The present study examined the psychometric properties of the Romanian version of Spielberger (1980) self-report measure of test anxiety, the Test Anxiety Inventory (TAI), adapted for an academic competitive context. The academic competitions include all types of school Olympiads that takes place in Romania (Mathematics, Physics, Languages, History etc.), and national/international contests for high school students. The total sample consisted of 253 high school students (114 male, 139 female). In order to test the psychometric properties, we evaluated the internal consistency, the factorial structure and the divergent validity. The results support the two-factor structure (Worry and Emotionality) of the original TAI, each of it showing a good internal consistency (from .73 to .86). Additionally, high levels of academic competitive anxiety were found to negative correlate with low levels of self-esteem and self-efficacy. Considering the popularity of existing competitions in Romania and the relationship between anxiety and performance, this adapted questionnaire represents a new useful tool in the educational field.