TOEFL 2021 Exam Pattern
TOEFL iBT test time has been shortened by 30 minutes, to just 3 hours, with no changes to the overall test format or question types. Earlier the test was conducted for a duration of 3 hours and 30 Minutes. The number of questions has also been reduced.
Test Section | Before August 1, 2019 | After August 1, 2019 |
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Reading |
3–4 reading passages 12–14 questions each 60–80 minutes |
3–4 reading passages 10 questions each 54–72 minutes |
Listening |
4–6 lectures, 6 questions each 2–3 conversations, 5 questions each 60–90 minutes |
3–4 lectures, 6 questions each 2–3 conversations, 5 questions each 41–57 minutes |
Speaking |
6 tasks 2 independent 4 integrated 20 minutes |
4 tasks 1 independent 3 integrated 17 minutes |
The Writing section remains the same, with 2 tasks taking a total of 50 minutes. The test is still scored on a 0–30 scale for each section, and 0–120 for the total score.
TOEFL Test Centers:
The candidates have the choice to select the test center. If the test center is available on that date when the exam is scheduled then it will be allotted to the candidate. Once you select a test center, you will have 20 minutes to complete your registration. If you have an advance reservation code, schedule your test appointment with the code.
The Indian cities where TOEFL test is conducted are Ahmedabad, Allahabad, Bangalore, Bhopal, Calcutta, Chennai, Cochin, Coimbatore, Dehradun, Delhi, Fatehpur, Gandhinagar, Greater Noida, Guindy, Gurgaon, Hyderabad, Indore, Jabalpur, Jaipur, Jalandhar, Kolkata, Pune, Lucknow, Ludhiana, Madurai, Mumbai, Mussoorie, Mysore, Nashik, Nizamabad, Panjim, Patna, Ranchi, Secunderabad, Surat, Trivandrum, Udaipur, Vadodara, Vijayawada, and Visakhapatnam.