Austria’s Integrationsprüfung B1 is two exams wearing one name, and its pass rule is unusual enough that misreading it is the most expensive mistake a candidate can make.
What is the Integrationsprüfung B1?
The exam that fulfils Modul 2 of Austria’s Integrationsvereinbarung, the integration agreement.
It has two halves:
- The language part, which is the Deutsch-Test für Österreich (DTÖ), an ÖIF exam that certifies German at levels A2 and B1 of the Common European Framework across four skills.
- The values part, the Werte- und Orientierungswissen, on Austrian values and everyday orientation knowledge.
Both are certified by the Österreichischer Integrationsfonds (ÖIF).
How is the language part structured?
Four skills, tested separately:
- Hören (listening): 20 questions
- Lesen (reading): 25 questions
- Schreiben (writing): one longer text, where you choose topic A or topic B
- Sprechen (speaking): three parts, taken as a pair exam
The speaking test being a pair exam matters more than it looks on a syllabus. Part of what is assessed is interaction, so preparing alone by talking at a wall trains the wrong thing.
What score do you need to pass?
The DTÖ is scored by CEFR level, not by a single percentage. The bands are:
- Listening and reading together: out of 45 points, and 33 or more reaches B1
- Writing: out of 20 points, and 15 or more reaches B1
- Speaking: out of 100 points, and 75 or more reaches B1
Then the pass rule, which is the part worth reading twice:
For a B1 certificate, speaking must reach B1, and at least one of the listening/reading block or writing must also reach B1.
You do not need B1 in all four skills. Speaking is mandatory; after that you need one more. That has a direct consequence for how you should allocate study time.
For the full Integrationsprüfung B1 you must additionally pass the values test with at least 25 of 45 points.
What does the pass rule mean for revision?
Speaking is not optional and cannot be compensated for, so it deserves a disproportionate share of your preparation. Many candidates do the opposite: they drill listening and reading because those are the parts with countable right answers, and arrive at the speaking test having practised it least.
After speaking, pick your second B1 deliberately. Listening and reading are scored as one 45 point block, so a strong reading performance can carry a weaker listening one. If reading is your stronger skill, that block is usually the more reliable route than writing.
What is the Werte- und Orientierungswissen part?
An 18 question multiple-choice test on Austrian values and everyday orientation, worth 45 points, passed from 25 points. The questions are not weighted equally: questions 1 to 9 carry two options each and are worth 2 points, while the later questions carry three options.
It is the most learnable part of the whole exam. The content is finite, factual and stable, so it responds well to flashcards in a way that speaking never will.
What topics does the language part cover?
The material is built around everyday Austrian life: personal information, daily routine, shopping, work and education, housing, health, leisure and travel, and dealing with public offices. The values part covers Austria and its institutions, language and education, work and the economy, health, housing, law and integration, and culture.
Our app organises its practice by exactly these areas, and its listening audio is recorded in Austrian German (de-AT) rather than standard German, because the exam is Austrian and the accent is part of the task.
Where does this app’s content come from?
The exam format, timing, CEFR score bands and the pass rule are verified against the official ÖIF B1 Deutsch-Test für Österreich model test and the Prüfungsordnung 01/2024, published at sprachportal.at.
All practice material is original. No official or copyright-protected ÖIF exam item or model test is reproduced, and facts about Austria are not copyrightable.
The current build is 640 original questions across practice, reading, listening and the values test, 30 reading passages, 200 flashcards, writing and speaking tasks with graded model answers, and a full timed mock. Every answer is explained in German and English, and every item is cross-model verified.
This is an independent study tool and is not affiliated with the Österreichischer Integrationsfonds.