NEW JLPT

JLPT will be divided into 5 levels instead of 4 levels starting July 2010. It will be held twice a year - respectively early July and early December. The score evaluation for listening module becomes higher up from 25% to 33%. The score of both overall and individual module have to be higher than the passing score.
No past exams published for the year 2010 and 2011. Instead of past exams, a JLPT mock exam booklet will be published.
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N1 (2000 kanji) - former Level 1
Writing - Vocabulary - Grammar : 110 minutes (60 points)
Reading : (60 points)
Listening : 60 minutes (60 points)
TOTAL : 170 minutes (180 points)
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N2 (1000 - 1300 kanji) - former Level 2
Writing - Vocabulary - Grammar : 105 minutes (60 points)
Reading : (60 points)
Listening : 50 minutes (60 points)
TOTAL : 155 minutes (180 points)
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N3 (800 kanji) - newly added
Writing - Vocabulary : 30 minutes (60 points)
Grammar - Reading : 70 minutes (60 points)
Listening : 40 minutes (60 points)
TOTAL : 140 minutes (180 points)

N4 (320 kanji) - former Level 3
Writing - Vocabulary : 30 minutes (120 points)
Grammar - Reading : 60 minutes
Listening : 35 minutes (60 points)
TOTAL : 125 minutes (180 points)

N5 (120 kanji) - former Level 4
Writing - Vocabulary : 25 minutes ( 120 points)
Grammar - Reading : 50 minutes
Listening : 30 minutes (60 points)
TOTAL : 105 minutes (180 points)

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