TOEFL - 2025

Test Format :

Listening, Reading, Writing, Speaking

Duration :

2 Hours (Approximately)

Mode :

Computer Delivered

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Last updated - 19 October '24

TOEFL Overview

TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) is a standardized exam designed to evaluate a person's proficiency in English across four key areas: Listening, Reading, Writing, and Speaking. Students aiming to pursue undergraduate or graduate studies are often required to take the TOEFL as proof of their English language skills. The test is conducted around 30 to 40 times annually and is widely accepted by all educational institutions in the United States, as well as by several universities in the United Kingdom and Canada.

Types Of TOEFL Exam

TOEFL Internet-Based Test (or TOEFL iBT)

You can take the test either at a TOEFL test center or from the comfort of your home.
It is available over 170 times annually.
The home-based test can be scheduled 24/7, four days a week.
Recognized by more than 11,500 universities across over 160 countries worldwide.

TOEFL Essentials

The test duration is approximately 90 minutes.
Reading and listening sections are brief and focus on everyday English usage.
More than 500 institutions around the world recognize the test.

TOEFL Pattern

Internet-Based Test (iBT)

TOEFL consist of four components

Sections	Estimated Timing	Questions/Tasks	Standard error of measurement
Reading	35 minutes	20 questions	Read passages and respond to questions
Listening	36 minutes	28 questions	Answer questions about brief lectures or classroom discussions
Speaking	16 minutes	4 Tasks	Talk about a familiar topic and discuss what you have read and heard
Writing	29 minutes	2 Tasks	Read a passage, listen to recording, type your response. State and support an opinion in an online classroom discussion

TOEFL Syllabus

Section	Format	Total Questions/Tasks	Time
Reading	2 passages, 10 questions each	20	35 minutes
Listening	3 lectures (3–5 minutes each)	18	36 minutes
Listening	2 conversations (about 3 minutes each)	10	36 minutes
Writing	1 integrated task – Read (3 min), Listen (2 min), Write (15 min)	1	20 minutes
Writing	1 Writing for an Academic Discussion Task	1	10 minutes
Speaking	1 independent task (prep time: 15–30 sec; response time: 45–60 sec)	1	16 minutes
Speaking	3 integrated tasks – Read/Listen/Speak (prep time: 15–30 sec; response time: 45–60 sec)	3	16 minutes

TOEFL Scoring

Each of the four sections of the test is scored on a scale of 0 to 30 points.
You will also get an overall score of 0-120 based on the individual scores.
For every right answer, you score a point and there is no negative marking for wrong answers.
Your TOEFL score is valid for two years from the date of publication of the result.
You are allowed to send your score up to 4 universities free of charge.

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