COMPARISON BETWEEN DIFERENT INTERNATIONAL EXAMS TO

EVALUATE ENGLISH
ASPECTS
TRACK
TEST
Proficiency
test

STEP
EIKEN
Proficiency
test

SECTIONS

3 sections

TARGET
POPULATION

Everyone
who wants a
digital
certification
of the
English
language.

3 sections
for A1 4
sections for
the rest.
People
affiliated to
an
institution

VERSION

One version

PRICES

LEVEL OF
DIFICULTY

TYPE

UBELT

PTE

ELPT

CPE

TEL

Proficiency
test

Proficiency
test

Proficienc
y test

Proficiency
Test

Proficie
Test

1 section

4 sections

4 sections

4 sections

4 sectio

European
people
(dentists,
doctors,
nurses and
pharmacists)

Persons that
have learnt
English as
foreign,
second
language

undergrad
uate or
postgradu
ate study

School
aged fr
12 to 1
student
hotel a
restaur
field
student
busine
and
advan
learner
techni
situatio

3 different
versions

3 versions

3 Versions

2
versions.

study postgraduate
courses,
lead highlevel
research
projects
and
academic
seminars
and
communica
te
effectively
at upper
managerial
and board
level in
internationa
l business.
2 versions.

30.000
Speaking test
40.000

2.5008.400

300 hundred
dollars

95

$588.000

90

A1-C2

A1-C1

165 220
-250 per
candidate
and
additional
50 prescreening
doesnt say

A1-C2

B1-C1

C2

A1-C

4 versi

COMPARISON BETWEEN DIFERENT INTERNATIONAL EXAMS TO

EVALUATE ENGLISH
RESULTS

Are given
immediately

They
receive a
score report
directly
from the
local ETS
Preferred
Network
office.

1 week

From 5 days
after take the
exam and until
12 weeks.

One week
After take
the exam

EXPIRES IN

Doesnt have
expiration
date
computer
based

Didnt say

1 year after
the test

Doesnt say

Didnt
say

Paper based

oral
(Englishspeaking
environment)

Computer
based/ written
paper.

Paper
Based.

FORMAT

The
candidates
receive the
results
online for
the paper
based
version
after 4-6
weeks and
for the
Computer
based exam
after two
weeks.
2 years
after take
the exam.
Computer
or paper
based.

4-5 we
after ta
the exa
Tota
scorin
300

We can
it here i
Colomb
but is
availabl
17
countrie
ALT
(Associ
n of
langua
testers
Europe

PLACE

At any place
at any time

Japan,
London,
Los
Angeles,
and New
York.

romania and
poland
(university of
bath)

Bogota

Cambridg
e and
Chelmsfo
rd.

Bogot,
Medellin.

EXAMINER

No examiner,
no
institution.

the Eiken
Foundation
of Japan

Department
of foreign
language
tuition at
Poznan
university
and
university of
bath.

Edexcel

Anglia
Ruskin
Universti
y

Cambridge

SAT
Standardized Test
3 sections

No
expirat
date
Pape
Base

COMPARISON BETWEEN DIFERENT INTERNATIONAL EXAMS TO

EVALUATE ENGLISH
High school juniors and seniors.
3 versions
52.5 to 101.5 dollars
Didnt say
The students receive the results online 3 weeks after take the exam.
No expires.
Paper Based standardized test.
Barranquilla (Colegio Karl C. Parrish and Colegio Marymount)
Educational testing Service.