Missed the June Polish Exam? Your Autumn 2026 Options

If the 27–28 June 2026 session came and went without you, or you registered and did not pass every section, the natural next question is: when is the next chance? The honest answer depends heavily on which level you need, because the 2026 calendar does not repeat the same levels at every session. Assuming October offers 'everything' is the single most common planning mistake we see this time of year.

Here is the pattern the 2026 sessions actually follow: February offered B1 and B2; April added C1 alongside B1 and B2; June repeated B1 and B2; October brings B1, C1, and C2 — with no B2 for adults; December closes the year with B1 for adults and B2 for children and youth only. Each session weekend is set nationally, but individual exam centers choose which of the listed levels they actually run, so the table is a ceiling, not a guarantee for your city.

If you need B1, October 17–18 is genuinely good news: it is your next full opportunity, registration windows typically open around mid-August, and popular centers fill their B1 seats first. Start watching your target center's registration page now, prepare your documents in advance (passport or karta pobytu, contact details, payment method), and register the day the window opens rather than the week it closes.

If you specifically need B2 as an adult, October will not help you, and that is worth confirming before you build a study plan around it. Adult B2 last ran in June and will not return until session patterns cycle back — realistically not before the sessions early in the following year. Before you commit to waiting, double-check whether B1 might actually satisfy your real requirement: residence permits (karta pobytu) typically require B1, not B2, so confirm the exact level your employer, university, or immigration case actually needs before assuming B2 is unavoidable.

If you are aiming for C1 or C2, October is your primary 2026 window and arguably your best one: fewer B1/B2 candidates compete for center capacity, and you gain roughly three extra months of preparation time compared to squeezing into an earlier session. C1 and C2 candidates should use that runway deliberately rather than treating it as slack — the jump in reading complexity and speaking demands from B2 rewards a longer, steadier preparation timeline.

Whatever level you are targeting, treat the official schedule as a starting point and your chosen exam center's own page as the source of truth — not every center runs every session or every level. If your level is not available until later, do not let the study momentum drop: keep practicing on PolishReady across reading, listening, writing, speaking, and grammar so you walk into whichever session comes next already exam-ready, instead of starting from scratch.