TOEFL – Anjani Education

TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)

The TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) is a standardized academic English test primarily taken by students applying to universities in the United States. The TOEFL is also accepted as proof of English ability by some universities outside the United States. The TOEFL is actually a suite of tests, the most popular of which are the TOEFL iBT and the TOEFL Essentials exam. Other tests in the TOEFL suite are TOEFL ITP (Institutional Testing Program), TOEFL Junior, and TOEFL Primary. These other forms of the TOEFL are only available to students via their schools. The TOEFL PBT (Paper Based Test or Paper-delivered test) was phased out in April 2021.

The TOEFL is composed of four sections – reading, listening, speaking, and writing. The TOEFL iBT is a long and rigorous test (3 hours) designed to assess whether or not students are ready to study in an English-speaking university. Many students spend 3 to 6 months preparing for the TOEFL before taking the exam. The TOEFL Essentials exam was designed to be an easier, cheaper English test with a less academic focus.

Scoring

A TOEFL score on the iBT version of the test is on a scale of 0 to 120. Scores on the Essentials test are reported in half bands from 1 to 12. Both tests include the best score on each test section in the past 2 years in the official score report. A student may take the TOEFL as many times as he wants, but no more than once every 3 days.

Ownership

The TOEFL is a product of ETS, an American non-profit organization, which also makes the TOEIC, another standardized English test geared towards a corporate audience.

TOEFL Exam Eligibility

Candidates who have got scholarship and certificates for higher studies in abroad.
The conducting body of the TOEFL exam has not laid down any TOEFL eligibility criteria for students looking to take the IELTS exam.
Passed their 10+2 level of education from a recognized institution are the most eligible to apply for the TOEFL exam.
The full form of TOEFL is the Test of English as a Foreign Language and the TOEFL exam is an English language test that has been designed to assess the test takers' reading, listening, writing and speaking abilities in a university setting.