CCSE Exam · Instituto Cervantes · Spanish nationalityPass the CCSE.
Your way.
The nationality exam has 25 questions, 45 minutes, and you pass with 15 correct answers. The key thing: all the questions come from a public bank of 300 that Instituto Cervantes publishes every year. This app has every one of them, with its official answer, a clear explanation, and a trick to remember it.
300
official questions
25
per exam
15
to PASS
Do you want to learn about Spain…
or do you just need to pass the exam?
Both are legitimate. That's why this app has two modes, and you can switch between them whenever you like without losing your progress.
⚡ Easy Mode
just passYou're not going to study Spain: you're going to recognize answers. We analyzed the whole question bank and found that 168 answers, whenever they appear, are always the correct one: just by memorizing them you solve about 6 out of every 10 questions without reading them. The rest is counted and set apart: 87 trick questions and 36 True/False ones that you study separately, each with its trick.
To train the method, the practice shows you the blurred question: first you look at the options, and only if none rings a bell do you read it. Just like you'll do in the exam, but the other way around.
- ✓Ready in days, not weeks
- ✓You memorize the bare minimum
- ✓Ideal if the exam is already close
- ✗You don't learn: you pass
- ✗No full mock exams or prediction
- ✗If nerves wipe your memory, there's no safety net
🎓 Traditional Mode
really learnHere you don't memorize sentences: you understand the country you're about to become a citizen of. Each question comes with its explanation — why that's the answer, with its Constitution article or its context — and a mnemonic rule to lock it in. You practice by topic, automatically review what you get wrong, and take mock exams identical to the real one, with a clock and official grading.
The app measures your mastery by topic and tells you, with data, when you're ready to pass.
- ✓You understand institutions, rights, and culture
- ✓Real mock exams: 25 questions, 45 minutes
- ✓Mistake review, statistics, and prediction
- ✓What you learn stays useful after the exam
- ✗It takes consistency: better over weeks
The differences, no beating around the bush
Whatever you do, this is included
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Works offline
practice on the metro: it all goes with you
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Installs as an app
on iPhone and Android, no app stores
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Explanation and trick
on every one of the 300 questions
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Shared progress
across modes and across devices
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Streak and reminder
a daily notification if you want
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Official bank, up to date
it updates by itself when it changes
Still not sure?
Start with the easy one to see the exam from the inside. If you end up wanting to understand what you're answering, the ⇄ button in the menu takes you to the full mode — with your streak and progress intact.
Frequently asked questions about the CCSE exam
What is the CCSE exam?
The CCSE (Constitutional and Sociocultural Knowledge of Spain) is the Instituto Cervantes test that adults applying for Spanish nationality by residence must pass.
How many questions does the CCSE exam have and how many must you get right?
The exam has 25 questions and lasts 45 minutes. You must answer at least 15 correctly (60%) to get a pass.
How many questions do you need to study?
The official syllabus has 300 questions across 5 topic blocks: government, rights and nationality, territory, culture and history, and society. About 25% is renewed every year.
Is practising the CCSE on Cervantes free?
Yes. You can practise the 300 official questions, take real mock exams and review your mistakes completely free, even offline.
How long is the CCSE certificate valid?
The CCSE pass certificate is valid for 4 years from the exam date.