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PTE Academic Test
PTE Academic Exam is a computer based secure English Language test which assesses the four key language skills of listening, reading, speaking and writing. PTE Academic Test delivers a real-life measure of test takers’ language ability to universities, higher education institutions, government departments and organizations requiring academic English.
PTE Academic Exam offers fast, flexible English testing. Candidates can schedule their test as little as twenty-four hours in advance, and typically receive their results within five business days.
PTE Academic test is scheduled in over 50 countries worldwide, 363 days of the year, at one of over 200 locations, so you can choose a time and place that suits you.
PTE Academic Exam is approved by the Australian Government for visa applications and accepted by thousands of institutions in the UK, Australia, USA, Canada, New Zealand, and Ireland, including prestigious institutions such as Harvard Business School, INSEAD and Yale University.
PTE Academic Test Format
PTE Exam Pattern: Speaking and Writing — 54 – 67 minutes
As the name implies, this section tests the candidates based on their 2 major skills of communication, which are spoken and written skills. This section comprises six small sections that test you on your promptness over speaking and writing the written test that you would get to read for the first time. The complete section is given a time duration of 54 – 67 minutes and the time allotted to each segment is as follows:
| PTE Speaking and Writing Section Question Topics | PTE Questions per task | Duration per task |
| Personal introduction | 1 | 55 seconds: 25 seconds for prompt, 30 seconds to record |
| Read Aloud | 6 – 7 | 30-40 seconds to prepare for reading out the text of 60 words |
| Repeat sentence | 10 – 12 | 15 seconds: 3-9 seconds for prompt, 15 seconds to record |
| Describe image | 3 – 4 | 25 seconds are granted to study the image as well as prepare your response on the same |
| Retell lecture | 1 – 2 | 90 seconds for prompt length, 10 seconds to prepare and 40 seconds to answer |
| Answer short question | 5 – 6 | 20 seconds: 3-9 seconds for prompt, 10 seconds to answer |
| Summarize written text | 1 – 2 | 10 minutes to answer to text prompt of 300 words |
| Write Essay | 1 – 2 | 20 minutes to answer to text prompt of 2-3 sentences |
| Total Questions | 28 – 36 | Time Allocation: 54 – 67 minutes |
PTE Exam Pattern: Reading Section — 29 – 30 mins
PTE Reading Format: This section tests the candidates on the basis of their ability to understand the written instructions in the language. The section further divided into 5 segments is 29 to 30 minutes long. Check out the segment-wise pattern for the time distribution of this section:
| PTE Reading Section Question Topics | PTE Questions per task | Duration per task |
| Fill in the blanks –reading & writing | 5 – 6 | Read 300 words of text |
| Multiple choice, multiple answers | 1 – 2 | Read 300 words of text |
| Re-order paragraph | 2 – 3 | Read 150 words of text |
| Fill in the blanks –reading | 4 – 5 | Read 80 words of text |
| Multiple-choice, single answer | 1 – 2 | Read 300 words of text |
| Total Questions | 13 – 18 | Time Allocation – 29 – 30 minutes |
PTE Exam Pattern: Listening — 30 – 43 minutes
PTE Listening Format: The listening section of the PTE Academic is stretched over 30 to 43 minutes of duration. This one is designed to determine the ability to understand spoken English by the candidate. Here, the student needs to ascertain that they carefully hear the audio file played and retain what they heard. This section is divided into 8 segments and the time given to each segment is as follows.
| PTE Listening Section Question Topics | PTE Questions per task | Duration per task |
| Summarize spoken text | 1 – 2 | 60-90 seconds to retain 50-70 words, 10 minutes to write |
| Multiple choice, multiple answers | 1 – 2 | 40-90 seconds for prompt |
| Fill in the blanks | 2 – 3 | 30-60 seconds |
| Highlight correct summary | 1 – 2 | 30-90 seconds |
| Multiple-choice, single answer | 1 – 2 | 30-60 seconds |
| Select missing word | 1 – 2 | 20-70 seconds |
| Highlight incorrect word | 2 – 3 | 15-50 seconds |
| Write from Dictation | 3 – 4 | 3-5 seconds |
| Total Questions | 12 – 20 | Time Allocation: 30 – 43 minutes |
Overall score
The overall score is based on performance on all test items (tasks in the test consisting of instructions, questions or prompts, answer opportunities and scoring rules). Each test taker does between 53 and 74 items in any given test and there are 20 different item types. For each item, the score given contributes to the overall score. The score range is 10–90 points.
Communicative skills scores
The communicative skills measured are listening, reading, speaking and writing. Items testing these communicative skills also test specific subskills. For integrated skills items (that is, those assessing reading and speaking, listening and speaking, reading and writing, listening and writing, or listening and reading) the item score contributes to the score for the communicative skills that the item assesses. The score range for each skill is 10–90 points.
Enabling skills scores
The enabling skills are used to rate performance in the productive skills of speaking and writing. The enabling skills measured are grammar, oral fluency, pronunciation, spelling, vocabulary, and written discourse. The scores for enabling skills are based on performance on only those items that assess these skills specifically. The score range for each skill is 10–90 points.
Sample Score
Overall Score: 83
Communication skills
- Listening 87
- Reading 75
- Speaking 90
- Writing 82
Enabling skills
- Grammar 80
- Oral Fluency 84
- Pronunciation 86
- Spelling 67
- Vocabulary 90
- Written Discourse 90
- To view your score, you will need to log into your Pearson account at http://www.mypte.pearsonpte.com
- PTE Academic Test results are typically available within five working days. After your test, look out for an email from PTE informing you that your score report is ready. This will include details on how to access and assign your score to your chosen institution.
- Your Score Report will be issued in a PDF format and will only be accepted by an institution if your report is sent through PTE secure online website. PTE does not verify or authorize any printed Score Reports. PTE Academic Score Reports must be verified via their electronic platform.
- Assigning your Score Report to an Institution
- sending your ScoreReport to an Institution is free of charge and you can send them to an unlimited number of institutions
- Institutions will not see your scores unless you send your scores to them via the website.
- This means that you have the option to choose which Score Report you would like an institution to see.
- We will do the PTE Academic Exam Registration for our students, Exam fee is Payable by the Student.
- Acceptable ID
- If you are taking the test in India, you must present your passport as ID, regardless of your country of citizenship. There are no exceptions to this policy. http://pearsonpte.com/book/
- Confirmation
- Once the registration is completed and the payment is done, you will receive an email confirmation with the Test Centre location, and some points to remember for the day.
PTE Academic Exam Rescheduling / Cancellation
More than 7 days before your Test Date
- Reschedule: Pay reduced fee for new test date (25% of exam fee)
- Cancel: Receive partial refund (50% of test fee paid)
7 days or Less until your Test Date
- Reschedule: Pay full registration fee
- Cancel: Do not receive refund
To reschedule / cancel your test online simply go to www.pearsonvue.com/pte, sign in to your account with your username and password. Once you have successfully logged in click on ‘reschedule’ / ‘Cancel’ next to the appointment you have scheduled. You will receive an email confirming the reschedule / cancellation of your test.
PTE Academic Exam Retake Policy
If you are disappointed with the score you have achieved, you can take the test again by purchasing another test. You may retake PTE Academic Test as many times as you want. However, you must wait for a minimum of five days from your previous test date and you must also have received your results before you can book another test.
Your Passport will be checked on the day of the test, you must present Your Original & Valid Passport that you used when you registered for the test. Your biometrics will be collected, this will include an electronic signature capture, palm vein screening and a test day photograph. The test administrator will take you to your seat when it is time to begin your test.
If you arrive more than 15 minutes after the scheduled start time of your test, you will not be permitted to take the test.