TOEFL Exam
Test of English as Foreign Language, TOEFL is the most popular English proficiency exam accepted at North American Universities. It tests the international students’ usage and understanding of North American English as it is spoken, written and heard in colleges and universities there. The TOEFL (TOEFL training in Chandigarh) test is developed and administered by Educational Testing Service (ETS), which sets the standards, the questions, conducts the test and sends each examinee the score report.
Often, students are confused if they need to prepare only for TOEFL or other exams are also required for admission to the US and Canadian universities. How many exams you need to prepare completely depends on the type of course you are applying for. For all undergraduate courses in the US and some in Canada, you need to prepare for SAT. For MBA courses GMAT scores are a requirement. Similarly, for MS courses GRE scores are relevant. Along with all these exams, you have to take either IELTS or TOEFL.
Sometimes, International students don’t know how to choose between IELTS or TOEFL, as universities abroad ask for either exam scores. Since TOEFL syllabus is designed to test your understanding of North-American English, it should be your first choice if you are applying for universities in US and Canada. For rest of the countries, especially the UK and Australia, IELTS is usually the more preferred language exam, but TOEFL is also accepted.
TOEFL test is conducted round the year and has more than 50 test dates per year. One can retake the test as many times as one wishes, but to take a re-test you have to wait for a 12-day period after attempting the first test.
TOEFL exam, just like IELTS has four sections namely Reading, Listening, Speaking and Writing - along with the total score. It goes without saying that the more you practice TOEFL sample papers, TOEFL training in Chandigarh, the better your score will be.
The total score is sum of the scores of all four skill areas. Score is posted online 10 days after the test date. ETS sends up to four official score reports directly to the Institutions the student selects.
