IELTS/TOEFL/PTE COMPARISON
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Test Section |
IELTS |
TOEFL |
PTE |
|
Reading |
✔️ |
✔️ |
✔️ |
|
Writing |
✔️ |
✔️ |
✔️ |
|
Listening |
✔️ |
✔️ |
✔️ |
|
Speaking |
✔️ |
✔️ |
✔️ |
|
Test Format |
Paper-based or Computer-based |
Computer-based |
Computer-based |
|
Test Duration |
Approximately 2 hours 45 minutes |
Approximately 2 hours |
Approximately 2 hours |
|
Test Evaluation |
Artificial Intelligence and Human evaluation |
Artificial Intelligence and Human evaluation |
Artificial Intelligence |
|
Scoring Scale |
0-9 |
0-120 |
10-90 |
|
Test Frequency |
365 days |
More than 50 dates per year |
More than 60 dates per year |
|
Accepted by |
Australia, the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, France, New Zealand, and Ireland |
Universities and institutions Most of the global countries, especially in the United States |
Australia, Canada, the UK, Ireland, and New Zealand |
|
Test Fees (2024) |
INR 17,000 |
INR 16,900 |
INR 17,000 |
|
Results |
In a 2 weeks |
In one week |
In 2 days |
Availability:
- PTE: Available all year round, every day.
- TOEFL: Offered more than 60 times a year.
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IELTS: Limited availability compared to the other two.
Registration:
- PTE: Can be registered up to 24 hours before.
- TOEFL: Can be registered up to 4 days before.
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IELTS: Can be registered up to 15 days before.
Duration:
- PTE & TOEFL: About 2 hours.
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IELTS: Around 2 hours and 45 minutes.
Evaluation:
- PTE: Automated scoring.
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TOEFL & IELTS: Mix of automated and human evaluation.
Speaking Evaluation:
- PTE: Fully automated.
- TOEFL: Uses both AI and humans.
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IELTS: Human evaluators only.
Types of Answers:
- PTE: Short answers and multiple-choice questions.
- TOEFL: Only multiple-choice questions.
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IELTS: Only short answers.
Score Reporting:
- PTE: Free unlimited score reports.
- TOEFL: Free score reports to 4 universities, then a fee applies.
- IELTS: Free score reports to 5 universities, then a fee applies.
By considering these factors, you can choose the test that best fits your needs.
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