UCC host DELE exams once per year. The next DELE exams at UCC will be held on 23rd and 24th May 2025. 

Escolar exams will take place on Friday 23rd May and all other levels on Saturday 24th May. 

Registration is now open until 4th April 2025. Please click here to register. No late registrations will be accepted. 

The Instituto Cervantes in Dublin may be offering additional examination dates throughout the year. 

The Department of Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American Studies at University College Cork is the only official Instituto Cervantes Examining Centre in Munster. In this role the Department is responsible for administering the DELE (Diplomas in Spanish as a Foreign Language) examinations, as well as providing students with extracurricular language courses from A1 to B2 level.

These Diplomas are the only official qualifications issued by the Instituto Cervantes on behalf of the Spanish Ministry of Education, accrediting levels of competence and command of the Spanish language and are internationally recognised by corporations, Chambers of Commerce and private and public educational institutions. These qualifications do not expire.

The exams are open to members of the public. Note that General levels A1, A2 and C2 will not be available in UCC in 2025. 

Note that children under the age of 16 can only sit the Escolar exams. The minimum age requirement for a C1 exam is 18. Please contact us at splas@ucc.ie before registering if you have any doubts. 

Exams take place in person on UCC campus, there is no online offering.

All fees are strictly non-refundable. 

Online Registration is available here. 

Exam Registration Fees 2025

                                        Please direct any queries on DELE exams to splas@ucc.ie