It is administered by the Centre international d'études pédagogiques (CIEP) for the French Ministry of Education.
French university Sciences-Po uses TCF level C1 as the primary language prerequisite for evaluating the abilities of non-native speakers to follow academic discussions and carry out academic research in the French language.
This category, which consists of a total of 40 questions to be answered in 40 minutes and carries a 360-point maximum score, aims to evaluate the test-taker's French-language listening comprehension skills.
For CLB Level 7, the test taker must receive a score in the range of 249–279 in order to qualify: This part consists of 20 questions and takes 20 minutes to complete.
Description of the exercises: Candidates are assessed on their ability to: TCF scores are ranked on 6 levels, ranging from A1 to C2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.