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TOPIK: test rounds offered each year

PBT 6, IBT 6, Speaking 3rounds per year

How many chances a year exist decides whether a missed round costs weeks or a semester. Set by the annual implementation plan, so it is re-announced every year rather than fixed in law.

Applies to
Anyone planning a TOPIK sitting around an admission or status deadline
Review cadence
Checked once a year

What we have recorded

  1. 2026-09-10
    PBT 6, IBT 6, Speaking 3

    For 2026 the plan indicates PBT in January, April, May, July, October and November; IBT in February, March, June, September, October and November; and the separate Speaking test in March, June and October. Value records the PBT and IBT count. Always read the current year plan for the exact dates.

    Study in Korea / TOPIK annual implementation plan

One reading so far. This becomes a history the first time the figure moves while we are watching — which is the part that cannot be reconstructed later.

Guides that depend on this figure

When this figure moves, every guide above needs the same edit. That is why it is tracked here rather than copied into each one.