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- "Scoring Sections, Pass or Fail, Score Report" is updated.
- Overall pass marks and sectional pass marks of the new Japanese-Language Proficiency Test (N1-N3)
- Pass/fail is determined by the examinees’total score and also their total for each scoring section. In other words, the total score needs to be at or above the point required for passing (overall pass mark), and scores of individual scoring sections need to be at or above the minimum point required for passing (sectional pass marks).
Overall pass marks and sectional pass marks for N1 through N3 are shown in the table below.
Sectional pass marks Level Overall pass mark Language Knowledge (Vocabulary/Grammar) Reading Listening N1 100 points 19 points 19 points 19 points N2 90 points 19 points 19 points 19 points N3 95 points 19 points 19 points 19 points
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- ＊Outside Japan, the test may be held only in July or December in some cities. Click here for the test schedule in your city.
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