The grass 15 greener on the other side known saying It is true that there are green pasturesout there waiting to be explored by you The world is full of opportunities for students who aspire to study abroad The iirst step is to be familiar with the procedures and eligibility requirements You may be fairly familiar with names of competitive entrance examinations such as SAT GRE GMAT and TOEFL Vlfhat exactly these exarm.nat1ons” How canyou prepare for them? Here you go
SAT (Scholastic Aptitude Test) The SAT is a 3 hour multiple choice exam that tests basic mathematics and verbal skills In addition the SAT tests your ability to take the SAT What do we mean by that? Well the SAT like most standardized tests primarily tests your ability to take tests So one of the first things you should do when preparing for the SAT is to learn about the test itself SAT Tip Understanding the Test Structure Verbal Two 30 minute sections and one 15 minute section consisting of 40 critical reading questions 19 analogies and sentence completions, (Scoring 200-800). Mathematics : 'lwo 30 minute sections and one 15-minute section consisting of 35 regular math questions, 1 5 quantitative comparisons and 10 Grid-Ins.(Scoring 200-800). In addition we may have one experimental section which is not scored.
LSAT: (The Law School Admission Test) This is a half-day standardized test required for admission to all Law School Admission Council (Law Services) member law schools. The LSAT is designed to measure skills that are considered essential for success in law school. The LSAT consists of 5 sections (175 minutes) of multiple- choice questions, a break of 10-15 minutes, and a 30-minute writing sample. The writing sample is always administered last, and you will always receive a 10-15 minute break between multiple choice sections three and four. However, the five 35 minute multiple choice sections can appear in any order.
GRE (The Graduate Record Examination) General Test CRE is designed to test fundamental verbal mathematical and writing skills that a student is expected to have gained during undergraduate studies GRE scores are generally a must for consideration admission t post graduate studies (Graduate programmes) abroad The GRE 1S administered exclusively as a Computer Adaptive Test or CAT The GRE is taken on computer at special testing centers located throughout the U S and around the world The GRE CAT consists of about 3 hours of multiple choice tesung It consists of Verbal and Math sections and Writing Assessments comprising 2 essays in 60 rmnutes
GMAT (Graduate Management Admission Test) GMAT is a standardized test designed to assess skills relevant to graduate studies in business and management Most Schools ask for GMAT scores for admission to graduate business programs GMAT is being administered exclusively as a Computer Adaptive Test or CAT The GMAT is taken on a computer at special testing centers located throughout the U S and around the world The GMAT CAT consists of 150 minutes of multiple choice testing plus two 30 minute essays that you write on the computer. (Test takers are required to type their essays.)
Scoring, Your GMAT score report will include four scores: three determined hy your performance on the multiple-choice Quantitative and Verbal sections and a separate score derived from your performance on the Analytical Writing Sections. Most important is your overall scaled score which is calculated from your performance on the Verbal and Quantitative sections. This overall score ranges from 200 to 800.
ln addition to this overall score, you'll receive Verbal and Quantitative sub-scores, both ranging from 0 to 60. All scaled scores will be translated into corresponding percentile ranking. These percentile figures allow business schools to quickly see where you fall in the pool of applicants. An overall score of 590, for instance, corresponds to the 80th percentile, which means that 80 percent of test takers scored 590 or less.
TOEFL Testing Program, The Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) measures the ability of nonnative speakers of English to use and understand North American English as it is used in college and university settings. Scores on the test are required by more than 4,300 two and four year colleges and universities, professional schools, and sponsoring institutions.
The computer based TOEFL Test (CBT) is available at more than 300 test centers around the world. The TOEFL® program provides English proficiency testing services for international students planning to study in the United States, Canada, or other countries where English is the language of instructions.
Education Testing Service (ETS) develops the test under the direction of the TOEFL Board, a board comprised of professional drawn from the higher education community.
Test Pattern: Most of the questions are multiple choice. However, there are several new types of questions, such as ones that require selecting a visual or part of a visual, answering questions with more than one response, ordering items, and matching objects or text to categories. Official score reports are mailed approximately 14 days after the testing. TOEFL test scores are kept on file for two years after the test date. Website: toefl.org
Test Centers: All the Test centers below offer GMAT, GRE & TOEFL Tests every year :
Ahmedabad, Allahabad, Banglore, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Chennai, Mumbai, Mumbai Usefi, New Delhi, Thiruvananthapuram.
TSE Testing : Some universities require that the applicant who want teaching positions take the TSE (Test of Spoken English). This test is also sponsored by the College Board, and created and administered by the Education Testing Service (ETS).
IELTS : The International English Language Testing System IELTS is recognized widely as a language requirement for entry to all courses in further and higher education in UK and other countries. It is also available in test centers around the world. IELTS is jointly managed by the Universities of Cambridge Local Examination Syndicate (UCLES) and the British Council.
Study in USA : Admission to under-graduate courses in USA require SAT qualification.
Study in UK : Britain has 93 universities. Universities in UK are autonomous, and provide courses for all major professionals. Almost all universities and colleges are members of the Universities and Colleges Admission Service (UCAS). Indian Nationals who wish to study in Britain require student visas available at the offices of the Britain High Commission and Britain Deputy Commissions
Student Visas are also require for studying in Singapore and Australia.