What is the PLIDA certificate?
The PLIDA (Progetto Lingua Italiana Dante Alighieri) certificate certifies competence in Italian as a foreign language.
With the PLIDA certificate you can:
o clearly states on your CV your ability to use the Italian language;
o enrol at an Italian university without taking the Italian exam (level B2 or C1);
o obtain a long-stay permit (permesso di soggiorno);
What is the test?
The PLIDA examination is divided into six levels identified in the Council of Europe’s Common European Framework of Reference for Languages:
Elementary Italian | PLIDA A1 A1 CEF (Contact level) |
PLIDA A2 A2 CEF (Survival level) | |
Intermediate Italian | PLIDA B1 B1 EQF (Threshold Level) |
PLIDA B2 B2 EQF (Progress level) | |
Advanced Italian | PLIDA C1 C1 CEF (Level of effectiveness) |
PLIDA C2 C2 CEF (Level of mastery) |
Who can take the exam?
The PLIDA certificate is intended for non-native speakers of Italian. The PLIDA is also open to all Italian speakers, Italian citizens or foreigners, who need a certificate of competence in Italian as a foreign language for study, work or other types of reasons.
With the entry into force of Presidential Decree 86 of 14 May 2010, citizens of the Trentino-Alto Adige who provide a valid language certificate (PLIDA, CELI, CILS, IT) are exempted from taking Italian language exams for the issue of bilingualism licence. For further information and to know how to register for the exam sessions, please contact Dante Alighieri Society Committee of Bolzano or the Committees operating in Austria.
When can you take the exam?
Dates | Levels | Deadline for submission of applications |
6 MARCH | A2 | 1 MARCH |
3 APRIL | B1 – B2 – C1 | 29 MARCH |
22 MAY | A1 – A2 – C2 | 17 MAY |
12 JUNE | B1 – B2 – C1 | 7 JUNE |
22 JUNE – JUNIORES | A1 -A2 – B1-B2 | 17 JUNE |
31 JULY | B1 – B2 | 26 JULY |
19 OCTOBER – JUNIORES | A1 -A2 – B1-B2 | 14 OCTOBER |
20 NOVEMBER | A1 – A2 – B1 | 15 NOVEMBER |
21 NOVEMBER | B2 – C1 – C2 | 15 NOVEMBER |
Examination calendar PLIDA 2019.
Where can you take the test?
The SSML – CIELS is the only office in Padua authorised as a PLIDA CERTIFICATION CENTRE.
Registration and examination fees
Level | Fee |
A1 | € 65,00 |
A2 | € 65,00 |
B1 | € 85,00 |
B2 | € 95,00 |
C1 | € 135,00 |
C2 | € 135,00 |
Single Skill Recovery
Those who did not pass one or more test sessions (up to a maximum of 3 out of 4) for one or more language skills and would like to repeat the test shall pay a partial fee. For more information about fees and how to repeat a test, please contact the following addresses: 049774152 – email plida@ciels.it
Riconoscimenti e Convenzioni
- Convenzione con il Ministero degli Affari Esteri
- Convenzione con l’Università “La Sapienza” di Roma
- Rinnovo con l’Università “La Sapienza” di Roma
- Convenzione con il Ministero del Lavoro e delle Politiche Sociali
- Convenzione con il Ministero dell’Università e della Ricerca 2013
- Nota MIUR immatricolazione studenti
- Convenzione CLIQ
- DPR 179/2011 Accordo di integrazione
- Circolare Ministeriale 2513 del 23/04/2015 Esonero dal test sugli elementi di cultura civica italiana
- Ministero dell’Interno ai fini dell’ottenimento del permesso di soggiorno CE per soggiornanti di lungo periodo da parte dei cittadini extracomunitari