Test Details - TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)

Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) is available in different formats depending on location.

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TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) is available in three different formats.

 Internet Based Testing (iBT)

1.TOEFL Internet-based Test (TOEFL iBT) assess all four basic language skills required for effective communication:

(a) Speaking, (b) Listening, (c) Reading, and (d) Writing.

TOEFL test facilitates students to demonstrate that they have the required English skills considered necessary for success.   

(a) Listening measures

the ability to understand English as it is spoken in North America.

(b) Speaking measures the ability of a candidate to speak language as it is spoken paricularly in North America.

(c) Reading measures the ability to understand short passages similar in topic and style to the academic texts used in North American colleges and universities.

(d) Writing measures the ability to write in English on an assigned topic.

iBT Pattern

TOEFL iBT (TOEFL Internet Based Testing) follows the following pattern as set by ETS (Educational Testing Services).

Reading	30
Listening	30
Speaking	30
Writing	30
Total Score	120

A candidate receives four sections score and a total score for TOEFL iBT. In addition, to numeric score based on the above sections a candidate also receive an examinee score card.

Examinee score card includes performance feedback that indicates the performance level and an explanation of the kind of tasks that a test taker can perform.

Candidates are required to answer at least one question in Reading section, one question in Listening section, write at least one essay and complete at least one speaking task to receive an official score report.

TOEFL iBT (TOEFL internet Based Testing) is offered worldwide at ETS (Educational Testing Services) certified test centers. To know the iBT test centers in your locality.Click here

Ahmedabad	Coimbatore	Nagpur
Allahabad	Hyderabad	New Delhi
Kolkatta	Indore	Trivandrum
Bangalore	Ludhiana	Vijaywada
Chennai	Mumbai	Vishakapatnam

Computer Based Testing (CBT)

TOEFL CBT (TOEFL Computer Based Testing) has four sections:

(a) Listening, (b) Structure, (c) Reading and (d) Writing

(a) Listening measures

 the ability to understand English as it is spoken in North America.

(b) Structure measures the ability to recognize the language that is appropriate for standard written English.

(c) Reading measures the ability to understand short passages similar in topic and style to academic texts used in North American colleges and universities.

(d) Writing measures the ability to write in English on an assigned topic.

CBT Pattern

Section	Time Limit	No. of Questions
Tutorials	30 minutes	--
Listening	40-60 minutes	30-50
Structure	15-20 minutes	20-25
Break	5 minutes	--
Reading	70-90 minutes	44-55
Writing	30 minutes	1 topic

CBT Test Centres

In India TOEFL CBT (TOEFL Computer Based Testing) is offered at the following test centers certified by ETS (Educational Testing Services).

Ahmedabad	Chennai	Trivandrum
Kolkata	Mumbai	Hyderabad
Allahabad	New Delhi	Bangalore

Limitations on CBT

A candidate may take the TOEFL CBT (Test of English as a Foreign Language Computer Based Test) only once per calendar month. If a candidate takes the test more than once in a calendar month, the new score will not be reported and the test fee will not be refunded.

PBT ( Paper Based Test) Pattern

Section	Time Limit	No. of Question
Listening Comprehension	30-40 minutes	45-75
Structure and Written Expression	25 minutes	40
Reading Comprehension	55 minutes	50
Test of Written English (TWE)	30 minutes	1 Topic

PBT Test Centers
There are no paper based test centers in India.