TOEFL & GRE, YOUR TICKET FOR GOING ABROAD

TOEFL and GRE are the two most common exams that are given by the students who want to go and study abroad. Let us the basic features of these two exams:

TOEFL:

This test is basically Test of English as a Foreign Language. There are two main English Language tests all over the world that are TOEFL AND IELTS, so TOEFL is an important and standardized English based test. This exam mainly tests the English proficiency of students who want to enroll and pursue their education in American Universities. It basically evaluates the English of students whose first language is not English. This exam is accepted by many Institutes and professional universities that are English speaking.

The key features of TOEFL are:

• Duration: If the test is Internet based then it  takes around 3 hours 10 minutes to 4 hours 20 minutes.

• If the test is paper based then it takes around 2 hours 20 minutes to 2 hours 30 hours
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• Skills  tested: There are four main sections Reading, writing, Speaking and Listening

• Scoring: The scoring is done form 0-30(in 1 point’s increments) on each of the four sections. So if we observe a total of 0-120.

• Reading 31-67, Structure 31-69, Listening 31-68… So we can achieve a total of 310 to 677.
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• Writing Separate 0-6
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• All in one point increments 

• Test centers in the World: There are around 4500 test centers in 165 countries

• Number of attempts allowed: The internet based test can be taken only once in  any 12 day period

• Validity of the score: The score is valid only for two years and after th    at the exam has to be given again. 

 GRE :

• Test centers: There are about 700 test centers in more than 160 countries.

• Skills tested: It includes knowledge /skills , analytical writing, quantitative reasoning  and verbal reasoning

• Scoring:

• In quantitative Reasoning- 130-170(in 1 points increments)

• In Verbal Reasoning- 130-170(in 1 point increments)

• Analytical Writing- 0.00 to 6.0(in 0.5 point increments)

• This score is valid for a period of 5 years

• Duration: It takes around 3 hours and 45 minutes ( includes  a 1 minute break after each section and 10 minutes after the third section)

• Computer based test: It can be taken only 21 days form the day of exam every year. It is applicable even if a particular student has cancelled the score of the previous test

• Paper based Test: This is offered only in those areas were the computer based test is not available. It can be taken as and when is offered. 

Now that we have seen the features of both these tests one thing can be clearly understood that both these test GRE and TOEFL mainly are tests and exams of Language. They not only check your English language proficiency but they also check your understanding and in-depth knowledge of your language. They want to evaluate at what level you stand with respect to understanding of the language.

So to tackle the above issue coaching classes can be of great help and assistance. Joining  a good and reputed coaching class for these exams will help you understand the exam, structure, type of questions  and you can also get used to  the exam and the language used so you will be comfortable at the time of the real exam.

One important requisite of getting success in these exams is solving lots and lots of papers, mock tests to get accustomed to the exam pattern. Coaching centers can be of great help as they provide you with mock tests and they also evaluate and score according to the pattern of the actual exam.

One important thing to remember is that when a student wants to study abroad then only clearing GRE and TOEFL is not enough; there are also other documentation formalities that need to be fulfilled like letters of recommendations and SOP (Statement of purpose) for completion of the admission process in colleges and institutes. Coaching centers can also guide and assist in this as they are well aware of all the colleges and also all the procedures. They also provide good suggestions, guidance, consulting regarding colleges, processes, fees etc. Since they train so many students they have a great number of students who are studying abroad due to their academy so they have a great alumni network which can be helpful to all the aspiring students.

So overall coaching classes are quite necessary as they act like good guides and are great helping hands for students who dream of studying aboard. They can make this dream come true.

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