Which english language test is accepted more in Europe, IELTS or TOEFL?

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Asked by Aryan Mehta

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Satyajit Dev Sarma | Contributor-Level 8

9 years ago

IELTS is accepted. TOEFL is for US and also sometimes for UK.

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Neelesh Mishra | Beginner-Level 5

3 years ago

If you are specifically targeting European universities and educational institutions, IELTS is more widely accepted there. Conducted jointly by the University of Cambridge ESOL Examinations, British Council and IDP Education Australia, IELTS is considered slightly more difficult than TOEFL.

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Jeevan Shetty | Beginner-Level 3

9 years ago

IELTS has a bit of more weight-age.

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Moderator 4 | Beginner-Level 4

9 years ago

Dear Jeevan, Thanks for your answer. A quick tip to make this a high quality answer that will attract more upvotes and help you rise to the next expert level much faster! In order to support your opinion and add more value and clarity to your answer, kindly give more details around why IELTS is bet

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Nikhil Kumar | Beginner-Level 4

9 years ago

You must go for IELTS.

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Moderator 7 | Contributor-Level 6

9 years ago

Dear Nikhil, Thanks for your answer. A quick tip to make this a high quality answer that will attract more upvotes and help you rise to the next expert level much faster! In order to support your opinion and add more value to it, kindly give more details around why the student should prefer IELTS

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Syed Salman Hussainy | Beginner-Level 4

9 years ago

IELTS is accepted more in Europe.

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Dilpreet Singh | Contributor-Level 6

9 years ago

IELTS is widely accepted.

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Swameeka Medhi | Contributor-Level 9

9 years ago

Managed jointly by the British Council, IDP: IELTS Australia and Cambridge English Language Assessment, IELTS is more widely accepted in Europe. Hope it helped.

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