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New test centres, changes in TOEFL pattern: Updates from ETS this year

Posted On: 28/08/2023      Updated On: 28/08/2023

Canada announced that students from select countries can include their TOEFL iBT® test scores as part of their SDS application. 

ETS also launched an application for test takers to prepare for the new and shorter version of the exam this year. (Representative image)

US-based Educational Testing Service (ETS) has announced that they will set up test centres for TOEFL and GRE in the Kashmir valley.

ETS is a nonprofit educational assessment, research and measurement organisation and the owner of assessments such as TOEFL and GRE. The new test centre will come up at Hashtag Educational Services, located at the Regal Chowk, Srinagar. The aim of setting up the test centres in a prime location is to offer easy accessibility to the test takers. The organisation has also announced plans to further invest in partnering with agents and educational institutions in the Kashmir region, to support local students in their study abroad journeys.

Changes in exam pattern

Also, ETS had recently introduced a few changes in and modifications to the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL). According to the revised regulations, the TOEFL iBT test has been shortened by an hour now. The test will now have a new, more modern ‘Writing for an Academic Discussion’ task, which will replace the previous independent writing task. The reading section has also been shortened and all unscored test questions have also been removed.
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