Entrance Exam for study in canada

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If you are planning to go for a entrance test then you should know that the entrance test requirements depends on college and program chosen by you, as different colleges require different entrance requirements and you should get a detailed information about that, there are certain criteria´s which you need to satisfy prior to your admission like

Entrance test : This is the first criteria which you are required to satisfy before getting an admission in any of the college in Canada, these tests are standardized and you should consider taking this exam seriously and perform good in it, you can apply for these exams at p-rescheduled time or at the time you like depending on your location. You can apply for these exams more than once. A copy of the results of exam is send directly to college chosen by you and one copy is to be kept with you.It is advised that you should consider passing the exam in one shot. As mentioned earlier the entrance exam vary from course and college chosen by you and, considering this below given are some of the common entrance exams and one of them might be applicable to you .
TOEFL (Test of English as a foreign language): Most colleges require TOEFL as an criteria for admission process for international students, TOEFL is required to check the proficiency of English as a primary language, TOEFL is conducted in more than 180 countries around the globe, you must achieve a good score in this test for getting an admission, TOEFL is held throughout the year and usually on weekends. If you require more details on this entrance test you can visit http://www.ets.org/toefl
IELTS: This entrance test is accepted widely by the Universities and institutes in Canada and the test is conducted for checking the proficiency in English, the time duration for the test is 2hrs and 45min, moreover the test consists of four modules
Listening
Reading
Writing
Speaking
GRE (Graduate record exam): For checking the preparation of a student to enter in a Graduate program like Master’s and Doctoral this test is required, this test include
General Test : It is commonly required for admission in a Graduate program, it tests student on basis of verbal, quantitative and analytical skills moreover this test is available in 16 disciplines.
GRE Writing Assessment test : This test is offered as a separate test irrespective of General test.

For further and detailed information on GRE entrance test, you can visit http://www.ets.org/gre
GMAT(General management aptitude test ): To get admission in business and management study programs like M.B.A, this test is required compulsorily, this test checks verbal, mathematical and analytical writing skills, the average GMAT score should be in a range of 570-580. for more information you can visit http://www.mba.com
SAT (Scholastic aptitude test): This test is offered by Educational testing service (ETS) and is mainly for the undergraduate courses, this test is similar to ATS, Sat exam consists of
SAT I: The test consists of multiple choice reasoning questions measuring your verbal and mathematical abilities, the test lasts for the duration of 3 hours.
SAT II: It consists of multiple choice tests in specific subjects with a duration of 1 hour, the test measures the capability and knowledge of a a particular subject, even it is recommended by many colleges to take one or more test like this.
MCAT(Medical college admission test): This entrance exam is standardized exam typically meant for admission in Medical programs, it tests the ability of a student in medical era also it gives a chance to capable students to get a good college and show their, excellence in the particular field. This Test includes problem solving, critical thinking, and writing skills irrespective of the knowledge of medical field. The students can score in fields like verbal reasoning, writing sample and biological sciences. For further information on MCAT you can visit https://www.aamc.org
LSAT(Law school admission test): This entrance test is mainly conducted for students who wish to pursue law degree programs and test mainly includes reading and verbal reasoning skills, this test is conducted four times a year and about hundred of locations around the world.
GPA(Grade point average marks) : It is another criteria which you need to satisfy before getting an admission, and in this system all Grades are averaged which a student has achieved from his middle school to high school. The grading scheme range from A to f where A signifies excellence and F indicates fail .GPA is considered at the time of your job selection as many Employers compare between the GPA acquired by different candidates to select the one having a great potential.
Letter of recommendations & essays: Apart from your Grade points and test scores, the Admission committee also selects the candidate based on their Essay and you should answer a good essay as the selection procedure also depends on that, you should keep in view to keep your Essay up to a word limit of 500. letter of recommendation is also required at the time of Admission by University and should be duly recommended from a counselor or teacher of the institute you attend the last, letter of recommendation can be required up to three in number and one thing you should keep in view that getting a letter of recommendation from a counselor who knows you personally is preferred more by the selectors in Universities.
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Exams for Studying in Canada. Students have to pass one or more additional tests before they can be considered by most universities for admission. These range from the standardised graduate and college admission tests such as GRE, GMAT and SAT to English Language tests, such as TOEFL and IELTS.

GRE (Graduate Record Exam):

·        That who looks to do master's course, MS, MBA, MEM or doctoral degree in English speaking countries.

·        Gre test conducted by ETS (Education Trust Service) is located in banjara hills Hyderabad.

·        Required qualifying Graduation

·        In GRE test 6 sections will there, time duration 3 hours 40 min, 10 min breaks after 3 sections.

·        Available in two formats, one is general test and the second one is subject test

·        You can attend for test 5 times in a year with 21 days gap



GMAT (Graduate Management Admission Test):

·        Exam designed to predict how test takers will perform academically in MBA (Masters in Business Administration) programs.

·        In Gmat exam 3 sections will be there (Analytical Writing Assessment, Quantitative Section,  Verbal Section)     

·        The exam fee $250(17,000 rupees)

·        You can attend 5 times in a year



SAT (Scholastic Aptitude Test):

·        SAT is conducted for admissions in undergraduate (Bachelor's) degree programs

·        Accepted by schools USA, Canada, and Singapore

·        It’s conducted on months of October, November, December, January, May and June.

·        Right time to take the SAT is in class 11th and 12th
·        It’s a paper pencil based test.

TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language):

·        TOEFL is accepted as proof of English proficiency in 9,000 colleges, universities and organizations and other TOEFL participating institutes across 130 countries in the World.

·        TOEFL has essentially two versions: TOEFL iBT (Internet-based test) and TOEFL PBT (paper-based test).

·        Candidates can retake the TOEFL test as many times as they wish.

·        Four ways to get TOEFL Registration -Online, by mail, by phone and in person.

·        TOEFL test score is between 0–120. TOEFL Test Results are valid for two years after the test date.

·        Test takers from Mainland China, India, Japan, Korea or Taiwan are eligible for the TOEFL scholarship.

·        The current fee for TOEFL registration is $170.

 
 

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Students have to pass one or more additional tests before they can be considered by most universities for admission in Canada. These range from the standardized graduate and college admission tests such as GRE, GMAT and SAT to English Language tests, such as TOEFL and IELTS.