Format, the 50/100 pass mark, the 5/25 floor, and each test are on the DELF B2 page.
Quick Answer
DELF B2 does not let you bank a passed listening or reading score for a later session. If any paper falls under 5/25 or your total is under 50/100, the outcome is a fail for that diploma attempt. You book B2 again — listening, reading, writing, and speaking — with a centre that has an open session, pay the centre’s fee, and sit the full exam once more.
Unlike CELI capitalisation, DELF gives no partial credit across sessions. Treat every weakness as a full-exam problem so your prep matches the next invoice.
What most often triggers a full fail
- A single paper under 5/25 — often writing structure or oral hesitation — eliminates the diploma even if other papers looked strong.
- A weak paper plus another borderline score that drags the total under 50/100.
- Missing the oral or arriving with wrong ID — centres usually treat that as a failed sitting, not a reschedule. Confirm their written rule when you pay.
Plan before you pay again
Pull your marks breakdown if the centre shares it. Spend the next block closing the lowest paper first, then rebuild timing under exam-length conditions so you do not repeat the same stall.
Two centres or two levels
Some candidates ask whether they may book B2 at a second centre while waiting for results from the first. Policies vary by centre network and country, and FEI does not publish a single rule we can quote here without an official sentence in front of us — ask your centre directly if you are considering overlapping registrations; default plan is one clear sitting at a time.
Where to work next on Prep2Go
Re-open the DELF learning path and aim each week at the paper that cost you the diploma — vocabulary and grammar satellites stay linked from the exam hub when you need tighter language control.