What are the new Speaking tasks added to the PTE syllabus?

No. Having an Indian accent does not inherently impact your PTE automated pronunciation score.

According to official guidance from Pearson PTE, the automated scoring engine does not discriminate against or penalise regional accents. During its development, the system was deliberately trained using sp

According to the official Pearson PTE Academic Test Format & Score Guide, yes, negative marking is explicitly enforced for the Multiple Choice, Choose Multiple Answers question type.

The current PTE Academic Exam syllabus consists of 22 task types split across three integrated sections, i.e. Speaking & Writing (76-84 min), Reading (22-30 min) and Listening (31-39 min). The overall duration of the PTE test is 2 hours and 15 min but usually test takers complete it in 2 hours only.

No. Unlike IELTS, retaking a single low-scoring module or task is not possible in the PTE Exam. If you score low, you will have to retake the entire exam. However, if you are not happy with your scores, you can ask for a re-score, costing USD 160. If any difference is found, your score will be updat

PTE Academic and PTE Core are both two-hour computer-based English tests using AI scoring. However PTE Academic is designed for university admissions and global migration (like Australia and New Zealand); while PTE Core is tailored for Canadian permanent residency and citizenship. PTE Core is not ac