Social studies test
Register for the test
Your local authority decides when the test centres in your municipality will hold the test in social studies. If you are not entitled to a free test, you must register for the test yourself.
When is the test?
Your local authority decides when the test centres in your municipality will hold the test in social studies.
You will find out when the next test in social studies is in the registration portal . Find your county and your test centre to see the date of the test.
If the test centre has not set a test date, you can contact them and ask when it will be. You will find contact details on the same page as the test dates (in the registration portal).
What does the test cost?
Your municipality decides the cost of the test. The price can vary between 300–1800 kroner (NOK). You can find the correct prices in the registration portal.
You can also contact the test centre to find out how much the tests cost.
It is the test centers that are responsible for the payment. Common ways of paying are bank cards (as you fill in the form in the registration portal), by online banking, by invoice or by appointment with the test center.
The registration is not valid until the payment is selected and you have completed the registration
Complete registration
It is very important that you complete the registration. You are not registered for the test until you have chosen the payment method and received confirmation by sms and e-mail.
Privacy
Help with registration
Do you need help signing up? Contact us and we will help you.
When will the notice of the test come?
You will receive a summons letter/e-mail from the test centre two weeks before you are due to take the test.
The letter tells you the date, time and place you will attend the test.
If you have questions about the date of your test, please contact the test centre.
Are you unable to take the test?
Registration for the test is binding. This means that if you register, you have to pay for the test even if you do not take it.
If you are unable to take the test because you are sick, you can take the test at a later date without having to pay again, if you have documentation from your doctor showing you were sick.
You need to contact your test centre to withdraw your registration.
Rights and obligations
The test can be adapted or accommodated in various ways. Accommodations could include, for example, extra time or being allowed to sit in a separate room when taking the test.
You must contact your test centre as soon as possible, and no later than three days after registering for the test.
You are not allowed to use any notes, internet pages, or electronic aids during the test. If you use or try to use these, it is considered cheating.
The following are some examples of cheating:
- Using false ID
- Using or bringing electronic devices, smart glasses, smart watches or mobile phones
- Using web pages or computer programs other than the test application (e.g. Word, Notepad)
- Using a dictionary or notes brought to the test centre
- Communicating with anyone other than test centre employees during the test
- Copying or memorizing answers or texts from others, and using them in your own answer (plagiarism)
- Pasting text into the Norwegian language writing test (this will automatically count as cheating)
Cheating and attempted cheating can have the following consequences:
- You will be told to leave the premises
- You will not get a test certificate
- You must wait one year to resit
- You will have to pay to retake the test
Cheating may be discovered during or after the test, or when it is being marked.
If you are caught cheating, you will be issued with a formal decision. You may appeal this decision. Read more about appealing.
Practical information
On the day of the test, you must show a valid form of identification.
Valid identification (ID):
- A valid passport
- A Norwegian driving licence – original and duplicate
- A Norwegian bank card bearing a photograph
- A national ID card issued by a country within the EEA
- A refugee travel document and immigrant’s passport
- A residence card
- An asylum seeker’s ID bearing a signature and place of birth