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Russian Language State Certificate

We offer international students to pass the Test of Russian as a Foreign Language to get Russian Language State Certificate.

This Russian Language Test opens doors to getting education in Russian: the Test of Russian as a Foreign Language implies the evaluation of the language competence level required for admission to Russian institutions of higher education.

Tomsk Polytechnic University has a state license in certification of Russian as a foreign language .

Test system of Russian as a Foreign Language

Test	Language of speciality	Language of communication
ELT Elementary Level Test	Elementary level of communicative competence in Russian enabling the applicant to satisfy minimal communicative needs in a limited number of everyday situations.
BLT Basic Level Test	Basic level of communicative competence in Russian enabling to satisfy basic communicative needs in everyday life and cultural area.
TORFL-1 Test of Russian as a foreign language. Certification level 1	Certificate of this level is required for admission to Russian institutions of higher education	It certifies an intermediate level of communicative competence enabling the applicant to communicate on social, cultural, academic and professional matters.
TORFL-2 Test of Russian as a foreign language. Certification level 2	Certificate of this level is required for obtaining Bachelor's / Master's degree upon graduation from Russian institutions of higher education (excluding a degree in Linguistics).	It certifies an advanced level of communicative competence enabling the applicant to satisfy communicative needs in all areas of communication and carry out professional activity in Russian in the following fields: the Humanities (excluding Linguistics), Engineering and Techniques, Natural sciences, etc.
TORFL-3 Test of Russian as a foreign language. Certification level 3	Certificate of this level is required for obtaining Bachelor's degree in Linguistics upon graduation from Russian institutions of higher education.	It certifies a high level of communicative competence, enabling the applicant to satisfy communicative needs in all areas of communication and carry out professional activity in Russian as a specialist-philologist, a translator, an editor, a journalist and a diplomat.
TORFL-4 Test of Russian as a foreign language. Certification level 4	Certificate of this level is required for obtaining Master's degree in Linguistics upon graduation from Russian institutions of higher education.	It certifies a fluent level of Russian close to that of a native speakers and sufficient for business communication. It enables the holder to conduct all kinds of teaching and research activities in the field of the Russian language.

The Institute of International Education and Language Communication provides educational courses for international students and undergraduates including a program of training for state certification testing in Russian at the appropriate level. The courses are designed to form, develop, and reinforce basic language skills (listening, speaking, reading and writing). They imply practical language acquisition for communication and professional success.

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