TOEFL

The Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) is a standardized English Language Test which is used to provide admission in English Speaking Universities. It is used to measure the English language ability of non-native speakers who wish to enroll in English Speaking Universities and colleges. TOEFL is one of the major English-language tests in the world. The TOEFL Scores are accepted by many English-Speaking Academic and Professional institutions. The TOEFL is designed and administered by the Educational Testing Service (ETS), a private non-profit organization. Since its administration, this test has been taken by more than 23 million students.

A TOEFL Score is generally valid for two years from the date of the test and will no longer be valid since the candidate’s language proficiency could have changed during this time. The College Board and ETS have jointly take the responsibility of the conduction of TOEFL Test in the year 1965. Whereas in 1973, The College Board, ETS, and the Graduate Record Examinations board of advisers had made a cooperative arrangement to oversee and run the program. All the Students who wish to study in English Speaking Countries should take the TOEFL Exam except some of the Commonwealth nations (Nations part of Anglosphere like Mozambique or Namibia, Hongkong). However, the commonwealth nations outside the Anglosphere, such as India, Pakistan, Bangladesh etc, have to take the TOEFL Exam, even though they may have English as the official language.

The TOEFL is conducted as both internet based and paper based test. Depends on the Convenience students can take any of these tests. Though the Internet-based test is widely used all over the world still there are some selected areas using Paper based testing. And you don’t have any limit on the test attempts. You can take the test any number of times, but you cannot take it more than once in a 12-day period. The TOEFL Examiners Committee is composed of 12 specialists in linguistics, language testing, teaching or research. This committee focuses on current trends and methodologies to ensure the test is a valid measure of English language proficiency.