Cambridge English exams are now recognised in Hungary as equivalent to state-accredited language exams. Under the relevant Government Decree on Language Examinations, Cambridge English exams at B1, B2, C1 and C2 levels have been granted equivalence status in Hungary.

This means that candidates who successfully pass a Cambridge English exam will receive a certificate that is accepted in Hungary similar to a state-accredited exam, and there will be no need for nostrification (honosítás).

You only need to nostrify your certificate if you took your Cambridge exam in Hungary between 16 September 2020 and 24 December 2020. 

Before 16 September 2020 all candidates who passed their exam, received a Hungarian language certificate together with the international Cambridge certificate, and they need to be used together for admission purposes.

You can read more about the nostrification process here on the Educational Authority’s homepage. 

Candidates who take a Cambridge exam now and pass the exam successfully, will receive a certificate which will be accepted in Hungary similarly to state-accredited exam certificates, and there will be no need to have these certificates nostrified (honosítás). 

Please see the details below.

  •  B1 Preliminary (PET) certificates are equivalent to B1 general, monolingual, complex accredited language certificate  
  •  B2 First (FCE) certificates are equivalent to B2 general, monolingual, complex accredited language certificate  
  • C1 Advanced (CAE) certificates are equivalent to C1 general, monolingual, complex accredited language certificate  
  • C2 Proficiency (CPE) certificates are equivalent to C1 general, monolingual, complex accredited language certificate

 

Yes. A Cambridge C2 Proficiency certificate is accepted in Hungary as a C1 general, monolingual, complex accredited language certificate. 

Yes. It can be used for the same purposes as the accredited certificate (for example, higher education admissions or diploma requirements in Hungary).

Cambridge English Qualifications exams are not included in the 'First successful language certificate for free' reimbursement programme, therefore it is not possible to claim back the exam fee from the state. 

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