TOPIK IBT: the internet-based test

TOPIK IBT is shorter than TOPIK PBT, costs more in Korea and gives results sooner.

TOPIK levels and the score for each

TOPIK IBT is held in Korea, and NIIED's 2026 registration notices named 9 other countries.

In 2026

TOPIK IBT sittings with overseas registration: 12 (Mar 21), 13 (Jun 13), 14 (Sep 12), 15 (Oct 24), 16 (Nov 28)

In 2027

TOPIK IBT 17 is planned in Korea only; sittings 18 to 22 also abroad.

Registering abroad

Outside Korea you register with the local organiser, not on topik.go.kr.Where NIIED lists the organisers

Countries in NIIED's 2026 notices

Each entry: the places, the test days, then who took registrations. Registration was offered there — not proof the test ran. The days are NIIED's 2026 plan and can change.

• Vietnam — Da Nang, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City
  Mar 21, Jun 13, Sep 12, Oct 24, Nov 28
  IIG Việt Nam
• Philippines — Manila
  Mar 21, Sep 12, Nov 28
  Ateneo de Manila University
• Uzbekistan — Fergana, Namangan, Samarkand, Tashkent
  Mar 21, Jun 13, Sep 12
  타슈켄트한국교육원
• Indonesia — Bali, Bandung (Nov 28 only)
  Jun 13, Nov 28
  발리한국학교; 인도네시아교육대학교(FPBS UPI)
• Laos — Xiangkhouang Province
  Sep 12, Nov 28
  삼동백천기술직업대학교
• Mongolia — Ulaanbaatar
  Jun 13, Nov 28
  National University of Mongolia
• Thailand — Nakhon Pathom, Pattani
  Mar 21, Sep 12
  Korean Education Center in Thailand
• Malaysia — Kuala Lumpur
  Sep 12
  말레이시아한국교육원
• Romania — Bucharest
  Mar 21
  Romanian-American University

Also on NIIED's test-centre list

NIIED's test-centre list (read October 7, 2026) also has IBT centres that no 2026 notice named: China (Hong Kong), India, Japan, Nepal, Pakistan, Paraguay, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand (Bangkok, Chiang Mai), and United States (Guam).

NIIED's practice tool for TOPIK IBT is a tutorial, made to show how the computer-based test works.

NIIED's tutorial

NIIED says its TOPIK IBT tutorial has the same UI and features as the real test.

It opens on topik.go.kr and is made for a computer with mouse and keyboard. Screens in:

TOPIK I tutorial, KoreanTOPIK I tutorial, EnglishTOPIK II tutorial, KoreanTOPIK II tutorial, English

TOPIK past papers: the tests on NIIED's board

On test day, TOPIK IBT is taken at a test centre — in Korea on a computer the centre provides, NIIED's notice says.

TOPIK I in Korea

In Korea, TOPIK I IBT entry closes at 08:50; the test runs 09:30–10:40, no break.

TOPIK II in Korea

In Korea, TOPIK II IBT entry closes at 12:20; the test runs 13:00–15:05, no break.

Outside Korea

Outside Korea, test times can differ; NIIED says to check with the local organiser.

Rules in Korea

NIIED's notice: without the required ID you cannot take the test; leaving early means no score.

ID from 2027

Ministry of Education plan: from 2027, only passports, alien registration cards and similar ID count.

How you answer

In NIIED's tutorial you click or drag answers; TOPIK II writing is typed in Korean.

NIIED states that TOPIK IBT has the same standing and level system as the paper test.

Validity

A TOPIK IBT score is valid for 2 years from results day, like PBT.

University admission

The Ministry of Education's guideline for universities lists TOPIK and TOPIK IBT side by side.University admission: recommended levels

GKS

The 2027 GKS-U (undergraduate) guideline accepts TOPIK IBT sittings 4 to 16.Which TOPIK scores GKS will accept

Who decides

The university, employer or office that receives the score decides.