IELTS & PTE - Differences and Similarities
IELTS stands for International English Language Testing Standard. It is a test Conducted by Cambridge English Language Assessment, British Council, and IDP education. The purpose of the test is to check your proficiency in English Language.
PTE stands for Pearson Test of English. The purpose of the test is the same as IELTS; to check your English language proficiency. But unlike IELTS, PTE came into existence in 2009 by an educational company Pearson. Edexcel a renowned examining entities in The U.k. conducts this exam with Pearson.
There are two versions of these test, which is Academic and general, in both IELTS and PTE. For Students who want to go overseas for higher studies opt for Academic version. People who want to work or start their own business in an English speaking country, they have to clear the General version of IELTS or PTE.
There are four modules in both IELTS and PTE which are Reading, writing, listening and speaking. In IELTS the time for Reading, Writing and Listening exams is fixed and all these three exams are paper based. On the other hand in IELTS speaking module there is a one on one; face to face interview.
In PTE all the four modules are conducted on a computer. Unlike Ielts candidates can not go back and recheck the answers. In PTE test the score grades are automated based where candidate may score anywhere between 10 and 90.
Whereas IELTS is based on a band scale of 0 to 9 which is done manually. We can check our results online and we also get a Test Report Form within 10 to 15 business days of the test date. Computer based test PTE results are available within 5 business days of the exam date and we can check result online.
Both PTE and IELTS is accepted by so many colleges and universities around the world. We suggest you to confirm the requirement of the desired country and university. At hello visa many students have scored above 70 in PTE as well as they are doing excellent in IELTS. We will be glad to hear from you and answer your queries. Please visit or contact Hello visa at 1133A / 19A, Block-9, Kartar Nagar, Opp. Ambala Club, Ambala City 134003