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What is the difference between IELTS & TOFEL exam? Which is better to take?

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HI Kinsha, both the exams are acceptable for you to take admission into a foreign academic institution. Still prioritize IELTS over TOEFL.
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Agreed, and if you're not confident on speaking face-to-face, then toefl is a better choice
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It depends on your learning style. If you are a concrete learner go for IELTS and if your learning style is more abstract TOEFL will be good for you. IELTS is conducted by British Council, Cambridge English Language Assessment whereas TOEFL is conducted by ETS (Educational Testing Service) a private...
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It depends on your learning style. If you are a concrete learner go for IELTS and if your learning style is more abstract TOEFL will be good for you. IELTS is conducted by British Council, Cambridge English Language Assessment whereas TOEFL is conducted by ETS (Educational Testing Service) a private non-profit U.S. organization. There is also difference in test taking method. In IELTS you need to speak face to face with an examiner whereas in TOEFL you need to speak in a microphone. Both are accepted by all major universities and basically the tests check your proficiency in the english language. Hope this helped you! read less
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Hi Kinsha , It totally depends on the country where u want to go n university. USA accepts toefl whereas Canada , uk, etc accept Ielts . It also varies in iwts whether u want to study or migrate to that country. Opt for academic if u go on study basis n if u wish to migrate then u may opt for general....
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Dear Kinsha and all those who wish this query is addressed TOEFL is only applicable in USA and IELTS is applicable in all English speaking countries. Having said that, one who is very confident in his/her speaking abilities and writing stand a good chance in TOEFL because the Independent Speaking task...
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Dear Kinsha and all those who wish this query is addressed TOEFL is only applicable in USA and IELTS is applicable in all English speaking countries. Having said that, one who is very confident in his/her speaking abilities and writing stand a good chance in TOEFL because the Independent Speaking task gives less preparation and even less time, 45 seconds to be precise, to talk on an abstract topic. read less
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If you are looking at UK, Australia, Newzealand etc, then IELTS is better. If you looking at US and Europe, then TOEFL is better
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Primarily, IELTS is the preferred mode for students opting for further studies in countries such as Australia, Canada New Zealand and even U.K., or Singapore. Most of my post-grad students searching for a PhD programme in U.S.A or Germany tend to favor TOEFL although many universities in USA also accept...
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Primarily, IELTS is the preferred mode for students opting for further studies in countries such as Australia, Canada New Zealand and even U.K., or Singapore. Most of my post-grad students searching for a PhD programme in U.S.A or Germany tend to favor TOEFL although many universities in USA also accept IELTS score card read less
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Both the exams are accepted! Mostly the US university accepts the TOEFL & UK universities accept IELTS. But it's not hard bound both the test are accepted universally.
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Both exam scores somewhat coincide... for example 9 band of IELTS is considered equivalent to 118/120 in TOEFL ibt. many universities even accept CPE ( Cambridge English: Proficiency)
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Between these two i would suggest you to go for IELTS. PTE, a new exam is tougher than these two but you can consider it.
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