What Is Different About The TOEFL iBT Test?

TOEFL Internet-based test (iBT) is delivered in secure testing centers around the
world. It was first offered in the United States in September 2005; and in Canada,
France,Germany, and Italy in October 2005. It has been introduced in India from July
2006.
What is different about the TOEFL iBT test?
• It tests all four language skills that are important for effective communication:
speaking, listening,reading, and writing.
• It will be delivered via the Internet in secure test centers around the world. Once
the new test is introduced in an area, the computer-based and paper-based tests will
no longer be offered there.
• Some tasks require test takers to combine more than one skill. To succeed
academically in English speaking colleges and universities, students need to be able to
combine their language skills in the classroom. New integrated questions, or “tasks,”
help students build the confidence needed to communicate in the academic
environments they plan to enter. The new integrated tasks will ask test
takers to:
1. • read, listen, then speak in response to a question
2. • listen, then speak in response to a question
3. • read, listen, then write in response to a question
• The new TOEFL test includes a Speaking section. This section includes six tasks,
and test takerswear headphones and speak into a microphone when they respond. The
responses are digitally recorded and transmitted to ETS’s Online Scoring Network,
where human raters evaluate them. Theaters are carefully monitored for accuracy, so
test takers and score recipients can be assured of the
reliability of the Speaking scores.
• The Writing section has been expanded. The new test requires test takers to write
a response to material they have heard and read, and to compose an essay in support
of an opinion. Human raters also evaluate the responses to the Writing tasks via ETS’s
Online Scoring Network.
• The new test is approximately 4.0 hours long. All test sections will be completed
in one day.
• Note taking is allowed. Test takers can take notes on any section of the test and
they can use those notes when answering the questions. After testing, notes are
collected and shredded before the test takers leave the test center.
• The new scores help to explain test takers’ English language ability. ETS provides
comprehensivescoring information that will include scores for four skills and a total
score. Competency descriptors for each skill and level .These descriptors help to
explain what the new scores mean. In addition, test takers will receive helpful
performance feedback on their score reports.
• The new scores will be reported online. Beginning in September 2005, test takers
will be able to view scores online 15 business days after the test, as well as receive a
copy of their score report by mail. Colleges and universities will be able to view scores
online starting in 2006, but they will also continue to receive scores via their current
delivery method.
About the TOEFL iBT Test
Overview
The new TOEFL iBT test consists of four sections: Reading, Listening, Speaking, and
Writing. All sections are taken on the same day, and the entire test is approximately
four hours long. For a brief comparison of the current TOEFL test and the new iBT,
visit www.ets.org/toefl /nextgen and download TOEFL iBT The TOEFL iBT test fee is
US$180
At A Glance.
Format
• Instructions for answering questions are given within each section; there is no
computer tutorial.
• TOEFL iBT is not computer adaptive. Each test taker receives the same range of
questions.
• Test takers can take notes throughout the entire test. At the end of testing, all notes
are collected and destroyed at the test center.
• For the Speaking section, test takers speak into a microphone, and their responses
are digitally recorded and sent to the ETS Online Scoring Network.
• For the Writing section, test takers must type their responses, and their responses
are sent to the ETS Online Scoring Network.
• Human raters, trained and certifi ed by ETS, rate the Speaking and Writing
responses.
The chart below shows the range of questions and the timing for each section. The
time limit for each section varies according to the number of questions.
The New Test Format

Test Section Number of Questions Timing
Reading 3–5 passages, 12–14 questions each 60–100 minutes
Listening 4–6 lectures, 6 questions each 2–3 conversations 60–90 minutes
5 questions each
BREAK 10 minutes
Speaking 6 tasks: 2 independent and 4 integrated 20 minutes

Writing 1 integrated task 20 minutes
1 independent task 30 Minutes
Score Scales
iBT test provide information about performance in the four skill areas:
Listening 0–30
Reading 0–30
Speaking 0–30
Writing 0–30
Total Score 0–120
The total score is the sum of the four skill scores.
Registration for the New TOEFL iBT Test
Step 1: Get a Copy of the TOEFL iBT Registration and Information

Bulletin
The TOEFL iBT Bulletin is a free publication that contains all the information test
takers need to registerto take the TOEFL iBT test. It explains test-scheduling
procedures and provides information aboutfees, and identifi cation requirements. The
Bulletin can be downloaded or ordered on the TOEFL Web site(www.ets.org/toefl )
Step 2: Check the TOEFL Web Site for the List of Test Centers
Test takers should check the TOEFL Web site at www.ets.org/toefl /nextgen for the
latest list of test centers and the testing schedule for the TOEFL iBT test. Copies of
the test center list and testing schedule will be available at many advising centers,
universities, and libraries.
Step 3: Register Online, by Phone, or by Mail

Test takers can register online at www.ets.org/toefl /learners/ibt/register.html or
by phone. Registration by mail is also possible by using the paper form in the Bulletin.
Note: All test appointments are scheduled on first come first serve basis.
Registration Online/ Phone :

Student has to create a profile – user id to access the online registration.
Note :You can register by phone/ online only if you are using International Credit
Card (VISA, MasterCard, American Express).
Register by Phone
STEP 1: Call up Prometric. Centre Note: You are required to call up at least 2
business days prior to your preferred test date.
STEP 2: Mention the following:

a) Your choice date.
b) The city where you wish to take the test.
c) The Test Centre Number
d) Your Passport Number.
e) Your Credit Card Number.
Note: In case you have applied for your passport, mention the same to the
authorities.
STEP 3: A confirmation number, date and time of the test, and location of the test
centre will be given to you immediately.
STEP 4: A confirmation Letter mentioning the date and time of the test and location
of the test centre will be mailed to you.
Registration Centre in India :
Thomson Testing Pvt Ltd

Second Floor
DLF-Infinity Tower A
Sector 25 Phase- II
DLF City
Gurgoan
Haryana- 122002
India
Registration Phone : 91-0124-4147700
Fax : 91-0124-4147773
In India TOEFL IBT is administered in the following cities :
Ahmedabad, Allahabad,Bangalore, Calcutta,Chennai, Combaitore, Hydreabad,

Indore,Ludiana, Mumbai, Nagpur, New Delhi, Trivandrum, Vijaywada &
Vishakhapattam.
By Mail
If you do not want to register online or by phone
← Fill in all information on the Registration Form (PDF). (The form is also in the
center of the Information and Registration Bulletin (PDF).)
← Include payment (see Testing and Service Fees for preferred forms of
payment).
← Mail the completed form. Mailing instructions are on the form.
← Registration forms must be received by ETS or your Regional Registration

Center (PDF) at least four weeks before your requested first-choice test date.
← If your requested date(s) cannot be accommodated, you will be scheduled for
the next available test date unless you indicate on the form that you do not
want to be rescheduled. If you choose not to be rescheduled, your payment
will be returned to you.
← You will be assigned a date as close as possible to your choices. If your assigned
test date does not meet your needs, contact TOEFL Services or the appropriate
Regional Registration Center within 24 hours of receipt of the confirmation of
your registration.
← If you do not receive a registration confirmation, you must call the location
where you mailed your registration at least three full business days prior to
the registration deadline for your earliest choice. =
Additional score reports
One can order additional iBT score reports online, by fax, or by mail, and have them
sent to institutions you did not identify when you registered to test. You need your
registration number to place an order. Credit cards are required for online and fax
orders.
To order by fax, print and complete the TOEFL® iBT Score Report Request Form and
fax it with your complete credit card information to 1-609-771-7500.
To order by mail, print and complete the TOEFL® iBT Score Report Request Form and
mail it with your payment to:
ETS-TOEFL iBT
P.O. Box 6153
Princeton, NJ 08541-6153 U.S.
Contacting ETS
Test takers
• E-mail: toefl @ets.org
• Phone: 001-609-771-7100 outside the U.S. or 1-877-863-3546 (toll free in the United
States,U.S. territories, and Canada)

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TOEFL Internet-based test (iBT) is delivered in secure testing centers around the

What is different about the TOEFL iBT test?

The New Test Format

Speaking 6 tasks: 2 independent and 4 integrated 20 minutes

Registration for the New TOEFL iBT Test

Step 1: Get a Copy of the TOEFL iBT Registration and Information

Step 3: Register Online, by Phone, or by Mail

Registration Online/ Phone :

STEP 2: Mention the following:

Registration Centre in India :

Thomson Testing Pvt Ltd

Registration Phone : 91-0124-4147700

In India TOEFL IBT is administered in the following cities :

Ahmedabad, Allahabad,Bangalore, Calcutta,Chennai, Combaitore, Hydreabad,

← Mail the completed form. Mailing instructions are on the form.

← Registration forms must be received by ETS or your Regional Registration

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