JLPT, the acronym for Japanese Language Proficiency Test (Nihongo N?ryoku Shiken) is conducted by Japanese Government all over the world on every first Sunday of July and Dec every year.It has Five levels namely N1, N2, N3, N4, N5 respectively. N5 is the most basic and N1 is the most advanced.JLPT is divided into sections of Vocabulary, Reading, Listening and Grammar. The passing score ranges for all the 5 levels.In recent years, JLPT has been used for employment, salary increases, promotions, etc.
Due to the large scale of testing, answers will be machine-scored. Note that the JLPT does not include sections to measure speaking or writing proficiency directly.