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Studies from abroad universities are securing more popularity as various countries like Canada, the USA, the UK, Australia, Singapore, and others have made their visa entries to students easier. With dreams to pursue further studies abroad and a diverse environment, students these days are likely to apply to universities abroad.
According to the interest of study and upon the level of the abroad study program, students need to appear for one or more entrance exams to study abroad for an academic course.
Almost all universities abroad, especially the business schools and research institutes across the globe, require students to appear for at least one of the study abroad competitive exams. Therefore, we have prepared a list of study abroad entrance exams and their details to help you achieve a career path.
Some of the most popular study abroad competitive exams for admission to universities abroad are GRE and GMAT. Although both these exams are internationally accepted, Apart from these, there are other English language proficiency tests and field-oriented tests for students planning to pursue their education abroad, for example, IELTS, TOEFL..etc
Let us now list the Competitive Exam to Study Abroad
| Name of the Exam | Conducted By | Score Validity | Level |
| Graduate Record Exam (GRE) | Educational Testing Service (ETS) | 5 years | Postgraduate |
| Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) | Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC) | 5 years | Postgraduate |
| International English Language Testing System (IELTS) | British Council, IDP: IELTS Australia and Cambridge Assessment English | 2 years | Undergraduate/Postgraduate |
| Test of English as Foreign Language (TOEFL) | Educational Testing Service (ETS) | 2 years | Undergraduate/Postgraduate |
| Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT) | College Board | 5 years | Undergraduate |
| Pearson Test of English (PTE) Academic | Pearson PLC | 2 years | Undergraduate/Postgraduate |
Let’s check the exam details and get to know more about it briefly so that it will help you choose and prepare accordingly.
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Graduate Record Exam (GRE)
GRE is one of the most popular entrance exams conducted in online mode in India for admission to master’s programs in global universities.
The exam has:
-2 Quantitative Analysis sections.
-2 Verbal Reasoning sections.
both scored on a scale of 130-170 and a section of Analytical Writing that is scored on a scale of 0-6. The exam is applicable in order to apply for almost all graduate programs abroad.
Scores:
| SECTION | SCORE SCALE |
| Verbal Reasoning | 130–170 |
| Quantitative Reasoning | 130–170 |
| Analytical Writing | 0–6 |
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Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT)
Students desiring admissions in MBA programs offered by global universities have to appear for the GMAT exam.
It is an online test and has four sections:
-Analytical writing assessment
-Integrated reasoning
-Qualitative reasoning
-Verbal reasoning.
The total score of the GMAT ranges from 200 to 800.
Exam Pattern:
| TEST SECTION | TIME LIMIT / NUMBER OF QUESTIONS | NO. OF QUESTIONS | SCORE RANGE |
| ANALYTICAL WRITING ASSESSMENT | 30 minutes | 1 | 0-6 |
| INTEGRATED REASONING | 30 minutes | 12 | 1-8 |
| QUANTITATIVE REASONING | 62 minutes | 31 | 6-51 |
| VERBAL REASONING | 65 minutes | 36 | 6-51j |
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International English Language Testing System (IELTS)
IELTS is a test designed to test the English language proficiency of students applying to universities abroad.
The exam comprises four sections:
-Reading
– Listening
-Speaking
-Writing
All four sections are evaluated on a 9-point scale and the final score is the average of scores in all four sections.
The test scores are accepted internationally.
Exam Pattern and Scores:
| Sections | 4: Reading, Listening, Speaking, and Writing |
| Total Duration | 2 hours and 45 minutes |
| Scores | 0-9 |
| Mode of Exam | On Paper and On Computer |
| Number of Questions | 82 + an oral interview |
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Test of English as Foreign Language (TOEFL)
This test is also conducted to check the level of English aptitude proficiency of students seeking admission in global universities Like IELTS, there are four sections in this exam:
-Reading
-Listening
-Speaking
-Writing
Each section is 30 marks and the total score is 120 to form the cumulative total of the students. TOEFL scores are accepted mostly by US Universities, however, some other countries also accept the score, to view the complete list check ETS official website.
Exam Pattern:
| Exam Duration | 3½ hours, including 30 minutes for check-in |
| Total Number of Sections | 4: Reading, Listening, Speaking, and Writing |
| Total Number of Questions | 64-85 |
| Mode | Internet-based and paper-delivered |
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Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT)
Colleges/Universities in the US accept this test for admission to undergraduate courses.
The test has 3 sections:
-Writing Analysis
-Quantitative Analysis
-Verbal Ability
The total score of the exam is 1600 (i.e. 800 for verbal and quants each) and writing analysis is evaluated on a 12-point score.
Exam Pattern & Scores:
| Exam Duration | 3 hours |
| Total Number of Questions | 154 |
| Total Number of Sections | 3 |
| Mode | Paper-based |
| Medium of Instruction | English |
| Score Range | 400-1600 |
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Pearson Test of English (PTE) Academic
PTE test was designed on similar lines of TOEFL and IELTS.
The exam tests the aptitude of students in English language proficiency.
The test has 3 sections:
-Reading
-Speaking & Writing
-Listening
Each section has different types of questions based on images, audio, and text to test the English proficiency of students.
| Duration | 3 hours |
| Number of Sections | 3 – Speaking and Writing, Reading and Listening |
| Mode | Computer-Based Test; Online |
| Medium | English |