feels that candidates have to realize that practice is their only saviour. “Practice, practice, practice and more practice,” he says.
Raghav feels that it is important that you focus on what are you weak at, while not getting over-confident about what you already know. Time management and handling pressure are also crucial. “Time your speed and don’t give more than a certain amount of time to each section. Take regulated short breaks to collect your thoughts before you begin the next section. Don’t lose focus if you get a feeling that your test is not going good,” he says.
Like in the GRE, changes are on the anvil for the GMAT test. In June 2012, there will be a new section called the Integrated Reasoning Section which will be of 30 minutes and measure a candidates’ ability to “evaluate information from multiple sources”. Candidates will be asked to “interpret data presented graphically, analyze different types of information, and evaluate outcomes” keeping in mind the demands of the changing times, and will receive a separate grade for this new section. As the duration of the test will remain at three and half hours; the Analytical writing section will include only one 30-minute essay instead of the usual two.
IELTS and TOEFL
When it comes to testing for your competence in English language, International English Language Testing System (IELTS) and Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) are the two most popular tests available. While over 1.5 million candidates take IELTS test every year in more than 800 test centres across 130 countries, TOEFL score is accepted by over
8,000 institutions in 130 countries. The tests examine your reading, writing, listening and speaking ability in English language.
Most universities require an IELTS or a TOEFL score for non-native English speakers. “IELTS and TOEFL determine the level of study to which you are eligible to apply. Prospective applicants can opt for self-study through preparatory books etc or can go in for practice classes offered by competent organizations,” says Harmeet Pental, Regional Director, South Asia, IDP Education India Pvt. Ltd.
Zoravar Singh, will be studying at Nottingham Trent University, UK, this Fall. Although all of his education had been in English, he felt practice was the only thing which got him through the IELTS. “I went through a lot of practice sample tests online to get the hang of the IELTS test. Some of the questions are not direct and there is a lot of information you must absorb before answering,” says Zoravar.
Although Zoravar is quite fluent
in English and can speak and write in it confidently, he still prepared extra hard for the listening section. “Sometimes the accent is difficult to catch and hence I went through a lot of sample interviews to get it right. One can listen to the BBC or any other English channels to get the hang of it,” he says.
Zoravar feels that if your knowledge of English is limited, then it is better to take classes and language courses to gain command over it. “IELTS is all about how adept you are at the language and you can’t grow a vocabulary in a short time. Your style of writing and speaking is something you develop over the years, it doesn’t just happen overnight!”
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