EXAM PREPARATION
Prepare with purpose.
Practice with a plan.
The Duolingo English Test (DET) is an online English proficiency test that can be taken from home when its requirements are met. Check that your chosen institution accepts it for your application.
Prepare your English and your setup
The DET uses an adaptive format and tasks involving reading, listening, speaking and writing. Duolingo recommends understanding the format, practicing English regularly and preparing a suitable test environment. Read Duolingo’s current readiness guide.
- Check your institution’s required result and accepted test.
- Use official practice to become familiar with the current tasks.
- Check equipment, identity-document and room requirements before paying.
- Build a routine that includes both understanding English and creating your own responses.
A small daily routine
Read or listen to something you can mostly understand. Write a short response about its main idea. Explain your response aloud. Notice one point to improve, then try again with a different topic.
Use English for Study for study habits and Check Your Progress to keep examples of your work.
Use official practice
Open official DET readiness resources. Read the current rules and technical requirements there. Home testing still requires appropriate equipment, a suitable space and a stable connection.
Available here: orientation and a language-practice plan. This page does not reproduce the adaptive test, offer an official score or guarantee a result.
Official information reviewed: November 7, 2026.
Try original starter practice
Open free starter practice with a task, explanation, self-check and a fresh situation. This is skill practice, not a full mock test or official score.