CCSE Nacionalidad Española

This application is not related to the official application of the Instituto Cervantes. We only use the official questionnaire of the Instituto Cervantes.

Steps to pass the CCSE test

If you are interested in

preparing for the Spanish nationality test

, we invite you to read this post. Here we will tell you all the steps you must follow to pass this exam.

What is the CCSE Spanish Nationality?

Some know it as the test of Constitutional and Sociocultural Knowledge of Spain. This test is carried out by the Cervantes Institute. What is evaluated in this test? Through various tasks the knowledge that people have of the constitution.

Is only knowledge of the constitution tested on this test? In the CCSE test, other aspects such as the current, social and cultural Spanish reality are evaluated. Knowing about this aspect is one of the main requirements.

In addition, if you want at some point to obtain a residence nationality, you will still have to take this test. If you are interested in knowing what the requirements are, I invite you to continue reading. The preparation of the test is governed by certain parameters:

• One of the parameters are those established by the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. Other parameters that are taken for the CCSE test is that of the Manual to relate exams with the CEFR. Both are documents approved by the Council of Europe.

• The Spanish constitution.

• Two of the inventories of the Cervantes Institute.

Steps to take the CCSE test

One of the advantages is that, if you want to take the CCSE test, you do not require any specific course or any specific material. This is because the Cervantes Institute puts all the material at your disposal.

Special documents for registration

At the time of taking the test, some specific documents are required, this is more for the registration process. However, when the day of the test arrives, the institute will put all the specific documents.

Of course in this step you will have to locate the main identification documents. It can be a photo or passport number or even, from the license, contact email. In this way, a notification will be sent to your email when you have the final result.

Study the contents

One of the obvious requirements is to study the contents of the test since, if you do not know the subject of the test, it is very difficult for you to pass. However, the questions are very specific and not very in-depth.

Be cautious

You can enter the Instituto Cervantes page where there are various test models at your disposal. In this way you can have a guide and you will not arrive so lost on the day of your test. The page template is in PDF format.

There is even a guide to the CCSE test that is aimed at those who want to learn about its structure and the tasks that comprise it.

How is the test structure?

The CCSE test consists of five tasks with 25 questions each. These questions are simple, multiple choice. Of course, all the questions refer to constitutional and socio-cultural knowledge of Spain.

The average duration of the test is 45 minutes. It may be longer or shorter depending on the person. The test is presented in four exam sheets where all the necessary questions will appear.

As an additional point, the test has a weighting of 0 and 1, where the correct answers are worth 1 point and the incorrect ones are worth 0. If you leave answers blank, they will not be taken into account.

Of course, to pass the test and pass it, it is necessary to correctly answer a minimum of 15 of the 25 questions. That is, 60% of the total questions. In this way, you will be able to pass.