Can you tell me about PTE, GRE and IELTS?

manpreet Best Answer 2 years ago

There are three major English language proficiency exams that MBA and other programs use to test an applicants ability to speak in English. In the past, the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) and the International English Language Testing System were the most common. In 2009, Pearson one of the most prominent educational companies and publishing houses in the US launched its own Proficiency Exam: the Pearson Test of English, Academic (PTE Academic). Although each exam claims to be a test of English in the most universal sense of that word, this is not exactly true. The IELTS relies on more British and Australian English, while TOEFL and PTE Academic draw from a more distinctly American idiom. [Related: Learn more about whats tested on the TOEFL.] These three tests claim to deliver equatable results (see chart below); yet, not every MBA program, for example, accepts all three exams. In general, the IELTS is more accepted in Europe and Australia while the TOEFL is much more commonly accepted by MBA programs in the US. The PTE Academic, though the newest of the three, is making good headway into being accepted by MBA programs all over the world. Because not every MBA program accepts all three tests, be sure you take the necessary exam for each program you apply to. This might mean you have to take two of these tests: The IELTS for one program and the TOEFL for another. Since the PTE Academic is the newest of the exams, most schools that accept it also accept one of the other two exams.