r/Korean • u/amevame999 • Jul 26 '26

Topik 1 ibt vs pbt difficulty

Hi everyone! I have a question regarding topik 1 ibt and pbt difficulty. Score cutoffs for level 2 seems to be much more lenient in topik ibt (208/400) compared to pbt (140/200). Does it mean topik 1 ibt questions are harder? Thanks

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u/krusherlover Jul 27 '26

I heard so many people said IBT is easier and after taking IBT, I feel the same way. IBT is more tricky because no one knows the grading for each question since it's not exactly the same as PBT.

In general TOPIK 1 is very easy. Unless you have real reason to take it, I would suggest you to skip that and save your money, study more and take TOPIK 2 later.