Test Of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) is a test which evaluates an individual’s proficiency in English Language which includes all the four aspects: Reading, Writing, Speaking and Listening. TOEFL is a worldwide recognized test used by majority of the universities and institutes throughout the world where English is the primarily teaching language. For most of these universities an appropriate score in TOEFL is compulsory as one of the requirement for admission.
The exam is designed to provide a green light for the final admission in most of the foreign Universities. This elite foreign based exams enables the candidates to attain the final admission as most of the Universities in foreign except the TOEFEL certificate, specifically those in which the primary language in which the teaching is conducted in English. The exam therefore is conducted on a worldwide basis and enables candidates to undertake admission in his her favorite foreign based Universities. The score for the exam can be extensively used for a window of two years as the score is valid within that duration. Most of the candidates from India undertake this exam and usually comes out with flying color to undertake admission in these Universities.
A large number of students in India who want to pursue higher studies in English universities and institutes in foreign countries like USA, UK, Canada, Australia etc take TOEFL. TOEFL is managed by Educational Testing Service (ETS) which also conducts GRE and other such examinations. The test is offered as either Internet Based Test (IBT) or Paper Based Test(PBT) though in India only Internet Based Test is conducted. Scores for TOEFL are valid for two years.
Eligibility Criteria:
There is no restriction either in terms of age/qualifications for taking TOEFL. TOEFL is in fact in itself an eligibility criteria for taking admission in various foreign universities. Scores of TOEFL are valid for two years.
Registering for TOEFL:
A candidate can register for TOEFL in 4 ways:
Online: To register online for TOEFL candidates can access the link: Online Registeration.
By Phone: Candidates can register by phone through the phone number 0124 4147700.
By Mail: Candidates can also register by mail by sending the registeration form downloaded from :Registration Form (PDF)
to the address:
Prometric Testing Private Limited
2nd Floor, DLF Infinity Tower - A
Sector 25, Phase ll
DLF City, Gurgaon
Haryana 122002
India
Tel: 91-124-4147700
Fax: 91-124-4147773
In person: Candidates can directly register at the TOEFL resource centers which are listed in the following link: TOEFL resource centers. The candidates can avail the following link to earn a detailed knowledge about the facts as well as where about of the centers.
Cost of appearing in TOEFL is $165(~Rs. 8100).
Candidates have to choose a test date from the list of available test dates after registering for TOEFL. TOEFL is conducted throughout the year. The candidates have the especial privilege of choosing both the date as well as center, and thus can be termed as a unique feature of the exam itself. The exam is itself one of the eligibility criterions to pertain admission in most of the foreign based universities.
Some of the top level Universities considering TOEFL:-
• University of New South Wales, Sydney
• Victoria University, Melbourne
• Oxford Brookes University, Oxford
• Abu Dhabi University, Abu Dhabi
• Jacksonville State University, Jacksonville
• Columbia Southern University, Orange Beach
and there are many other universities considering TOEFL as a part of the admission procedure.
TOEFL examination pattern:
TOEFL consists of 4 sections:
Reading(60-100 minutes, 36-70 questions)
Listening(60-90 minutes, 34-51 questions)
Speaking(20 minutes, 6 tasks)
Writing(50 minutes, 2 tasks).
All these sections are of scale 0-30 and the total test scale is 0-120.
source-http://entrance-exam.net
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