polskiegzamin B1·B2

Bars of the state Polish exam — B1, B2 and the other levels

Three things that decide everything else on this page: you register for one level, every part counts on its own, and the bar is a percentage rather than a number of points.

What passing means

From B1 up every part has its own bar, and each has to be cleared on its own. One part below it sinks the whole sitting, however well the rest went. At A2 and at the levels for children the written parts count together, and the oral exam apart.

Every sitting carries slightly different points in its parts. So the bar is worked out from the paper you are actually sitting, rather than from one table covering every year.

What the B1 paper is made of
  • Listening30 p.
  • Reading30 p.
  • Grammar30 p.
  • Writing30 p.
  • Speaking40 p.

The written paper runs to no more than 190 minutes, straight through. The oral is a separate appointment before the commission, up to 15 minutes. At B2 the bar is 60% and the written paper runs to 250 minutes.

State exam B1State exam B2
Levels and timing

The board publishes one time for the whole written paper, with no split between blocks.

A2adultswritten 160 min · oral 10 min50% written, and the oral apart
B1adultswritten 190 min · oral 15 min50% in every part
B2adultswritten 250 min · oral 15 min60% in every part
C1adultswritten 250 min · oral 20 min60% in every part
C2adultswritten 290 min · oral 30 min60% in every part
B1children and teenagerswritten 190 min · oral 15 min50% written, and the oral apart
B2children and teenagerswritten 250 min · oral 15 min50% written, and the oral apart

Common questions

How long does the exam take?

The written paper runs straight through: up to 190 minutes at B1 and up to 250 at B2. The oral is a separate appointment before the commission. The timings for all seven levels are in the table above.

What if one part falls below the bar?

From B1 up the sitting is not passed, whatever the other results. The total rescues nothing here — which is why the score is shown part by part rather than as one number.

Will a telc certificate do instead of the state one?

For citizenship, no — only the state certificate counts there. For the EU long-term resident card, yes, from B1 (regulation of 31 May 2023), and for a degree taught in Polish from B2 (regulation of 30 July 2025). Confirm the requirement with whoever is asking for the certificate.

When are the results out?

Marking and verification usually take three to four months from the exam, and the certificate is issued within 30 days of the protocol with the final results. We have set the whole cycle, from registering to holding the document, out separately.

Official materials
certyfikatpolski.pl — the exam's structure

Every figure on this page comes from there, along with the sitting dates and the papers from earlier years.

Where to download the official papersState exam sample tasks

See how many points you are short

A real paper from a sitting, timed, with the recording and the answers from that same sitting. After it you see every part on its own, against its bar.

Facts checked: 29 September 2026 · Source: certyfikatpolski.pl