Can Indian students prepare for Duolingo at home without tuitions?

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a year ago

Yes, Indian students do not require tuition to study for the Duolingo English Test (DET) at home. The test offers easily available online resources and practice materials, making it ideal for self-study. The free language-learning programme Duolingo allows students to improve their grammar, vocabula

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Raj Vimal
2 years ago

Yes, Indian students can prepare for the Duolingo English Test at home without needing. There are multiple online resources available that can help these students to improve their English proficiency. Even the Duolingo app and website offer free practice tests for students where they can do regular

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Yes. Once you apply a voucher or pay for a DET test, you typically have 21 days to complete. After that credit expires.

If you do not take the DET test within this window, the waiver is forfeited.

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Yes, Indian students can apply with a Duolingo English Test (DET). This would require a minimum GPA of 110

Other than DET, these applicants can also go for the English tests like IELTS, PTE and TOEFL too. Look at the minimum scores required - 

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