are not allowed

further information and sample papers

Exam dates: 
- April
- November

Enrolments:
alpha beta piccadilly Bolzano / Bozen and Merano / Meran

enrolment form

Cost of exam: € 132

Preparation courses: we offer preparation courses for this exam

For more information contact: trki@alphabeta.it
ТРКИ / TORFL III (C 1)
Successful performance in the C 1 Third Level Certificate indicates that the candidate has a high level of language command in all communicative contexts, which allows them to conduct professional activity in Russian in areas such as: linguistics, translating, editing, journalism, international relations and management.

The exam is divided into five parts:
1 Reading 60 minutes monolingual dictionaries may be used
2 Writing 75 minutes monolingual dictionaries may be used
3 Grammar & Vocabulary 90 minutes dictionaries are not allowed
4 Listening        35 minutes dictionaries are not allowed
5 Speaking 45 minutes dictionaries are not allowed

further information and sample papers

Exam dates:
- April
- November

Cost of exam: € 137

enrolment form

For more information contact: trki@alphabeta.it
ТРКИ / TORFL IV (C 2)
At the ТРКИ-IV level the candidate should have developed language skills comparable to those of a native speaker. The certificate is essential to obtain the qualification in the philological-linguistic faculties and confers the right not only to conduct research in the field of the Russian language, but also to teach the language. Successful performance in the C 2 Third Level Certificate indicates that the candidate has a high level of language command in all communicative contexts, which allows them to conduct professional activity in Russian in areas such as: linguistics, translating, editing, journalism, international relations and management.

The exam is divided into five parts:
1 Reading 60 minutes  
2 Writing 80 minutes  
3 Grammar & Vocabulary 60 minutes  
4 Listening        45 minutes  
5 Speaking 50 minutes  


further information and sample papers

Exam dates:
- April
- November

Cost of exam: € 152

enrolment form

For more information contact: trki@alphabeta.it

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