1. Who can sit the PLIDA?

2. Dates and sessions

3. Successful exam

4. Results and Certificates

5. Certificate duration

1. Who can sit the PLIDA?

PLIDA is an exam dedicated to any person who is not a native Italian speaker. In order to sit the exam related to a particular level it is not necessary to have first passed the previous, lower level: each candidate can choose the exam level most suitable for themselves. Each candidate can also sit more than one level during the same session.

2. Dates and sessions

PLIDA will be organized twice a year -at the end of May and at the end of November.

3. Successful exam

The pass-mark is fixed at 72/120 (maximum evaluation: 120/120), which means that each candidate must achieve an evaluation of 18/30 in each of the 4 tests (“ascoltare”, “leggere”, “parlare”, “scrivere”) which he/she will sit. In the case of a student who has failed 1 of the 4 parts, he/she will be able to sit only that part in the following session (paying a reduced fee, which you can check on the relevant table).

4. Results and Certificates

When the tests arrive at “Dante Alighieri” in Rome, our head-office will provide for correction within 60 days. After that period Dante Alighieri Roma will send out certificates to all the students who have successfully concluded their examinations. The Certificate will record: personal data of the candidate, exam level, achieved evaluation of each single skill and the global evaluation.

Students, who fail the exam, are able to ask for a copy of the test up to 6 months from the date they sat the exam.

5. Certificate duration

The PLIDA Certificate does not expire. However it is up to the discretion of those institutions and/or persons to whom you present your Certificate, whether or not the PLIDA has been achieved recently enough.