Spain · A1–C1 · Instituto Cervantes · UNAM · Universidad de Salamanca · UBA
The SIELE · Servicio Internacional de Evaluación de la Lengua Española (A1–C1) is set by Instituto Cervantes · UNAM · Universidad de Salamanca · UBA and has 4 parts: Comprensión lectora, Comprensión auditiva, Expresión e interacción escritas, Expresión e interacción orales. Cost: SIELE Global €155; modules S1 €55, S2 €75, S3 €100, S4 €75, S5 €100 (booking page, EUR). Pass mark: Score and level, not pass/fail: Each test is scored 0–250 and linked to a CEFR level (A1–C1). SIELE Global adds them to 0–1000. Example for reading: 178–216.99 = B2, 217–250 = C1. Result: Within 3 weeks at most you get an e-mail that your results are on the SIELE platform.
Instituto Cervantes, UNAM (Mexico), Universidad de Salamanca and Universidad de Buenos Aires. It is set by Instituto Cervantes · UNAM · Universidad de Salamanca · UBA. Level: A1–C1.
Source: siele.org · checked 2026-09-30
4 parts: Comprensión lectora (60 min), Comprensión auditiva (55 min), Expresión e interacción escritas (50 min), Expresión e interacción orales (15 min). About 180 minutes of exam time in total.
Source: siele.org · checked 2026-09-30
SIELE Global €155; modules S1 €55, S2 €75, S3 €100, S4 €75, S5 €100 (booking page, EUR).
Source: siele.org · checked 2026-09-30
Score and level, not pass/fail: Each test is scored 0–250 and linked to a CEFR level (A1–C1). SIELE Global adds them to 0–1000. Example for reading: 178–216.99 = B2, 217–250 = C1.
Source: siele.org · checked 2026-09-30
Within 3 weeks at most you get an e-mail that your results are on the SIELE platform.
Source: examenes.cervantes.es · checked 2026-09-30
You can book a new exam; the official pages we read give no waiting period between attempts.
Source: siele.org · checked 2026-09-30
At an exam centre. No national dates: choose place and exam mode, then a date and centre when you book on siele.org. SIELE can also be taken remotely.
Source: siele.org · checked 2026-09-30
No waiting time is published; it depends on the centre or remote slots available when you book.
Source: siele.org · checked 2026-09-30
Authorised SIELE exam centres (computer-based) or a remote exam from home with the required equipment. Use the SIELE centre finder.
Source: siele.org · checked 2026-09-30
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