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The honest answer is around nineteen months of consistent study. The longer answer is that consistency matters far more than intensity.
All four German exam boards test the same CEFR levels, but they are not interchangeable. The right one depends on where you are going.
You do not have to move to Germany to earn from German. India has a real market for German speakers, concentrated in a handful of cities.
B1 is the level most people actually need — study visas, permanent residence and most Ausbildung placements all ask for it.
The Goethe-Zertifikat A1 is the first formal German certificate most Indian learners take, and it is the one people underestimate most.