TOEFL/IELTS: Launch pad for your Higher Education Study Abroad!
If you intend to study abroad, then countries like the UK, the US and Canada etc will require good scores in the English proficiency tests such as TOEFL and IELTS. SAT is required for US undergraduate programmes.
The TOEFL
The Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) is accepted by more than 7,500 institutions in 130 countries, including the US, the UK, New Zealand, Australia and Canada. The test score is valid for two years. You can re-attempt the test in seven days, to better your score. Here's more about the test meant for people whose native language is not English.
Test details: Reading section - 60-100 questions, 60-100 minutes; listening - 34-51 questions, 60-90 minutes; break - 10 minutes; speaking - six tasks, 20 minutes; writing - two tasks, 50 minutes
In India, only the Internet-based TOEFL is available.
Fees: US$160
Rescheduling fee: US$60
Pay by dollar draft in favour of ETS-TOEFL (iBT), payable at US or by international credit card/ debit card
How to apply: You can register online, by phone, via mail or in person at a centre. Apply online at www.ets.org/toefl
Register over phone at 0124-4147773/4. Email: toefl@ets.org
Test schedule is given on ets.org. Forms are available at the US-India Educational Foundation (USIEF).
The IELTS
More than 6,000 institutions in 135 countries recognise the IELTS score. IELTS comes in two versions, IELTS Academic and the IELTS General Training. The listening and speaking tests are the same in the Academic and the General one. The reading and writing tests are different for the two.
Test details: Listening - 30 minutes; reading - 60 minutes; writing - 60 minutes; speaking - 11-14 minutes
