The assessment test is divided into a written and an oral part. The written exam covers three subjects:
- German (approx. 4.5 hours including short breaks)
- Mathematics (180 minutes)
- Physics or Chemistry or Computer Science (180 minutes)
The oral examination comprises the subjects of the written examination and an additional subject not chosen in the written examination (chemistry or computer science or physics).
External assessment test
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Examination regulations
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Exam examples
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Written examination in German
Saturday, 20.06.2026, in the lecture hall at the Fasanengarten (Building 50.35)
Examination time: 09:00 - 14:00
Courses T2a, T2b, T2c and T2d as well as external and early FSP
Written examination in mathematics
Written examination in physics or chemistry or computer science
Dates of the oral examinations
Verifications
Exam procedure & exam content - German
| Subject | Processing time | Target | Content/focus |
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| Text production | 70 minutes |
The aim of this part of the examination is to demonstrate that you are able to express yourself independently and coherently in writing on a study-related and science-oriented topic with the help of a chart, a graph (statistics) and/or one or two statements and to write an argumentative factual text. The length should not exceed 250 words. Kompetenzprofil (level 2) and technical content (level 3) |
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| Listening comprehension |
10 minutes after the 1st lecture 40 minutes after the 2nd lecture |
The target of this part of the exam is the completion of tasks on a factual text with a scientific background. The answers are given on the basis of a transcript, closely following the text read out twice. Notes may be taken during the first lecture. You will only receive the tasks after the first lecture. Kompetenzprofil (level 2) and technical content (level 3) |
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| Reading comprehension and scientific language structures (grammar) is divided into two examination components, partial exams(ination) . |
90 minutes |
In the first part of the exam, you will have to complete tasks on a given text and answer questions on language and content.
In the second part of the examination, candidates are given tasks to demonstrate their ability to deal with grammatical structures relevant to academic language. These are usually transformations. The basis for the transformations is a sentence (or several coherent sentences) from the reading text.
Kompetenzprofil (level 2) und technical content (level 3) |
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| Oral exam | 15 to 20 minutes | Procedure: The 20-minute preparation takes place using a discussion template (graphic, chart and/or a short text). This is followed by the actual oral examination on the topic of the discussion template. | |
Examination procedure & Exam contents - mathematics, physics, computer science and chemistry
| Subject | Art | Editing time | Permitted/allowed tools | Content |
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| Mathematics | written | 3 hours (180 minutes) | a non- programmable calculator and the two-page collection of formulas from the book "Repetitorium Höhere Mathematik" by Merziger and Wirth from Binomi-Verlag, which together with the exam questions will be handed out before the start of the exam |
Kompetenzprofil (level 2) technical content (level 3) |
| oral | 15 to 20 minutes | |||
| Physics | writing | 3 hours (180 minutes) | a non- programmable calculator |
Kompetenzprofil (level 2) technical content (level 3) |
| oral | 15 to 20 minutes | |||
| Informatics | written | 3 hours (180 minutes) | a non- programmable calculator |
Kompetenzprofil (level 2) technical content (level 3) |
| oral | 15 to 20 minutes | |||
| Chemistry | writing | 3 hours (180 minutes) | a non- programmable calculator |
Kompetenzprofil (level 2) technical content (level 3) |
| oral | 15 to 20 minutes |
The oral examinations in mathematics, physics, computer science and chemistry take place after a 20-minute preparation.
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