13th Standard Persian Language Proficiency Test (SAMFA) to be Held
13th Standard Persian Language Proficiency Test (SAMFA) will be held on September 20 2024
The 13th course of the standard assessment of Persian language skills (SAMFA)
According to the announcement of the Ministry of Science, Research and Technology, the registration time for the 13th course of the Standard Test of Persian Language Skills (SAMFA) is from July 28 - August 4, 2024 and the exam date is September 20, 2024.
Registration link: www.sanjesh.org
About SAMFA
Similar to IELTS (English), DILF/DELF/DALF (French), and ZD (German) tests, SAMFA Test is held as two types of ‘General’ and ‘Academic’ that regardless of the source and learning approach of applicants, measures their Persian language speaking, listening, reading and writing proficiency.
Moreover, SAMFA academic test is taken as four categories, of ‘Basic Science and Engineering’, ‘Human Sciences’, ‘Medical Sciences’ and ‘Social Sciences’, where non-Iranian applicants take the exam according to their fields of study.
According to regulations of the MSRT, passing this exam is compulsory for all non-Iranians who want to study at Iranian universities, and so, from September 2018, passing the SAMFA test is one of the main conditions of their admission to universities. Moreover, the applicants who intend to reside, work, undertake business, and establish local and international firms in Iran, would also need to pass this test.