The TOEFL iBT® test is given in English and administered via the Internet. The test measures your ability to use and understand English at the university level.

There are four sections -

Listening
Reading
Speaking
Writing

It takes a total of about four and a half hours to complete,

You will receive four scaled section scores and a total score:

Reading Section (Score of: 0–30)
Listening Section (Score of: 0–30)
Speaking Section (Score of: 0–30)
Writing Section (Score of: 0–30)
Total Score (0–120)

TOEFL iBT Test Sections-

Section Time Limit Questions
Reading 60–80 minutes 36–56 questions
Listening 60–90 minutes 34–51 questions
Break 10 minutes —
Speaking 20 minutes 6 tasks
Writing 50 minutes 2 tasks

TOEFL iBT Test Structure

Listening

Length: 60–90 minutes
4–6 lectures, each 3–5 minutes long with six questions apiece
2–3 conversations, each 3 minutes long with five questions apiece
Tip: Introduces more than one native English accent
Scoring: 0–30 points

Speaking

Length: 20 minutes
2 independent tasks: speak about a familiar topic
4 integrated tasks: speak based on what you read and hear
Tip: You have 30 seconds to prepare and one minute to respond
Scoring: 0–4 points, converted to a 0–30 score scale

Reading

Length: 60–100 minutes
3–5 passages from academic texts, each about 700 words long
12–14 questions per passage
Tip: Includes a glossary to define key words
Scoring: 0–30 points

Writing

Length: 50 minutes
1 integrated task: write based on what is read and heard
1 independent task: support an opinion
Tip: Typing is required
Scoring: 0–5 points, converted to a 0–30 score scale

The TOEFL test has more test dates (over 50 per year) and locations than any other English-language test in the world.

More than 9,000 colleges, agencies and other institutions in over 130 countries accept TOEFL scores.