The British Council's language proficiency test International English Language Testing System (IELTS) is more popular in India than the US Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL). British Council Division first secretary (education services)last year around 160,000 people took the tests in India as against 70,000 people who took TOEFL test in India against 13,000 in 2006. According to him Australian educational institutions recognise only IELTS. Further, around 1,000 US educational institutions have now recognised IELTS in addition to TOEFL.
Though the two streams test the English language proficiency of people whose mother tongue is not English, officials say the grades are not exactly comparable.
Mr. McLaven said people generally prefer the IELTS method which allows pen and paper to take a test and interact in person whereas the TOEFL requires giving the test online and testing proficiency in speaking English language sitting before a computer.
While the fees for taking IELTS is Rs.7,200 ($156), the TOEFL fee is $150 and the policy of British Council Division is to charge fees in local currency,
British Council has started on line registration facility this month as a part of popularising IELTS.
Contributed by:
Prof Bikramjit Sen
(Globsyn Business School)
Source: http://www.siliconindia.com/shownews/46983/1
(Globsyn Business School)
Source: http://www.siliconindia.com/shownews/46983/1
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