TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) uses a multiple choice and essay format to measure student’s ability to understand North American English required to communicate in colleges and universities. It measures how well you read, listen, speak and write in English and can use these skills together in the university classroom.
Format of the Exam
Duration: | 60-100 minutes |
No of Questions: | 36-70 questions |
Score: | 0-30 score scale. Total Score 0-120 |
Question Type: | 3-5 passages from academic texts; approximately 700 words long; 12-14 questions per passage. |
Listening | |
Duration: | 60-90 minutes |
No of Questions: | 34-51 questions |
Score: | 0-30 score scale. Total Score 0-120 |
Question Type: | 4-6 lectures, some with classroom discussion; each 3-5 minutes long; 6 questions each. 2-3 conversations; each 3 minutes long; 5 questions each. |
Speaking | |
Duration: | 20 minutes |
No of Questions: | 6 tasks |
Score: | 0-4 points converted to 0-30 score scale. Total Score 0-120 |
Question Type: | 2 tasks to express an opinion on a familiar topic; 4 tasks to speak based on what is read and listened to. |
Writing | |
Duration: | 50 minutes |
No of Questions: | 2 tasks |
Score: | 0-5 points converted to 0-30 score scale. Total Score 0-120 |
Question Type: | 1 task to write based on what is read and listened to; 1 task to support an opinion on a topic. |
Eligibility Criteria
Min Qualification: | 10+2 |
Qualifying Subject(s): | Candidates from any discipline who wish to study in colleges and universities in the |
Important Exam Related Dates
Exam Date: | 21-June -2009 |
Result Date: | Printed score reports are mailed usually within 15 days after your test date. Result Url: http://www.ets.org/portal/site/ets/menuitem.1488512ecfd5b8849a77b13bc3921509/?vgnextoid=85deaf060be77110VgnVCM10000022f95190RCRD&vgnextchannel=a07faf060be77110VgnVCM10000022f95190RCRD |
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