PTE

There are three different types of PTE exams that are accepted for immigration purposes.

1. The PTE Academic exam is accepted for immigration to the New Zealand and Australia.
2. PTE Core is accepted by the Canadian government for the citizenship and immigration purposes. 
3. PTE Academic UKVI, an exam identical to the PTE Academic test, is accepted the UK Home Office for all types of work visas and study visas to study below-degree level courses. 
4. PTE Home B1 exam is your key to settle in the UK as the test is accepted by the UK Home Office for Settlement (Indefinite Leave to Remain) and Citizenship applications. 

Yes, you can do TOEFL to IELTS or TOEFL to PTE score conversion. It helps you understand how your TOEFL score compares to other English tests.

Unlike the IELTS exam, the PTE exam is concluded in a single sitting within a day. While students get to attempt all the three parts of the PTE exam within a single sitting, the Speaking section of the IELTS exam needs to be attempted on a different day then the rest of its sections (or the main exam), and it can be taken within 1 week of the main exam. The overall duration of the PTE exam is also shorter than the IELTS exam, i.e. ~2 hours and 2 hours 45 minutes respectively.   

Universities, colleges and institutions abroad can access a student's PTE Score Reports by visting the Pearson Score Review Website (SRW), using the unique Score Report Code or your Registration ID that you shared with them.

Your unique Score Report Code is a 10-letter/digit combination, given at the top of your Score report, just below your name.   

The Pearson PLC Group has pioneered the AI scoring when it comes to international English tests. It uses sophisticated AI algorithms, based on the 100s and 1000s of real test responses. This makes the PTE test scoring accurate, and free of any bias and human errors (except for a few, where human scoring is done). 

You can take the PTE test for as many times as you want with only 1 condition, i.e. you can take the test only 12 times within a period of 12 months. This simply means that if you already took the PTE test 12 times in 7 months of time then, you will have to wait 5 months to take the test again. 

If you need to take the test for more thn 12 times in a 12 month window then, you may request for one as an exception. For that purpose, you will have to connect with the Pearson Customer Support team. 

Yes, you can retake the PTE test if you haven't received your desired scores. However, you can do so only after receiving scores from your last test. You may choose any next convenient date for your PTE exam, even within the same month. 

Pearson notifies you when your PTE test score is ready via email. Your scores typically get ready within 2 days of taking the test. 

You can access your Personalised PTE Score Report by logging into your My PTE account. Since your PTE Score Report is digital, it can be shared with as many universities as you want for free. Note that universities abroad won't accept your PTE Score Report in a paper or PDF form.  

The PTE score rechecking, which can only be requested via phone, is a payable service; which means that this service is not free. The PTE score rechecking costs  $160 USD; however, this amount is refunded if your overall or communicative skills score changes upon rechecking.   

Yes, the PTE score rechecking fee is refundable in certain cases. In cases when there is a change in your overall or communicative skills scores, the PTE scores rechecking fee will be refunded to you. Note that this does not mean a refund of your PTE exam fee.