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International English
Language testing system
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Test of English as a
Foreign Language
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Graduate Management
Aptitude Test
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Agency
conducting
the exam
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British Council,
IDP:Australia, Cambridge
ESOL
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Educational Testing
Service
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Graduate Management
Aptitude council
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Apply to foreign
universities for higher
studies in Australian,
British, Canadian, Irish,
New Zealand and South
African academic
institutions
Immigration to
Australia,UK & Canada
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Admission requirement
for non-native English
speakers at many
English-speaking
colleges and
universities
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MBA admission to major
colleges around the
world
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4
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Paper based test
Computer adaptive test
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Internet based test
paper based test
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Paper based test
Computer adaptive test
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All can attend after
Matriculation
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6
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2hours 40 minutes for
reading,writing and
Listening test
11-14 minutes for speaking
test
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4 hours
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4 hours
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7
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$150,varies by county
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$ 170 ,varies by country
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$ 250
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9
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Measures the ability to
use English in a English
speaking country
Two types of IELTS exam
based on purpose
Academic & General
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The 4-hour test
consists of four
sections, each
measuring one of the
basic language skills
(while some tasks
require integrating
multiple skills) and all
tasks focus on
language used in an
academic,
higher-education
environment.
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Measures verbal,
mathematical and
analytical writing skills
with selection of
questions based on
running score of the
candidate during exam
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10
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Listening: 40 Questions
and 40 minutes, 30
minutes for which a
recording is played
centrally and additional 10
minutes for transferring
answers onto the OMR
answer sheet.
Reading: 40 Questions and
60 minutes.
Writing: 2 essays and 60
minutes.
Speaking : One to one
interview for 11-14 minutes
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Reading : 3–5 passages,
each containing 12–14
questions and 60-100
minutes
Listening : 4–6
passages, each
containing 5–6
questions and 60–90
minutes
Speaking : 6 tasks and
6 questions and 20
minutes
Writing : 2 tasks and 2
questions and 50
minutes
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Verbal section:
41 multiple choices &
75 minutes
Quantitative section:
37 multiple choice & 75
minutes
Analytical writing
assessment:
2 essays & 30 minutes
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11
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No negative marking
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No negative marking
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No negative marking
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12
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Difficulty of
Exam to score
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13
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Score based on a IELTS
band score of 1 to 9
Highest score score - 9
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Internet based
-Highest score: 150
Paper based- Highest
score -700
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Highest score - 800
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14
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Minimum
average score
accepted by
institutions
for securing
an admission
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6.5-7
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550-650
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650-710
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