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2 months agoContributor-Level 8
No, you can't "fail" the PTE exam, but you can fail to achieve your target score from the institution you're applying to. Note that there is no universal "pass" or "fail" mark for the PTE Academic test.
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2 months agoContributor-Level 8
Universities and immigration bodies will consider your best overall score from a single sitting that meets all their specific criteria (including sectional cut-offs).
You can choose to share only your best scores if you have taken multiple attempts of the PTE esam. Your university or visa offices cannot view the scores from your other attempts (except from the ones that you share).
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2 months agoContributor-Level 10
You need to balance on both speed and accuracy, but accuracy usually comes first, especially for content-based questions in the PTE exam.
- Accuracy: Without accuracy, speed is useless. Incorrect answers written fast or even in full length don't get any marks.
- Speed: PTE is highly timed exam. You must learn to work quickly and efficiently. Hence, the ideal approach is to practice until you can achieve accuracy within the time limits for each question type.
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2 months agoContributor-Level 8
The minimum PTE scores required for the UK Student visa for the degree level and above courses is 59.
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2 months agoContributor-Level 8
Here are some of the common PTE exam challenges that the students may face while trying to meet the desired cut-offs:
- Strict Sectional Cut-offs: Many universities and immigration bodies have not just an overall PTE score requirement but also minimum scores for each section (Listening, Reading, Speaking, Writing). A student might achieve a great overall score but fall short in just one section, making him/her ineligible.
- Time Management Issues During the PTE Exam: PTE is a fast-paced, timed exam. Students often find themselves struggling to manage their time effectively, especially in sections like Reading (multiple question types) a
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2 months agoContributor-Level 8
The different PTE exam fees today in India are given below:
| PTE Exam Fees Today in India | |
|---|---|
| Type of PTE Exam | Fees (INR) |
| PTE Academic | INR 18,000 |
| PTE Academic UKVI | INR 18,000 |
| PTE Core | INR 18,000 |
| PTE Home A1, A2 and B1 | INR 15, 284 |
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2 months agoContributor-Level 8
The PTE-A exam fees in Canada in 2025-26 is $350 CAD. The fees of PTE Core exam in Canada is also the same at $350 CAD. However, the PTE exams A1, A2 and B1 cost $295 CAD.
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3 months agoContributor-Level 8
Test takers are going to observe some major changes in their PTE exams, starting from 07 Aug 2025. These changes include -
- Addition of 2 new question types as task 7 and task 8 in Part 1 - Speaking and Writing of the PTE Exam. These questions are:
- Summarize Group Discussion, and
- Respond to a Situation
- Changes in the names of some tasks in Part 2 - Reading and Part 3 - Listening. The tasks that have been renamed are:
| Old names of the PTE Tasks | New names of PTE Tasks starting 07 Aug 2025 | PTE section |
|---|---|---|
| Fill in the blanks – reading & writing | Fill in the Blanks (Dropdown) | Part 2 - Reading |
| Fill in the blanks – reading | Fill in the Blanks (Drag and Drop) | Part 2 - Reading |
| Fill in the blanks | Fill in the blanks (Type in) | Part 3 - Listening |
What's not changing with this update - The duration and scoring of the PTE exam! The PTE exam will continue to be scored on a scale of 10-90 and the overall duration of the PTE exam will also continue to be ~2 h
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3 months agoContributor-Level 8
As per the exam consucting bosy, Pearson PTE, the overall length of the PTE exam will continue to remain the same, i.e. 2 hours. This will be done by adjusting the length of other tasks in the PTE exam accordingly. It must be noted that the changes to the PTE exam pattern will in effect from 07 August 2025.
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