PTE (Pearson Test Of English)

The PTE Academic exam is a computer-based English language test accepted by educational institutions around the world. The full form of PTE is the Pearson Test of English and PTE-Academic is the English test undertaken by students and aspirants who desire to go abroad for studying or immigrate to a major English-speaking country.  Students are required to take the PTE exam to prove their English language competency.

The Three parts Of The Test

Part 1: Speaking & Writing

This part of the test is 54–67 minutes long and it contains seven different question types. It is the longest section of the test. You will be tested on your speaking and writing skills, using English you might hear in an academic environment.

Personal introduction

Read Aloud

Repeat Sentence

Describe Image

Re-Tell Lecture

Answer Short question

Summarize Written Text

Essay

Part 2: Reading

This part of the test is 29–30 minutes long and it contains five different question types. Because PTE Academic is an integrated skills test, one item type (‘Reading and Writing: Fill in the blanks’) also assesses writing skills.

Reading & Writing: Fill in the Blanks

Multiple Choices, Multiple Answers

Re-order Paragraphs

Fill in the Blanks

Multiple Choices, Single Answer

Part 3: Listening

This part of the test is 30–43 minutes long and it contains eight different question types.

The questions are based on audio or video clips, which begin to play automatically. You hear each audio or video clip once. You are allowed to take notes.

Summarize Spoken Text

Multiple Choices, Multiple Answers

Fill in the Blanks

Highlight Correct Summary

Multiple choices, Single Answer

Select Missing Word

Highlight Incorrect Words

Write From Dictation

Exam Fee:

INR 13,300.

SCORE:

PTE Academic is scored against the Global Scale of English – a granular score scale from 10–90. Students receive an overall score on this scale, which gives an accurate assessment of their English ability.

Score comparison between IELTS & PTE