JLPT

JLPT (日本語能力試験, Japanese-Language Proficiency Test)

The Japanese-Language Proficiency Test (JLPT), or Nihongo Nōryoku Shiken, is an international exam evaluating and certifying Japanese language proficiency for non-native speakers.

In Japan, JLPT is administered by the Japan Educational Exchanges and Services. Overseas, the Japan Foundation co-proctors test administration with local cultural exchange and/or educational institutions.

In St Petersburg, the Nihongo Nōryoku Shiken exam sessions are held twice a year — on the first Sunday of December and July.

Candidates who successfully pass the exam receive a Certificate of Japanese-Language Proficiency, which is accepted in most public organizations and educational institutions in Japan.

JLPT exam dates for 2025:

• July 6
• December 7

2024 Winter Session Exam Results

The results can be viewed on the following website.

Please note that the results will only be available from 10 am, January 31 to 5 pm, March 31, Japan time.

A registration number and an 8-digit passcode that was created in a registration process are required to display the test results online. If a passcode has not been set properly (e.g., if it has 7 digits), you will not be able to see your test results online.

Exam fees

Registration for the summer 2025 JLPT exam session in St. Petersburg

After you fill in all the fields, a specialist from the SPbU Language Testing Center will contact you via the e-mail specified in the application.

If you have technical difficulties when registering on the platform, you can contact the Language Testing Center by the e-mail This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or by phone +7 (812) 325 11 24.

Please note that a refund for the examination service is provided only in the event that the ENTIRE examination session is canceled for reasons beyond the control of St Petersburg University (for example, the impossibility of delivering examination materials from Japan to Russia, the pandemic and the restrictions caused by it, other reasons)!

In the event that the entire examination session is canceled for reasons beyond the control of the parties to the examination (for example, difficulties with the delivery of examination materials to Russia), relevant information letters with further instructions will be sent to all candidates.

Registration procedure for people with disabilities

During the summer session, the exam will be organized for all categories of citizens, including candidates with special requirements. Please review the application information.

1. In addition to registration, you must fill out a special application form and email it to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. (only the first and second pages are enough)
2. You also need to attach the documents listed on page 3 of the special application form

If you require special testing accommodations, please send the documents before 6 pm (Moscow time) on March 28, 2025.

Exam day

All candidates are required to have:

• identification document with photo
• printed voucher 
• HB pencil
• eraser

Dear participants, be sure to read the rules of the JLPT exam before the exam to exclude possible violations.

Exam format

The JLPT test has five levels: N1, N2, N3, N4 and N5, with N1 being the highest – CEFR level B2–C1 and N5 the lowest – CEFR level A1–A2.

Regardless of the level, the test comprises of three parts: Language Knowledge (Vocabulary/Grammar); Reading; Listening.

Sample questions of the JLPT exam are available on the official JLPT website.

Procedure for issuing JLPT certificates

Certificates are issued in person to the candidate or courier (courier delivery is arranged by the candidate) at the Language Testing Centre of St Petersburg University.

The JLPT certificate is indefinite.

Address: Room 210, 11/2 Lieutenant Schmidt Embankment, Saint Petersburg 199034, Russia.

Working hours: weekdays (Mon-Fri), 09:00 — 18:00.

Tel: +7 (812) 325 11 24.

E-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Useful links

• Official JLPT website
• Webinar on the Japanese-Language Proficiency Test (Russian language)
• Understanding JLPT Certificates
• Overall Pass Marks and Sectional Pass Marks for Examinees Exempted from Listening Section

Exam preparation materials

• Demo tasks from the official JLPT website
• N1
• N2
• N3
• N4
• N5

St Petersburg University By-laws

• Order No 11312/1 of 4 September 2023 ‘Ob ustanovlenii razmera platy za okazaniye uslug po provedeniyu ekzamena po opredeleniyu urovnya vladeniya yaponskim yazykom Japanese Language Proficiency Test’