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Japanese universities and language schools to accommodate scores of JPT.

University

Required scores

Website

Public/Private
APU Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University No minimum scores Click Private
Asahi University Bekka (Pre-University) 315 Points up Click Private
Aso College Group
  • - Aso Architecture and Design College
  • - Aso Medical and Welfare Fukuoka College
  • - Aso College Group Japanese Language Course
  • - Aso Foreign Language Tourism and Pâtissier College
  • - Aso College of Automotive Engineering and Technology
  • - Aso College of Business ＆ Information Fukuoka College
 No minimum scores Private
Doshisha University 650 Points up Click Private
Fukuoka Foreign Language College No minimum scores Click Private
Gifu Kyoritsu University 315 Points up Private
  • Graduate School of International Relations
  • Ritsumeikan University
 No minimum scores Click Private
I.C.NAGOYA 315 Points up Click Language School
International Student at Asahi University 315 Points up Private
ISI Japanese Language School 315 Points up Click Language School
Japanese Language Course Care Giver Course No minimum scores Click Private
J.F.Oberlin University Graduate Admissions 660 Points up Click Private
JLCC at North Asia University 415 Points up Click Private
Kagoshima Womens Junior College 525 Points up Click Junior College
Keiai University
  • 525 Points up (General)
  • 600 Points up
  • (recommended by designated school)
 Private
Kyoto Seika University 525 Points up Click Private
Kyushu Ryukoku Junior College 525 Points up or Equivalent score N2 Junior College
Language School of Morinomiyairyo Gakuen No minimum scores Japanese Language School
Matsumoto International Japanese Language School 315 Points up Japanese Language School
Nagasaki University No minimum scores Click Private
Osaka Sangyo University 550 Points up Private
Osaka College of Technology - Private
Risshisha College
  • - Tokyo College of Law
  • - Tokyo College of IT Accounting
  • - Tokyo College of IT Accounting ＆ Law
  • - Tokyo College of Low Suginami Campus
  • - Tokyo IT Account Vocational School Suginami Campus
  • - Tokyo IT Accounting College
  • - JAPAN RAILWAY＆SPORTS BUSINESS COLLEGE 21
  • - JAPAN RAILWAY＆SPORTS BUSINESS COLLEGE
  • - Japan Animal 21 College
  • - Japan Animal College
  • - Tokyo College of Accounting ＆ Law
  • - Nagoya Animal College
  • - Tokyo College of Law
  • - Tokyo IT Professional Accounting College Nagoya Campus
  • - Kyoto College of IT Accounting ＆ Law
  • - Osaka Animal College Tennoji Campus
  • - Osaka Animal Collegel
  • - Osaka College of Law
  • - Osaka College of IT accounting, Tennoji campus
  • - Osaka College of IT Accounting
 525 Points up Private
Sanko Japanese Language School Tokyo No minimum scores Click Private
The International University of Kagoshima 525 Points up Click Private
Tokyo Fuji University 525 Points up Click Private
Tokyo Language Education Academy 315 Points up Click Private
Toyohashi Sozo Junior College 525 Points up Click Private
Toyohashi Sozo College 525 Points up Click Private
University of the Ryukyus 500 Points up Click Public
YMCA Osaka JPT
  • 525 Points up
  • (***Get 30% off for tuition fee)
 Click Private

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Test details & Test day schedule

Exam day

Test venue

Application date and deadline
Nov 29th Click to see: Test venue Oct 15st - Nov 15th

Time

Duration

List
8.00 a.m. – 8.59 a.m. 59 minutes Check in
8.50 a.m. – 9.00 a.m. 10 minutes Enter the testing room
9.00 a.m. - End time of entering the room
9.00 a.m. – 9.25 a.m. 25 minutes Test instruction and ID verification
9.25 a.m. – 9.30 a.m. 5 minutes Break time
9.30 a.m. – 10.15 a.m. 45 minutes Listening comprehension (100 questions 45 mins)
10.15 a.m. – 11.05 a.m. 50 minutes Reading Comprehension (100 question 50 mins)
11.05 a.m. – 11.10 a.m. 5 minutes Fill out the questionnaire
11.10 a.m. - Leave the room

General rules of taking JPT exam

Instructions
1. Bring your original personal card, e.g.ID card or passport on the exam day ***cannot use the copy***
2. Turn off alarms and all other settings of such devices and turn off cellular phones and other electronic devices (e.g. audio player, PC, video game console, electronic dictionary, electronic organizer) in the test room.
3. Smoking is not allowed around the examination venue.
4. No food or drinks are allowed in the testing room.
5. It’s not allowed to chew gum or eat candy while taking the exam.
6. Wear an analog wristwatch. A digital watch is not allowed.
7. Do not disturb other test takers.
8. You cannot postpone the exam date once you have applied.
9. Test takers who do not bring their cards will not be allowed to take the test.
10. Entrancing to the examination venue is limited to those who completed the prescribed application procedure.
11. If you fail to follow the instructions of the proctor or engage in any of the prohibited acts, you will fail the exam (we will not calculate your score), and you will get disqualified from taking the JPT Test for 2 years.

General Notes on Taking the Test
1. Leave your card on the left corner of the table.
2. Select one of four choices and mark your answer.
3. It is not allowed to use the toilet during the test. If a test taker gets sudden urges to go to the restroom, a proctor of the matching gender needs to escort him or her.
4. Leave your hands from the PC when the time’s up.
5. It is not allowed to leave the room until the test is over.

The following actions are prohibited at the test centers
If you fail to follow any of the directions below, your scores won't be counted, and you will get disqualified for taking the exam.
1. All acts that can be considered photography, video recording, audio recording, and copying.
2. Bringing cheat sheets into the testing room or writing texts or notes on any area of skin on your body.
3. Reproduction of test question content by any means in whole or in part (not limited to Japanese) in a state available for browsing or listening by the general public via Internet, TV, radio, e-mail, documents, lectures or any other possible means.
4. Publish the contents of the exam on the internet or via applications (Line, WhatsApp, Facebook messenger, etc.)
5. Acts of offering or receiving assistance during the test
 Cheating or giving answers to other test takers.
 Taking the test in place of a registered test taker.
 Taking the test fraudulently and any other acts that are considered dishonest.
6. Using a mobile phone for cheating on the exam.
 Keeping a mobile phone with yourself during the test.
 Receiving or sending text messages in or outside the examination venue during the test.
 Taking a photo of test contents.
 Taking a picture of your answers or others' answers.
7. Acts of taking the test over the designated testing time.
 Looking through test content before the test starts or answering questions after the test finishes.
8. Not following the proctor’s instructions
9. Not verifying your identity to the proctors or not allowed them to check your belongings in case of taking the test fraudulently.
10. Acts of sabotage (acts of violence, damage to property…etc.,)

Responses to violations
1. If you engage in any of the prohibited acts as above, or if any question arises about the validity of your answers, the following measures may be result:
 Warning from the proctor
 Dismissal from the test site during the test and considered cheating on a test.
 Check of belongings.
 Your test answers will be unchecked.
 Cancellation of test scores.
 Disqualification from taking the test for 2 years.
 Test takers who take the test fraudulently have to write a behavior report before leaving the examination venue.
 Reporting to the police in case of taking the test in place of a registered test taker.
2. Proctors may walk around the testing room to maintain an appropriate test environment and to check if any prohibited acts occur.

Cancellation or Discontinuation of Test
We may cancel or discontinue the test if some events outside (e.g., natural disasters, strike, an outbreak of infectious disease) cause difficulty in maintaining security in the test center. If we cannot continue the test, we will carry forward to the next public test. Test takers who do not want to take a make-up exam can request a full refund. We are not liable for any inconvenience, personal losses (except test fee) caused by test-takers' postponement.