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Applying to foreign universities and confused about PTE? The Pearson Test of English is just like IELTS or TOEFL. Read about it in detail here.
Are you thinking about applying to abroad universities? Or thinking of immigrating to a different country? A jump from a non-English country to an English speaking country is fraught with multiple steps and exams. One of them is clearing the English language proficiency test.
As a student, you have a choice between taking the IELTS, TOEFL, or PTE. All three exams will evaluate your understanding of the language. But what exactly is PTE? Let’s find out -
Pearson Test of English is the first entirely computer-based test of English language for abroad education and immigration. The test will assess four skills - Reading, Writing, Listening and Speaking. The test duration is 3 hours and provides the score based on the Global Scale of English (GSE).
You can book a test conveniently 24 hours in advance all around the year.
PTE is accepted worldwide by universities like Harvard, Yale, INSEAD. Students can check the full list of institutions accepting PTE on the website. They can browse the same by country/region.
Like TOEFL and IELTS, PTE is also accepted by the UK, Australian, and New Zealand governments for visa purposes. Students applying for a Canadian Student Visa through the non-SDS route can also take the PTE for visa purposes.
The PTE is conducted at assigned test centers in India. You can schedule a test in 24 hours advance 365 days a year. After registering for the test, students can select the nearest test center. The PTE is provided in the following cities - Ahmedabad, Amritsar, Bangalore, Chandigarh, Chennai, Cochin, Coimbatore, Dehradun, Gurugram, Hyderabad, Jalandhar, Kolkata, Ludhiana, Mumbai, Nagpur, New Delhi, Noida, Patiala, Pune, Rajkot, Surat, Vadodara, and Vijayawada.
The cost of the test is around Rs. 11,000. This is an approximate cost. The final cost will depend on the center selected.
There are two types of PTE offered to test-takers - PTE Academic and PTE Home.
The conducting body of the test has not laid down any specific criteria for taking the test. However, in order to take the test, a student must be 16 years of age. Students below the age of 18 should get a parental consent form.
There are three main sections in the PTE - Reading, Listening, Writing, and Speaking (together). It is a three-hour session with an optional 10-minute break between the Reading and listening parts. The academic test will evaluate your language skills in a real-life setting with a range of questions. There are twenty different types of questions in the test, ranging from multiple choice answers to essay writing.
PTE Academic section | Description |
---|---|
Speaking and Writing |
77 - 93 minutes
|
Reading |
32 - 40 minutes
|
Listening |
45 - 57 minutes
|
*PTE Academic test is an integrated skill test. Each section of the test will assess multiple skills at a time.
The test is scored against a Global Scale of English. The score can be related to any other English language test such as the IELTS and the TOEFL. Refer to the table below for an overview of the scoring scale -
IELTS |
4.5 |
5.0 |
5.5 |
6.0 |
6.5 |
7.0 |
7.5 |
8.0 |
8.5 |
9.0 |
TOEFL iBT |
40-44 |
54-56 |
65-66 |
74-75 |
79-80 |
87-88 |
94 |
99-100 |
105 |
113 |
120 |
The score report will include your overall score, communicative skill scores, and enabling skill scores. The score range for each skill is 10-90 points.
The scoring is done based on the correctness, formal aspects, and quality of the answer. For every correct answer, you will receive 1 point. You may also receive partial credit for a partially correct answer.
Your test scores will be available within 5 days of taking the test. The scores are only accessible online through your PTE account. You will be notified of the same through an email. Furthermore, you can send your scores to as many institutes as you would like and to the UK, Australia, or New Zealand visa offices for visa purposes.
The conducting body of the test has provided free resource material to prepare for the test. You can refer to official practice test papers, online courses with video guidance provided free of cost, and make use of the PTE Academic official practice app. You can also download offline practice test sets, as well as refer to The Official Guide to PTE Academic.
You can expect the following on your test day -
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The conducting body of the PTE Academic test has not yet initiated home testing. Therefore, due to the coronavirus pandemic, the testing centers were closed and the test was not being conducted. With gradual ease in restrictions, some test centers have begun usual work. Before you register for the test, you can check the availability of test centers and time slots.
You can cancel or reschedule your exam any time you want through your PTE account. It is advised to cancel or reschedule the exam as soon as possible to reduce the cancellation charges.
You can cancel or reschedule your exam for free if there are at least 14 days remaining before your exam date. You will be charged 50% of the registration fee if you wish to cancel or reschedule with 13 to 8 days remaining before the exam. Your entire registration fee will be charged if you wish to cancel or reschedule the test with 7 days remaining before the test.
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