One to one online from any country: the updated iBT format, all four sections, full practice runs under exam conditions
The United States and Canada first of all, plus a share of programmes in Europe and Asia
Business schools and research programmes taught in English
Roles and internship programmes that ask for certified English
Academic and professional programmes that recognise the score as proof of level
A run in exam format: level, weaker sections and the real distance to your target band
A programme built around your exam date and the requirements of your institution
Full runs under exam conditions with feedback and a corrected strategy
Since 21 January 2026 the exam is adaptive, shorter and built on different task types. Preparing from older books means practising what the test no longer contains
TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) is an international exam from Educational Testing Service (ETS) that measures academic English. The test has four sections and takes about two hours including the instructions. There are no scheduled breaks, and part of the test is adaptive: difficulty adjusts to your answers, so timing and the number of items can vary slightly.
The exam is delivered two ways: at a test centre on a computer and at home (TOEFL iBT Home Edition) with a live human proctor. Content and marking are identical; only the place differs. The current section breakdown is published on the official ETS page.
Since 21 January 2026 ETS reports results on a 1 to 6 band scale in half-point steps, aligned to the CEFR. You receive four section scores plus an overall score, which is the average of the four sections rounded to the nearest half band: an average of 5.25, for example, gives an overall 5.5.
For a two-year transition period after January 2026 the report also carries a comparable overall score on the older 0–120 scale, so that institutions can update their requirements. You will therefore keep seeing both notations in university entry criteria for some time.
The exam itself has no pass mark: neither ETS nor the TOEFL programme sets one. Each institution sets its own threshold, and that is what you should check on the page of the programme you are applying to. The scale and the old-to-new comparison table are kept on the ETS score guidance page.
Registration happens online through your ETS account; in most countries you can also book by telephone through the local contact centre. The older route with a paper form and a regional registration centre is no longer the main one, so plan around the account.
Rescheduling and cancelling are easiest in the same account. The fee, the accepted documents and the rescheduling rules depend on your country and change over time, so check them on the ETS registration page before you pay.
It depends on your starting level and on how high your institution sets the bar. From Upper-Intermediate a confident result usually takes three to four months; from Intermediate it is closer to six. The real distance only becomes visible after a diagnostic run, which is why we start with one and build the calendar around your exam date afterwards.
TOEFL is what universities in the United States and Canada traditionally expect, while IELTS is the norm in the UK, Australia and most European programmes. Many institutions accept both, so the deciding factor is not the reputation of the test but the line in your programme's requirements and the format you are more comfortable with: TOEFL is fully computer based with recorded speaking, IELTS has a live conversation with an examiner. Our IELTS course is described on the IELTS preparation page.
We prepare for TOEFL one to one: the programme is built around your exam date, your starting level and your institution's threshold. Lessons are online, so the format works equally well inside Ukraine and for those already abroad, and we agree the timetable in your time zone. The work is not general English in the abstract but the sections of the exam: task types, timing, and how not to lose marks on the format when your English is already good enough.
Take the level test and see the distance to your target band