Test of English as a Foreign Language is a Standardized test that evaluates the English Proficiency of people whose native language is not English. The TOEFL tests the ability to understand North American English.

The TOEFL is developed and administered by the US-based "Educational Testing Service" (ETS). For the conduct of the test, ETS has appointed Testing Agencies in various countries, which act as franchisee for ETS.

Computer based TOEFL is held all-round-the-year. The test is administered five-days-a-week (Monday through Friday), twice-a-day. Registering at least three days in advance is mandatory. The test lasts roughly four hours. Test fees for TOEFL may vary according to the country in which you take the test. In Nepal, this fee is US $165 (approx Rs. 12540), payable at the time of registration.

Content and Format of the TOEFL

The test has four sections: Listening, Structure, Reading and Writing.

The number of questions and the time allocated to each question may vary. Therefore, one student may get 35 questions in Listening section while another may get 45. But, the additional questions are for research purposes only and the scores of all test takers are based on the same number of questions.

The following table gives out the format of TOEFL-CAT

Reporting the Scores

ETS has the provision of reporting your TOEFL scores to a maximum of four universities of your choice, the cost of which is built into the TOEFL fee you pay. For reporting to each additional university, the ETS charges you Extra fee.