Bulgarian language exam for foreigners

The Department of Language Teaching holds a year-round exam in Bulgarian language for foreigners who obtain a certificate of proficiency in Bulgarian for levels A, B and C. The exam can be taken by anyone who speaks the language at the appropriate level. The exam is conducted by a committee and consists of 2 parts: written and oral. After successfully passing the exam, the candidate receives a certificate for the respective level.

Required documents:

  1. Sample application form
  2. Document for paid fee
  3. Scanned ID document

The documents can be scanned and sent to the e-mail of the Department for Language Teaching: k.georgieva@ts.uni-vt.bg 

The fee for taking an exam in the Bulgarian language for foreigners is 300 euros (confirmed at Academic Council No. 13/14.11.2022).

Required documents for issuing a certificate after successfully passing the exam:

  1. Sample application form
  2. Document for paid fee


The fee for issuing a certificate is 24 BGN.


The required fees can be paid by bank transfer or at the cash desk of Veliko Turnovo University "St. St. Cyril and Methodius", "T. Turnovski" No. 2, Rectorate.

The Bulgarian language exam for foreigners is held in person or, if need be, online using the examination platform MS Teams.  


Bank account (IBAN):

UniCredit Bulbank AD

BGN: IBAN: BG 47 UNCR 7000 3124 8596 56

EUR: IBAN: BG 96 UNCR 7000 3424 8604 71

UNCRBGSF Bank BIC

Account holder: Veliko Turnovo University "SV. ST. CYRIL AND METHODIUS"

Basis for payment: Exam in Bulgarian language to the Department of Language Teaching/ Certificate

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