TOEFL Test By Internet

I want to know that Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) is Internet-based or paper-based standardized test, plz let me know as I also want to appear in this exam ??

[Arvind Kumar]

As you asking I am telling Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) conducted both mode Internet-based and paper-based standardized test, TOEFL is a trademark of the Educational Testing Service (ETS), a private non-profit organization, which designs and administers the tests.

Exam info :

Type Internet-based or paper-based standardized test.

Developer / administrator Educational Testing Service

Knowledge / skills tested Reading, listening, speaking and writing of the English language.

Purpose To assess the English language proficiency of non-native English speakers.

Year started 1964; 54 years ago

Duration Internet-based test (iBT): 3 hours 10 minutes to 4 hours 20 minutes (excluding
10-minute break in-between).

Paper-based test (PBT): 2 hours 20 minutes to 2 hours 30 minutes.

Score / grade range iBT:

0 to 30 (in 1 point increments) on each of the 4 sections. So total of 0 to 120.

PBT:

Listening: 31 to 68, Structure: 31 to 69, Reading: 31 to 67. Total of 310 to 677. Writing
(separate): 0 to 6. (All in 1 point increments.)

Score / grade validity 2 years

Offered iBT: More than 50 times a year.

Restrictions on attempts iBT: Can be taken only once in any 12-day period.

Countries / regions 4,500 test centers in 165 countries.

Languages English

Annual number of test takers ?

Prerequisites / eligibility criteria No official prerequisite. Intended for non-native English
speakers.

Fee iBT: US$ 160 to US$ 250, depending on the country.

PBT: US$ 180.

Scores / grades used by More than 10,000 colleges, agencies and other institutions in over
130 countries.