What is PTE Exam?

The PTE (Pearson Test of English) is an assessment test of English language for speakers of non-native English. This exam is administered by the world’s biggest examining authority called Edexcel. Generally, there are three different levels of PTE exams. This includes PTE General, PTE young learners, and PTE academic. This PTE academic was launched in 2009.

All these PTE exams are used to test the ability to speak, reading, writing of an individual in the English language. These tests are recognized across the globe. The objective of this exam is, evaluating the understanding capability in the English language context because the students can understand well the subjects that are taught in colleges, which are English medium. The objective of PTE results helps in proving whether the candidate is proficient enough in attending the college or can be migrated to a country where its residents speak only in English.

Types of PTE exam

The Pearson language English test is a unit of the PLC group of Pearson. It is responsible to conduct 3 formats of English proficiency exams for assessing the skills of English language of non-native speakers. It includes PTE general, PTE Academic, and PTE for young learners

Eligibility criteria for PTE exam

Below are the eligibility criteria requirements for different PTE exams. Check them out before applying.

For PTE general

The speakers, who are non-native and want to have thorough proficiency in English, are suggested to give the PTE general exam. The candidates who want to migrate to a country speaking English are recommended to give this exam. There are no set criteria for this paper. It can be given by anyone, irrespective of qualifications and age limit for now.

PTE Academic

The candidates who are willing to join colleges or universities abroad must go for the PTE Academic test. The college or university programs are taught in the English language The diversity of its scope is also huge. A candidate must be proficient in English, it is because they have to interact with different people in different accents. These PTE Academic tests help in assessing the student’s capability and ability to speak fluent English.

The candidate should be 18+. If the candidate is below 18 years of age, then they have to submit a consent letter from their guardian or parent.

PTE Exam details

This exam is taken online, which includes 3 sections. The duration set for this exam is 3 hours. The fee is 13,300 for PTE general. These exams are organized every year. Make sure you apply or register for this exam as soon as you are all set to give the English proficiency test.

The students can register for this exam by visiting its official website. This exam as mentioned is divided into 3 sections which include writing & speaking reading and listening.

· For the writing and speaking section, you are given 77 to 93 minutes

· For the listening section, 45 to 57 minutes are given

· For reading, 32 to 41 minutes are enough.

Section I

Speaking and writing

This section includes the following topics:

· Personal introduction

· Repeat sentence

· Read aloud

· Re-tell lecture

· Describe image

· Summarize the written text

· Answer short questions

· Essay writing

Section II

Reading

This section covers the following:

· Multiple choice questions, having a single answer

· Multiple choice questions, having multiple answers

· Re-ordering paragraphs

· Fill ups

· Writing and reading fill-ups

Section III

Listening

It includes:

· Multiple choices, single answers

· Fill in the blanks

· Summarize spoken test

· Highlight the correct summary

· Write from the dictation

· Identify incorrect words or wrong words

· Select missing word

Validity of PTE scores

The score validity of different PTE exams is mentioned below:

For PTE general

There is no validity period or expiry of the PTE general score. The scores are valid for a lifetime.

For PTE Academic

The score of PTE Academic is valid for two years. The exam scores are taken down automatically from its official website once 2 years are completed. The PTE academic scores in Australia are valid for three years, where the immigrant or student also gets an opportunity for applying for PR (permanent residency)

PTE young learners

There is no expiry or validity of its scores yet.

How to prepare for the PTE exam

PTE general

Read blogs, articles, and newspapers and watch the English-based movie with subtitles for improving the skills of English speaking for preparing for the PTE general exam.

PTE academic

Preparing the PTE academic can be easily done through a mock test and accessing a simple test online. The resources of the PTE academic test can be easily accessed from the official website of the PTE test. You can also give practice tests and can buy books online for PTE academic test practices.