PTE

The golden rule for PTE exam pacing is the Minutes vs. Questions check.

So, always keep your eye on the top-right corner of the screen. The number of remaining minutes should always be equal to or higher than the number of remaining questions.

If you see 9 questions left but only 6 minutes on the clock, you are in the danger zone and must aggressively speed through the next few items to safeguard your Write from Dictation points.

Yes, there is negative marking in the PTE Academic exam, but it only applies to three specific question types. 

According to the official Pearson PTE Test Taker Score Guide and official Pearson PTE Test Tips, these items utilise a "Partial Credit" scoring system where points are deducted for incorrect options. 

However, the minimum score for any single question is zero. This means a poor performance on a specific question will not drag your total section score down below zero or pull points away from other questions you answered correctly.

Yes. The PTE exam is conducted on all 7 days of the week. Except on December 25th, Pearson conducts the PTE exam on all other days of the year.  

Yes. The PTE exam is conducted on all 7 days of the week. Except on December 25th, Pearson conducts the PTE exam on all other days of the year.  

No. The earlier version of the PTE exam that was meant to be taken from home is no longer accepted by universities abroad. Following this. Pearson has discontinued its PTE Academic Online exam - irrespective of the geographical location of the test takers.

The growing concerns over online proctoring integrity, cheating vulnerabilities and subsequent withdrawal of scores by major universities led to the phasing out of the remote version of the PTE Academic exam.

No. The earlier version of the PTE exam that was meant to be taken from home is no longer accepted by universities abroad. Following this. Pearson has discontinued its PTE Academic Online exam - irrespective of the geographical location of the test takers.

The growing concerns over online proctoring integrity, cheating vulnerabilities and subsequent withdrawal of scores by major universities led to the phasing out of the remote version of the PTE Academic exam.

No. Having an Indian accent does not inherently impact your PTE automated pronunciation score.

According to official guidance from Pearson PTE, the automated scoring engine does not discriminate against or penalise regional accents. During its development, the system was deliberately trained using speech samples from test-takers across more than 126 countries speaking over 90 different languages - ensuring it recognises global accents, including Indian English, with equal accuracy

No. Having an Indian accent does not inherently impact your PTE automated pronunciation score.

According to official guidance from Pearson PTE, the automated scoring engine does not discriminate against or penalise regional accents. During its development, the system was deliberately trained using speech samples from test-takers across more than 126 countries speaking over 90 different languages - ensuring it recognises global accents, including Indian English, with equal accuracy

According to the official Pearson PTE Academic Test Format & Score Guide, yes, negative marking is explicitly enforced for the Multiple Choice, Choose Multiple Answers question type.