Registration begins at 8:15 am (morning, CET resp. CEST) or 1:45 pm (afternoon, CET resp. CEST).

Please arrive at the test center by this time at the latest!

The address of the test center is noted on the invitation letter (Attention! In some cities we have several test centers, make sure you get to “your” test center).

To register you will need a valid official photo identification (e.g. identity card, passport)

Admittance to the test room(s) takes place between 8:30 am and 8:45 am (morning, CET resp. CEST) or between 2:00 pm and 2:15 pm (afternoon, CET resp. CEST).

In principle, you can choose any seat you like in the test room. If several tests are carried out in parallel in a test centre, it may be that the test centre reserves a fixed area for each test within which you can choose your seat. Make sure that you do not bring any prohibited items with you!

There is a table for depositing food and drinks in the test room. Eating and drinking at the work desk is not allowed!

There is a table for depositing food and drinks in the test room. Eating and drinking at the work desk is not allowed!

Before the test starts, you will receive the login data for the online test, the necessary materials, and all important instructions on how to complete the test in the test room.

The test starts between 8:45 am and 9:00 am (morning, CET resp. CEST) or 2:15 pm and 2:30 pm (afternoon, CET resp. CEST).

We will only start the test before 9:00 am (morning, CET resp. CEST) or 2:30 pm (afternoon, CET resp. CEST), if all registered test participants are present.

After the start of the test – i.e. at 9:00 am (morning, CET resp. CEST) or 2:30 pm (afternoon) at the latest – admission is no longer possible!

After logging into the test system (please note that the login data does not match the login data for the registration system!) you start with the completion of the test.

Each test consists of several groups of exercises which you have to process in the given time. The system automatically ends the group of exercises when the time has ended. You may see how much time you have left by looking at the displayed clock. 

Between the groups of exercises you have in most cases a predetermited five-minute-break.

Of course, you are allowed to eat and drink (at the designated place in the test room), go to the toilet, or simply take a deep breath during the processing time. During this time, however, the processing time continues.

You may actively end both the task groups and the breaks, thus shortening the allocated time. You may not return to a completed task group!

The end of the test depends on which test you take and on the time you need to complete it.

With full working time, the end of test taking is around the following times:

• ITB-Business: around 11:30 a.m. (morning, CET resp. CEST) or 5 p.m. (afternoon, CET resp. CEST)
• PhaST: around 1 p.m. (morning, CET resp. CEST) or 6:30 p.m. (afternoon, CET resp. CEST)
• TM-WSO: around 1 p.m. (morning, CET resp. CEST) or 6:30 p.m. (afternoon, CET resp. CEST)

If you finish much before the scheduled end of the test, you may be able to leave the test room. If there is disturbance due to several participants wanting to finish the test simultaneously, you will have to wait until all participants have finished their tests. Please keep quiet out of respect for the participants who are still working.

The test documents are collected individually at the work desk.

When booking a train or flight, please allow for a time buffer, as we will not be liable for any additional costs due to cancellations, rebookings etc. in case the test ends later!

You may download the test results from your user account no later than ten days after the test date. We will inform you by e-mail when they are available.

The deadlines have been coordinated with the universities. You will receive your result so that you may submit it to the university within the given time frame.

You can find out more about test results and the evaluation here.