diff --git a/core-java-modules/core-java-exceptions/pom.xml b/core-java-modules/core-java-exceptions/pom.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..51c4e51341
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core-java-modules/core-java-exceptions/pom.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0"
+    xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
+    xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
+    <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
+    <groupId>com.baeldung.exception.numberformat</groupId>
+    <artifactId>core-java-exceptions</artifactId>
+    <version>0.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <name>core-java-exceptions</name>
+
+    <parent>
+        <groupId>com.baeldung</groupId>
+        <artifactId>parent-java</artifactId>
+        <version>0.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <relativePath>../../parent-java</relativePath>
+    </parent>
+
+    <dependencies>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>junit</groupId>
+            <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
+            <version>4.12</version>
+            <scope>test</scope>
+        </dependency>
+    </dependencies>
+
+</project>
diff --git a/core-java-modules/core-java-exceptions/src/test/java/com/baeldung/exception/numberformat/NumberFormatExceptionUnitTest.java b/core-java-modules/core-java-exceptions/src/test/java/com/baeldung/exception/numberformat/NumberFormatExceptionUnitTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a1e8c7c30f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core-java-modules/core-java-exceptions/src/test/java/com/baeldung/exception/numberformat/NumberFormatExceptionUnitTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,154 @@
+package com.baeldung.exception.numberformat;
+
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
+
+import java.math.BigDecimal;
+import java.math.BigInteger;
+import java.text.NumberFormat;
+import java.text.ParseException;
+import java.util.Locale;
+import java.util.logging.Logger;
+
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+/**
+ * A set of examples tested to show cases where NumberFormatException is thrown and not thrown.
+ */
+public class NumberFormatExceptionUnitTest {
+
+    Logger LOG = Logger.getLogger(NumberFormatExceptionUnitTest.class.getName());
+
+    /* ---INTEGER FAIL CASES--- */
+    @Test(expected = NumberFormatException.class)
+    public void givenByteConstructor_whenAlphabetAsInput_thenFail() {
+        Byte byteInt = new Byte("one");
+    }
+
+    @Test(expected = NumberFormatException.class)
+    public void givenShortConstructor_whenSpaceInInput_thenFail() {
+        Short shortInt = new Short("2 ");
+    }
+
+    @Test(expected = NumberFormatException.class)
+    public void givenParseIntMethod_whenSpaceInInput_thenFail() {
+        Integer aIntPrim = Integer.parseInt("6000 ");
+    }
+
+    @Test(expected = NumberFormatException.class)
+    public void givenParseIntMethod_whenUnderscoreInInput_thenFail() {
+        int bIntPrim = Integer.parseInt("6_000");
+    }
+
+    @Test(expected = NumberFormatException.class)
+    public void givenIntegerValueOfMethod_whenCommaInInput_thenFail() {
+        Integer cIntPrim = Integer.valueOf("6,000");
+    }
+
+    @Test(expected = NumberFormatException.class)
+    public void givenBigIntegerConstructor_whenDecimalInInput_thenFail() {
+        BigInteger bigInteger = new BigInteger("4.0");
+    }
+
+    @Test(expected = NumberFormatException.class)
+    public void givenDecodeMethod_whenAlphabetInInput_thenFail() {
+        Long decodeInteger = Long.decode("64403L");
+    }
+
+    /* ---INTEGER PASS CASES--- */
+    @Test
+    public void givenInvalidNumberInputs_whenOptimized_thenPass() {
+        Byte byteInt = new Byte("1");
+        assertEquals(1, byteInt.intValue());
+
+        Short shortInt = new Short("2 ".trim());
+        assertEquals(2, shortInt.intValue());
+
+        Integer aIntObj = Integer.valueOf("6");
+        assertEquals(6, aIntObj.intValue());
+
+        BigInteger bigInteger = new BigInteger("4");
+        assertEquals(4, bigInteger.intValue());
+
+        int aIntPrim = Integer.parseInt("6000 ".trim());
+        assertEquals(6000, aIntPrim);
+
+        int bIntPrim = Integer.parseInt("6_000".replaceAll("_", ""));
+        assertEquals(6000, bIntPrim);
+
+        int cIntPrim = Integer.parseInt("-6000");
+        assertEquals(-6000, cIntPrim);
+
+        Long decodeInteger = Long.decode("644032334");
+        assertEquals(644032334L, decodeInteger.longValue());
+    }
+
+    /* ---DOUBLE FAIL CASES--- */
+    @Test(expected = NumberFormatException.class)
+    public void givenFloatConstructor_whenAlphabetInInput_thenFail() {
+        Float floatDecimalObj = new Float("one.1");
+    }
+
+    @Test(expected = NumberFormatException.class)
+    public void givenDoubleConstructor_whenAlphabetInInput_thenFail() {
+        Double doubleDecimalObj = new Double("two.2");
+    }
+
+    @Test(expected = NumberFormatException.class)
+    public void givenBigDecimalConstructor_whenSpecialCharsInInput_thenFail() {
+        BigDecimal bigDecimalObj = new BigDecimal("3_0.3");
+    }
+
+    @Test(expected = NumberFormatException.class)
+    public void givenParseDoubleMethod_whenCommaInInput_thenFail() {
+        double aDoublePrim = Double.parseDouble("4000,1");
+    }
+
+    /* ---DOUBLE PASS CASES--- */
+    @Test
+    public void givenDoubleConstructor_whenDecimalInInput_thenPass() {
+        Double doubleDecimalObj = new Double("2.2");
+        assertEquals(2.2, doubleDecimalObj.doubleValue(), 0);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void givenDoubleValueOfMethod_whenMinusInInput_thenPass() {
+        Double aDoubleObj = Double.valueOf("-6000");
+        assertEquals(-6000, aDoubleObj.doubleValue(), 0);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void givenUsDecimalNumber_whenParsedWithNumberFormat_thenPass() throws ParseException {
+        Number parsedNumber = parseNumberWithLocale("4000.1", Locale.US);
+        assertEquals(4000.1, parsedNumber);
+        assertEquals(4000.1, parsedNumber.doubleValue(), 0);
+        assertEquals(4000, parsedNumber.intValue());
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * In most European countries (for example, France), comma is used as decimal in place of period.
+     * @throws ParseException if the input string contains special characters other than comma or decimal. 
+     * In this test case, anything after decimal (period) is dropped when a European locale is set.
+     */
+    @Test
+    public void givenEuDecimalNumberHasComma_whenParsedWithNumberFormat_thenPass() throws ParseException {
+        Number parsedNumber = parseNumberWithLocale("4000,1", Locale.FRANCE);
+        LOG.info("Number parsed is: " + parsedNumber);
+        assertEquals(4000.1, parsedNumber);
+        assertEquals(4000.1, parsedNumber.doubleValue(), 0);
+        assertEquals(4000, parsedNumber.intValue());
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Converts a string into a number retaining all decimals, and symbols valid in a locale.
+     * @param number the input string for a number.
+     * @param locale the locale to consider while parsing a number.
+     * @return the generic number object which can represent multiple number types.
+     * @throws ParseException when input contains invalid characters.
+     */
+    private Number parseNumberWithLocale(String number, Locale locale) throws ParseException {
+        locale = locale == null ? Locale.getDefault() : locale;
+        NumberFormat numberFormat = NumberFormat.getInstance(locale);
+        return numberFormat.parse(number);
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/core-java-modules/pom.xml b/core-java-modules/pom.xml
index ed6a056448..2b563a7be4 100644
--- a/core-java-modules/pom.xml
+++ b/core-java-modules/pom.xml
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 
     <modules>
         <module>pre-jpms</module>
+        <module>core-java-exceptions</module>
     </modules>
     
 </project>