By Samachar Vishesh
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Chandigarh/Ludhiana, Oct.13, 2021:- ETS announced today its newest and
final addition to the TOEFL iBT ® test
portfolio, TOEFL iBT ® Paper
Edition. Test takers in India can now register for the paper-based test, which
begins administrations on Saturday, December 11. TOEFL iBT® Paper Edition is
available in Chandigarh, Ludhiana, Jalandhar, Amritsar and Moga.
TOEFL iBT Paper Edition is the same
4-skills TOEFL iBT test, just delivered in a different format over two
sessions. In the first session, test takers will take the Reading, Listening
and Writing sections on paper at an ETS-authorized test centre, followed by the
Speaking section in a separate, second session from the comfort of home, with
an online human proctor, within three days. Adding this option to the portfolio
caters to test takers’ unique testing preferences, especially given that many
prefer, and are most comfortable with, a paper-based testing option.
With the addition of TOEFL iBT Paper
Edition, TOEFL® offers the most robust portfolio of
English-proficiency testing options to students and institutions worldwide for
study, work and immigration. The paper-based test option joins the traditional
computer-based TOEFL iBT test offered in test centres, as well as TOEFL
iBT ® Home
Edition, the identical at-home version of the gold standard assessment.
In addition to the TOEFL iBT portfolio
of tests, TOEFL also offers the
high quality, student friendly TOEFL® Essentials™
test, which launched earlier this year and began administrations in August
2021.
Srikant Gopal, Executive Director of
the TOEFL Program, said that we are excited to offer test takers yet another
option for the TOEFL iBT test. He added that it has been a busy few years for
the TOEFL Program, but we set out with a customer-focused mindset and a goal to
continue creating and enhancing high-quality testing options that serve the
needs of students and institutions. This offering furthers that goal, and we’re
eager to support students as they take advantage of the different options in
the TOEFL portfolio of tests as part of their study-abroad journeys.
As with the entire TOEFL iBT
portfolio, TOEFL iBT Paper Edition includes superior test taker-oriented
features to provide the best possible testing experience. In addition to taking
the Speaking section from home, thus removing the need to travel for a second
session, test takers are provided with a 10-minute break during the in-person
test session for their comfort and can register as late as two days before test
day to allow for flexible scheduling. Regarding scores, test takers can send
unlimited score reports free of charge, which will automatically include MyBest ® scores,
the combination of the highest section scores from all valid TOEFL iBT tests in
a two-year period.
The TOEFL iBT test continues to be the
most widely accepted English-language test, trusted by more than 11,500
universities and other institutions in over 160 countries around the world. ETS
has informed these institutions about TOEFL iBT Paper Edition and that it can
be accepted in the same way as the other TOEFL iBT test formats. As such, ETS
anticipates several programs to begin updating their requirements to reflect
this addition to the TOEFL iBT portfolio in the coming weeks and months, while
other programs may not specifically call out each test option individually. As
always, test takers are encouraged to reach out to their prospective schools to
confirm specific requirements.
For more information about TOEFL iBT
Paper Edition, including test dates, registration information, prep materials
and more, visit www.toefltest.in.
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