Hungarian language exams return to Hungary House in 2026. We are proud to announce that the Liszt Institute, Hungarian Cultural Centre, is opening its doors as an examination site for the ECL language exam in Hungarian as a foreign language.
Each year, we’ll have two examination dates. In 2026, these are June and November. Please find the exact dates and levels below.
The ECL exam has a clear structure with four separate sections, each featuring two tasks. A complex exam consists of two sections: a written exam and an oral exam. Each section assesses candidates on two skills: reading and writing (the written section) and listening and speaking (the oral section). Candidates are required to complete two tasks for each skill.
The ECL exam is designed to assess four skills – reading, writing, listening, and speaking. You can either take a complex exam to assess all four skills, or you can take a partial exam and only do the written part (reading and writing) or oral part (listening and speaking). Focusing solely on one skill is not possible.
Applications will have to be made online, directly through ECL’s website with an electronic application form, by clicking the button on the right-hand side. Applicants will be able to pay the examination fee on ECL’s website via an online payment link. Applications for the June exam open on 8 April.
For more information, please refer to the ECL website (on the right-hand side) or email ecl.international@eclexam.eu directly.
Please kindly note that the organiser of the exams is ECL Examination Centre, the Liszt Institute only serves as the examination site, in charge of the implementation of the exams.
June examination
- Location of the exam
Liszt Institute, Hungarian Cultural Centre London
17-19 Cockspur Street, SW1Y 5BL
- Dates of reading, writing, and listening exams
Level B1
12th June
Reading and writing comprehension 8.00 AM (GMT)
Listening comprehension 10.15 AM (GMT)
Maximum capacity: 15 applicants
Level B2
13th June
Reading and writing comprehension 8.00 AM (GMT)
Listening comprehension 11.15 AM (GMT)
Maximum capacity: 15 applicants
- Date of oral examination
24 June, after 1.00 PM (GMT)
- Application period
8th April – 14th May
- Exam results
9th July
- Certificates are mailed to the exam centres
11-15 August
November examination
- Location of the exam
Liszt Institute, Hungarian Cultural Centre London
17-19 Cockspur Street, SW1Y 5BL
- Dates of reading, writing, and listening exams
Level C1
27th November
Reading and writing comprehension 8.00 AM (GMT)
Listening comprehension 11.15 AM (GMT)
Maximum capacity: 15 applicants
Level B2
28th November
Reading and writing comprehension 8.00 AM (GMT)
Listening comprehension 11.15 AM (GMT)
Maximum capacity: 15 applicants
- Oral examination period
27 November - 11 December
- Application period
16th September – 27th October
- Exam results
23rd December
- Certificates are mailed to the exam centres
26-30 January
About ECL
The Creator of the ECL Tests
After many years of professional preparatory work the Member States of the European Union established a consortium in 1992, with London as the centre. With the help of the ERASMUS and later the LINGUA programmes its task was to develop a uniform language test in the languages of the Member States of the European Union. In accordance with the EU unification policy the Member States that formed the consortium wanted to ensure equivalency and recognition of the certificates in each language without having to be validated nationally. (Nostrification.)
Competence, Languages
The professional responsibility of the “ECL” language tests – ECL stands for “European Consortium for the Certificate of Attainment in Modern Languages” – was taken up by a prestigious university in the home country of each language that constructs the tests and evaluates the papers. On the basis of the uniform criteria established in the first phase of standardisation, ECL exams can be taken in English, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Polish, Rumainan, Bulgarian, Serbian, Slovak, Russian, Spanish, Croatian, Czech and Hebrew.
Features of the Test
The content and overall validity of the tests have been established after extensive research by specialists and pilot tests on specific target groups. The ECL exams test oral and written ability to use the language of everyday discourse on practical, professional and personal topics at varying degrees of complexity.
Target population
Candidates who turn 14 years old within the calendar year are eligible to register for and take the ECL language exam. It is a monolingual, paper-based test designed to assess general language proficiency at four CEFR levels: A2, B1, B2, and C1. Exam tasks focus on everyday real-world situations and candidates’ communicative competencies. The ECL exam is a general language assessment that does not target specific age groups, cultures, countries, or professions.