Now, more institutes accept Toefl scores

For those who want to study abroad, here is good news. An additional 383 institutions have become Test of English as a foreign language (Toefl) score users recently. And the number of institutions signing on to use Toefl scores is rising faster.

Educational Testing Service (ETS), the creators of the test, announced that the English language proficiency test for both undergraduate and graduate applicants has now been accepted by 7,300 institutes across the world, making it one of the most widely accepted tests.

India ranks fourth on the global platform with highest number of test takers. Out of them, a healthy portion of the test takers are from Mumbai.  The Toefl test is accepted at 5,175 institutes in United States and Canada, 1,000 in Europe, 600 in Asia and 200 in the United Kingdom. Institutes in Australia and New Zealand have also joined the bandwagon.

“Every student planning to go abroad takes either GRE or Toefl. For Indians, where one in every 25 student heads abroad, this is great news,” said Palav Sharma, counselor.

In response to the growing demand by colleges and universities, ETS has increased the number of test administration sites. “As the number of institutions accepting the Toefl test is rising rapidly, we have opened additional testing centres in India and abroad,” said Teresa Sanchez-Lazer, executive director, Toefl product management.