TOEFL - 2025
Test Format :
Listening, Reading, Writing, Speaking
Duration :
2 Hours (Approximately)
Mode :
Computer Delivered
Last updated - 19 October '24
TOEFL Overview
TOEFL – Test of English as a Foreign Language is a standardized English proficiency test that assesses English Language skills in the areas of Listening, Reading, Writing and Speaking. Candidates desirous of pursuing further studies at undergraduate or graduate levels are required to take TOEFL to demonstrate their English proficiency. This test is offered 30-40 times a year, and is accepted by all Institutions in the USA as well as by some Institutions in UK and Canada.
Types Of TOEFL Exam
TOEFL Internet-Based Test (or TOEFL iBT)
- Can be taken at a TOEFL center or at home.
- The test is offered more than 170 times a year.
- The at-home version of the test is available 24 hours a day, 4 days a week.
- It is accepted worldwide by 11,500+ universities in 160+ countries.
TOEFL Essentials
- It takes about 90 minutes to complete the test.
- The reading and listening passages on the Essentials Test are shorter and revolve around English in daily life.
- The test is accepted in over 500 institutions worldwide.
TOEFL Pattern
Internet-Based Test (iBT)
TOEFL consist of four components
Sections
Estimated Timing
Questions/Tasks
Standard error of measurement
Reading
35 minutes
20 questions
Read passages and respond to questions
Listening
36 minutes
28 questions
Answer questions about brief lectures or classroom discussions
Speaking
16 minutes
4 Tasks
Talk about a familiar topic and discuss what you have read and heard
Writing
29 minutes
2 Tasks
Read a passage, listen to recording , type your response. State and support an opinion in an online classroom discussion
TOEFL Syllabus
Sections
Format
Total Questions/Tasks
Time
Reading
2 passages, 10 questions each
20
35 minutes
Listening
3 lectures(3-5 minutes each)
2 conversations (about 3 minutes each)
18
10
36 minutes
Speaking
1 independent task (prep time: 15-30 sec; response time: 45-60 sec)
3 integrated tasks – Read/Listen/Speak (prep time: 15-30 sec; response time: 45-60 sec)
1
3
16 minutes
Writing
1 integrated task – Read(3 min), Listen(2 min), Write(15 min)
1 Writing for an Academic Discussion Task
1
1
16 minutes
TOEFL Scoring
- Each of the four sections of the test is scored on a scale of 0 to 30 points.
- You will also get an overall score of 0-120 based on the individual scores.
- For every right answer, you score a point and there is no negative marking for wrong answers.
- Your TOEFL score is valid for two years from the date of publication of the result.
- You are allowed to send your score up to 4 universities free of charge.
TOEFL Syllabus
TOEFL Internet-Based Test (or TOEFL iBT) test dates in India are accessible multiple times a month (depending on the location of test centre)
Below are the upcoming test dates :
Month
Date
November 2024
2,3,4, 8,9,10,11,12,13,16, 17,18,19,20,23, 24,25,26,27
December 2024
1,2,3,4,7,8,9,10,13,14,16,17,18,20,21,23,24,28,30,31
January 2025
3,4,8,11,18,22,24,25
TOEFL iBT Home Edition exam dates are offered up to 5 days a week (except Thursday and Friday) for the entire day.
TOEFL Training
Salient Features of TOEFL training @Global Edu Mentors
- 30 hours of intensive and comprehensive training as part of the TOEFL test preparation.
- Faculty trained by ETS.
- Maximum 10-15 students per batch, making the sessions personalized.
- Equal focus on all facets of the test (Listening, Reading, Writing and Speaking).
- Guiding with approach towards different question types and providing sufficient practice tests.
- The TOEFL exam coaching is conducted by qualified, experienced and trained faculties.
- 5 full-length mock tests.
- We give TOEFL princeton as courseware.
- Facility of shifting to any branch throughout India.
- We conduct both online and offline sessions.
Timing
- Weekdays: Tuesday to Friday, 2 hours per day
- Weekends: Saturday and Sunday, 4 hours per day
- Fast track mode: Tuesday to Sunday, 4 hours per day
Miscellaneous Details
- Score Validity : 2 years
- Registration Mode : Edwise Centre / Online
- Mode of payment : Debit Card / Credit card / UPI
- Test Administration Frequency : multiple times a month
- Test Repetition Policy : Next available date
- Score Reporting time : approximately 4-8 calender days
