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Five-minute guide: TOEFL, IELTS, PTE, GMAT, GRE, SAT

Car eers360 br ings to you a list of 10 entrance exams which can fulfill your dr eam of studying abr oad.

TOEFL (Test of English as a For eign Language)

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Score accepted by7,500 institutions &agencies in over 130countries; nearly 1million individualsappear annually at4,500 test centres in165 countries; 30-40test dates; 73 test

centres in India,usually held onSaturdays & Sundays.

For more info

visit:www.ets.org/toefl

Two formats:TOEFL iBT(Internet-basedtest) and TOEFLPBT (paper-basedtest)

iBT test has four sections, all given inone day and takesabout 4 ½ hours; youcan retake the test asmany times as youwish

ETS (a privatenon-profitorganization alsoadministeringTOEIC® tests,GRE® Generaland Subject Testsand PraxisSeries

assessments

iBT fee in Indiaranges fromUS$160 toUS$250 whichincludes examineescore report and upto 4 official scorereports

Test Support Test Scores Validity Remarks

ETS offers a variety of free preparationmaterials to help you

get ready for theTOEFL test

No pass/fail testscore. Scorerequirements set

by each educationinstitution; for iBT: total score is between 0±120.Scores postedonline within 2-weeks of the testdate

ETS reports scoresfor two years after thetest date; one can

request a rescore upto 3-months after your test date.

Most most widely available test; mostcommonly used test among Americaninstitutions; uses

American English for academicenvironment simulation

IELTS (Inter national English Language Testing System)

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Format About Test

Conducting

Authority Cost of Test

Score accepted by6000+ institutionsin over 135countries; over 1.4million candidatesappear every year at more than 500

Two versions: TheAcademic moduleand The GeneralTraining module

Four parts that takes 2hours 45 minutes.Listening, Reading &Writing tests are donein one sitting whileSpeaking test may beon the same day or in

IELTS is jointlymanaged by BritishCouncil, IDP:IELTS Australiaand the Universityof CambridgeESOL

Academic andGeneral Trainingtests cost the same:around Rs. 7600 inIndia. It willincrease to Rs8000 from October



test centres;available on 48fixed dates a year± up to 4 times amonth; 39 testcentres in India,held usually onSaturdays &Thursdays.

For more info

visit:www.ielts.org

7 days. No limit onsitting in the tests.Usually paper-based but more centres havestarted the computer- based test (CB IELTS)

Examinations(Cambridge ESOL)

1,2011


The OfficialIELTSPractice Materialsexplain the testformat in detail andgives you practicetests and answers

There is no pass or fail. IELTS uses a9-point scoringsystem-the OverallBand Score (OBS)where total scorevaries between 0-9.Candidatesreceive their TestReport Form in13 days after thetest date

Scores are valid for two years. One canapply for an enquiryon results procedurewithin 6 weeks of thetest date. You pay anenquiry fee, which isfully refunded if your band score changes

More common in countries with strongconnections to the UK: Australia &Canada, has lately moved into the US;uses British English for academicenvironment simulation

Pearson Test of English

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Cost of Test

Recognised by 1780 programs in 719institutions but largely inUK (323 institutions),USA (232) & Australia.Has 155 Test centres in 44countries, 15 in India;exam can be scheduled.

For more

info:www.pearsonpte.com/

Two formats: PTEAcademic andPTE General

Computer-based testheld in a single 3-hour session. Has 4- parts, Introductionis not timed but Part1 is on Speaking &Writing (77±93minutes); Part-2 onReading (32-41min); Part 3 onListening (45-57min) with anoptional schedule break of 10 minutes

PTE is part of Pearson andendorsed byGraduateManagementAdmissionCouncil

PTE Academiccosts Rs. 8000 inIndia; one cansend free scorereports tounlimited number of institutions.


PTE Academic TestTutorial is a free resourcethat gives an overview of

Overall ScoreRange is 10-90 points. One also

PTE Academicscores are valid for two years. You may

Can be scheduled on short notice, promises scores within 5 days; scoressent to unlimited institutions; uses so



test. PTE AcademicPractice Tests enable youto practice all skills

knows scores inCommunicative(Listening,Reading,Speaking, Writing)& Enabling Skills(Grammar, OralFluency,Vocabulary etc).Results within 5 business days,scores are notified by email to the testtaker and availableonline

request a rescorewithin 14 days.Only spokenresponses and open-ended writtenresponses arerescored

called 'international English' for academic environment simulation;claims a superior security protocol

GMAT (Graduate Management Admission Test)

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Available in almost 100countries, it is the mostwidely used assessmentfor graduate managementadmissions, by over 1900graduate business schoolsaround the world.

For more inforemation

please

visit: www.mba.com/

Computer-based test. GMAT consists of four separately timed sectionsnamely Analytical WritingAssessment, Quantitativesection and the Verbalsection. Quantatitive &Verbal sections are in theComputer-Adaptive Format.Total time limit is 3½hours.

For more

info: www.mba.com/

The GraduateManagement AdmissionCouncil (GMAC) is anorganization comprisingleading graduate business schools aroundthe world and is theowner and administrator of the GMAT® exam.

Cost of Test Test Support Test Scores Validity

Fee for GMAT exam isUS$250 globally and upto five (5) GMATPrograms to receive your Official Score Report.

GMATPrep test- preparation software isavailable to help you prepare for theComputer-AdaptiveGMAT® exam.

For each of your scores onthe GMAT test (Verbal,Quantitative, Total, andAnalytical WritingAssessment) you willreceive a percentile rank.Total GMAT scores rangefrom 200 to 800. Two-thirdsof test takers score between400 and 600.

GMAT score is valid for five years. Requests for GMAT rescoring must be made within sixmonths of your test date.

GRE (Graduate Recor d Exam)

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Authority

More than 600,000 prospectivegraduate school applicants fromapproximately 130 countriestake the GRE General Test. For information about institutions please visit:www.ets.org/gre

Computer-based test.It is offered at paper- based test centres inareas where computer- based testing is notavailable.

The computer-based GREGeneral Test was revisedin August 2011.All the three sections of Analytical Writing,Verbal Reasoning and

Quantitative Reasoningsections will be revised.Use of calculators would be allowed. Grading scalewould be from 130 to170. Total testing time isthree hours, not includingthe research section.

ETS (a private non- profit organizationalso administeringTOEIC® tests, GRE®General and SubjectTests and Praxis

Series assessments


For the revisedGRE General

Test forma, the fees in India is$190 which includes EvaluationReport and up to 4 official scorereports

ETS offers a variety

of free preparationmaterials to help youget ready for the GREtest LikePOWERPREP,General Test PracticeBook (PDF) & MathReview (PDF).

Three scores are reported

on the GRE General Test:a Verbal Reasoning scorereported on a 200 ± 800score scale, in 10-pointincrements, a QuantitativeReasoning score reportedon a 200 ± 800 scorescale, in 10-pointincrements, an AnalyticalWriting score reported ona 0 ± 6 score scale, in

half-point increments

GRE scores are validfor 5 years. One canrequest a rescore up to3 months after your test date.

SAT (Scholastic Aptitude Test)

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Authority

Each year, SAT conducted bythe College Board serves sevenmillion students, 23,000 highschools, and 3,800 colleges.

For more

info:www.sat.collegeboard.com/

Computer-based test. The SAT tests theskills you¶relearning in school:reading, writing

and Math. Reading200-800 points (70Minutes), Math200-800 points (70Minutes), Writing200-800 points (60Minutes). Totaltest time: 3 hoursand 45 minutes.

The CollegeBoard founded in1900, iscomposed of

more than 5,700schools, colleges,universities andother educationalorganizations.




The SAT Reasoning Test costs$47, whereas the SAT SubjectTests cost $21 as a base pricewith additional cost dependingon which type of test one takes.

College Board offers free questionof the day, sample practicequestions & free practice tests.Visit:http://sat.collegeboard.com/practice

Each section of your SAT (CriticalReading,Mathematics andWriting) will bescored on a 200 -to 800 point scale,for a possible totalof 2400. You¶llalso get two³subscores´ on thewriting section: amultiple-choicescore from 20 to80, and an essayscore from 2 to 12.

SAT scores arevalid for 5 years.One can requesta Question-and-Answer Serviceup to five monthsafter your testdate.

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