Which is better among TOEFL and IELTS?

<p>Both are the standardised tests required to test English proficiency of a candidate for applying abroad. IELTS is used for educational, immigration and occupational purposes, and is accepted by over 9,000 institutions across 130 countries worldwide majorly in UK, New Zealand and Australia. TOEFL also has worldwide acceptance now. TOEFL exam, questions are almost multiple choice, whereas, IELTS requires you to respond to a range of different question types such as short answer, gap-filling and short essay tasks. The IELTS is significantly shorter than the TOEFL exam, taking approximately 2 hours and 40 minutes versus four hours to complete the test. You may visit the respective websites to take the mock tests and understand the difference and which exam you want to take. The "better" test depends on individual specific needs and goals.&nbsp;</p>

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<p>The "better" test depends on your specific needs and goals. Both <a href="https://www.shiksha.com/studyabroad/choosing-between-toefl-and-ielts-a-comparison-articlepage-878">TOEFL and IELTS</a> are widely accepted English proficiency tests, each with its own strengths and weaknesses.</p><p>The TOEFL exam is widely accepted in all the universities present in major study-abroad destinations such as the USA, the UK, Canada, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand. The mode of the TOEFL exam is computer-based and it focuses more on the academic English. The exam takes 2 hours to complete in which it assesses all four skills of the test taker namely - speaking, listening, reading and writing.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>On the other hand, the IELTS exam covers modeules from both academic English and general training English. However, the IELTS exam format differ entirely from that of the TOEFL exam. The IELTS exam takes a total of 3 hours to get completed in two different sittings. Students have to take the speaking section (11-14 minutes, with a real examiner) of the test up to 7 days either before or after taking the main IELTS exam in which the reading, listening and writing skills are assessed in the time frame of 2 hours and 44 minutes.&nbsp;</p><p>The other main points of difference between the IELTS and TOEFL exams are given below. Students can choose the exam that suits them the best based on the following and above-mentioned information.&nbsp;</p><table dir="ltr" border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-baot="1"><colgroup><col style="width: 33.33%;" width="150"><col style="width: 33.33%;" width="100"><col style="width: 33.33%;" width="100"></colgroup><tbody><tr><th colspan="3">IELTS Vs TOEFL</th></tr><tr><th>Feature</th><th>TOEFL</th><th>IELTS</th></tr><tr><td>Format</td><td>Computer-based</td><td><div><div>Computer-based or paper-based</div></div></td></tr><tr><td>Focus</td><td>Academic English</td><td><div><div>Academic or general English</div></div></td></tr><tr><td>Speaking</td><td>Computer-based</td><td><div><div>Face-to-face with an examiner</div></div></td></tr><tr><td>Scoring</td><td>0-120</td><td>0-9</td></tr></tbody></table>

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