Is the PTE exam concluded within a single day or two different days just like IELTS exam?

PTE exam result can be shared with as many universities as you want. You will be needed to login on your "My PTE" portal, go to "My Activities" section and select the PTE result that you wish to share with university of yout choice. You can also select multiple universities. In the next step, you will be required to search the universities you wish to share your results with. Then click on send to confirm. Your universities will be able to see your PTE scores in 48 hours after you shared. 

PTE results come out within 48 hours of taking exam. In some exceptional conditions, your result may be announced in 2-5 days and you will receive an email from Pearson whenever your result will be ready and available to share with the universities.

To get Australian Permanent Residency (PR), you must take the PTE Academic exam, as it's the only PTE version accepted by the Department of Home Affairs (DHA) for migration. The PTE Academic exam is acceptted for all kinds of Australian visa applications.  

PTE score of 50 is accepted for student visas especially in Australia & Canada. These scores meet the English requirement for studying abroad. You may need higher scores for better universities, work visas or for getting a PR.

Starting August 7, 2025, PTE Academic changed how it scores tests. Important tasks like Describe Image and Essay are now scored by both AI and humans together. The new scoring focuses more on how relevant and meaningful your content is, not just grammar and mechanics. This change affects visa points and how the overall test works.