Free Practice Questions for BTS Communication

The Brevet de Technicien Supérieur (BTS) Communication is a French national higher education diploma at level 5 of the RNCP and European Qualifications Framework (Bac+2, 120 ECTS). Certified by the Ministry of Higher Education and examined by regional académies, it trains students to design, implement, and evaluate communication operations across commercial, institutional, and digital spheres.

Under the arrêté du 19 décembre 2022 (RNCP37198, first session 2025), the examination consists of six compulsory units totalling 21 coefficients: E1 Cultures de la communication (written, 4 h, coef 3), E2 Langue vivante étrangère 1 (coef 3: a 2 h written sub-unit coef 1.5 and a 20 min oral sub-unit coef 1.5), E3 Culture économique, juridique et managériale (written, 4 h, coef 3), E4 Contribution à l'élaboration et au pilotage de la stratégie de communication (written, 4 h, coef 5), E5 Conception et mise en œuvre de solutions de communication (CCF or a 40 min oral, coef 4), and E6 Accompagnement du développement de solutions média et digitales innovantes (CCF or a 3 h written paper, coef 3). An optional second modern language allows points above 10/20 to be added to the overall average.

Candidates must achieve an overall weighted average of at least 10/20 across all compulsory units. There is no eliminating mark on individual papers. Candidates who score between 8/20 and 9.9/20 and meet regulatory conditions may be admitted to oral makeup examinations (épreuves de contrôle) in July. Validated units (10/20 or higher) may be retained for five consecutive years.

No examination registration fee is published by the académies; candidates register personally via the French national Cyclades portal, usually between October and November of the examination school year. Tuition, prep courses, and training centre fees depend entirely on the candidate's chosen training track (public lycée, CFA apprenticeship, or private institution).

The official national examination is delivered exclusively in French (with unit E2 testing a foreign language such as English). OpenExamPrep provides an English-language multiple-choice adaptation designed to help English speakers and bilingual communication students master the technical concepts, calculations, and legal frameworks of the French curriculum.

For students in the initial school track, the curriculum requires a minimum of 14 weeks of internships (stages en milieu professionnel) divided over the two-year program, typically completed within agencies, media companies, or corporate communication departments. Apprentices fulfill this requirement through their apprenticeship employment contract.

Candidates are tested on major French communication regulations: the Loi Évin of 10 January 1991 (strict limits on alcohol and tobacco advertising), the Loi Sapin of 29 January 1993 (transparency in media buying and prohibition of agency margin arbitrage without principal mandate), the RGPD/GDPR (data protection and marketing consent), copyright (Code de la propriété intellectuelle), image rights (Article 9 of the Code civil), and ARPP ethical recommendations.

Candidates must master key media planning formulas: GRP (Gross Rating Point = Reach % × Average Frequency), CPM (Cost Per Thousand = [Budget / Total Impressions] × 1,000), CPC (Cost Per Click), CTR (Click-Through Rate = [Clicks / Impressions] × 100), Cost Per Rating Point (CPRP), affinity indices, and print production cost calculations (paper consumption, pagination, and printing unit costs).