TOEFL
Test of English as a Foreign Language
▶️ Administered by:
ETS ( Educational Testing Service )
▶️ Website:
www.toefl.org or www.ets.org
▶️ Validity:
The score is generally valid for 2 years.
▶️ Reporting:
The score is sent to 4 universities by ETS free of cost at the time of exam. ETS charges additionally for scores sent to universities later for a fee of US $ 20 per report.
▶️ Registration:
Online Registration on www.ets.org
▶️ Fees:
$185
▶️ Address:
PROMETRIC TESTING PRIVATE LIMITED
2nd Floor, DLF Infinity Tower – A, Sector 25, Phase II, DLF City Gurgaon, HARYANA – 122 002.
Phone No. 0124-4147700
Fax: 0124-4147773 / 0124-4147774.
▶️ Forms:
Forms are available at USEFI (US Education Foundation in India) or they can be downloaded from the website.
▶️ Requirements For Web/Phone and Mail Registration or Requirements For Registration:
Name as in the Passport, Address, Credit Card Number, Name of the Cardholder, Expiry date of the card. (The card has to be an International Card).
▶️ Centres:
Ahmedabad, Allahabad, Anand, Bangalore, Belgaum, Bendoorwell, Bhimavaram, Bhopal, Calicut, Chandigarh, Chennai, Cochin, Coimbatore, Dehradun, Ernakulam, Gandhinagar, Greater Noida, Guntur, Gurgaon, Hyderabad, Indore, Jaipur, Karimnagar, Kolkata, Kottayam, Kurnool, Kurukshetra, Lucknow, Ludhiana, Madurai, Mangalore, Medak, Mumbai, Mysore, Nagpur, Nashik, New Delhi, Nizamabad, Noida, Panjim, Patna, Pondicherry, Pune, Ranchi, Secunderabad, Srinagar, Surat, Thane, Thissur, Tirunelvelli, Tirupathi, Trichy, Trivandrum, Udaipur, Vadodara, Vijayawada, Vishakhapatnam and Warangal.
▶️ Confirmation:
A registration number is given as terms of confirmation
▶️ Rescheduling or Cancelling a Test Appointment:
An intimation is to be given to the ETS 3 days prior to the examination date. The necessary rescheduling fee has to be paid.
An intimation is to be given to the ETS 3 days prior to the examination date. A cancellation fee is applicable.
Mode:
The TOEFL test is Internet Based Test (iBT) in India.
✅ Number of tests:
You can take the test as many times as you want, however there has to be a gap of 7 days. You may take the TOEFL iBT test only once in any seven-day period, even if you took the test and canceled your scores. If you test more than once in a seven-day period, your new scores will not be reported and your test fee will not be refunded.
Score:
Total score is out of 120 (Internet Based). If the test is taken more than once, all the scores and the dates are sent to the universities. Scores can be cancelled before coming out of the test.
| Section | Time Limit | Questions | Tasks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading* | 60–80 minutes | 36–56 questions | Read 3 or 4 passages from academic texts and answer questions. |
| Listening | 60–90 minutes | 34–51 questions | Listen to lectures, classroom discussions and conversations, then answer questions. |
| Break | 10 minutes | — | — |
| Speaking | 20 minutes | 6 tasks | Express an opinion on a familiar topic; speak based on reading and listening tasks. |
| Writing | 50 minutes | 2 tasks | Write essay responses based on reading and listening tasks; support an opinion in writing. |