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The International English Language Testing System (IELTS) is a language proficiency test for individuals who want to study or work in countries where English is the language of communication. It measures the ability to communicate (listen, read, write and speak) in English.
IELTS exam is conducted worldwide by British Council, UK and IDP, Australia.
This test is available in two formats academic and general.
Academic IELTS – For students who wish to study abroad.
General IELTS – For people who wish to seek permanent residence or employment abroad.
Graduate Record Exam (GRE) is a common test required for admission in most graduate and business schools in the United States. It is administered and owned by ETS (Educational Testing Service). It was created in 1949.
GRE aims to assess critical thinking skills, analytical writing, verbal and quantitative reasoning skills of an individual. It is a computer- based adaptive exam administered by Prometric testing centres.
| Sections | Number of questions | Time allotted |
|---|---|---|
| Analytical writing | One “Analyze an Issue” task and one “Analyze an Argument” task | 30 minutes per task |
| Verbal reasoning 2 sections) | 20 questions per section | 30 minutes per section |
| Quantitative reasoning(2 sections) | 20 questions per section | 35 minutes per section |
| Unscored | Will vary | Will vary |
| Research | Will vary | Will vary |
Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) is a standardized college admissions test in the United States taken be students seeking admission at undergraduate level in the USA. The SAT test evaluates the written, verbal and mathematical skills of the candidates.
It is a Paper and Pencil based standardized test. SAT is owned, published, and developed by the College Board, a private, non-profit organisation in the United States.
SAT takes three hours to finish, plus 50 minutes for the SAT with essay. There are 3 sections – Evidence – based reading and writing, Mathematics, and an essay.
| Sections | Number of questions | Question types | Time allotted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Evidence – based reading and writing (Total marks – 800) | 52 | Reading test | 65 minutes |
| 44 | Written and language test | 35 minutes | |
| Mathematics (Total marks – 800) | 25 | No calculator | 25 minutes |
| 38 | Calculator | 55 minutes | |
| Essay(Optional and separate) | 01 | 1 evidence based essay | 50 minutes |
Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) is an admission test to qualify various business programs (such as MBA) offered by business schools around the world. It is administered by Graduate Management Admission Council.
It is a computer based test that assesses your analytical, writing, verbal, reading and quantitative skills. It also assesses problem- solving abilities, analytical writing, and data sufficiency, logical and critical reasoning skills. It requires knowledge of grammar rules, algebra, geometry and arithmetic.
The overall time of the GMAT test is about 3 hours and 30 minutes. There are 4 sections – an analytical writing assessment, an integrated reasoning section, a quantitative section, and a verbal section.
Three options will be available for your exam’s section order: Analytical Writing Assessment, Integrated Reasoning, Quantitative, Verbal (original order) Verbal, Quantitative, Integrated Reasoning, Analytical Writing Assessment Quantitative, Verbal, Integrated Reasoning, Analytical Writing Assessment
| Sections | Number of questions | Question types | Time allotted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Analytical writing assessment | One Essay | Analysis of argument | 30 minutes |
| Integratedreasoning | 12 | Multi- source reasoning Graphics interpretation Two- part analysis Table analysis |
30 minutes |
| Quantitative | 37 | Data sufficiency Problem solving |
75 minutes |
| Verbal | 41 | Reading comprehension Critical reasoning Sentence correction |
75minutes |
