Test of English as a Foreign Language.
Administered by
ETS ( Educational Testing Service )
Website
Validity
The score is 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
Address
2nd Main, Opp. Maruti Temple, Sadashiv Nagar, Belgaum
Forms
Forms are available at USEFI (US Education Foundation in India) or they can be downloaded from the website.
Requirements for Phone / Fax 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 no. is given as terms of confirmation.
Rescheduling
An intimation is to be given to the ETS 3 days prior to the examination date. The necessary rescheduling fee has to be paid.
Cancellation
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 an 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.
Scores
The 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 canceled before coming out of the test.
TOEFL iBT Test Sections
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 |