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Tests required for studying abroad

A quick glance at the tests required for studying abroad:

Test	GMAT	GRE	SAT	SAT II	TOEFL iBT	IELTS	PTE (Academic)
Test Dates	Round the year	5 times	5 times	Specific Dates	Round the year	Round the year	Round the year
What's it about?	Math & English	Math & English	Math & English	20 SAT Subject Tests in five general subject areas: English, history, languages, mathematics and science	English	English	English
How early to book for test?	2 months in adv (recommended)	2 months in adv (recommended)	2 months in adv (recommended)	2 months in adv (recommended)	1 month in adv (recommended)	At least before 10 days of test date	3 to 5 days before the test
Validity	5 years	5 years	5 years	5 years	2 years	2 years	2 years
Required for/by	PG students; generally MBA or Management program aspirants	PG students; generally MS (tech) program aspirants	UG students; students going for Bachelors to USA and Canada	Specific American Universities	UG & PG students	UG & PG students	UG & PG students
Countries	USA; Canada; UK (few programs); Singapore (National Unis)	USA; Canada; UK (few programs); Singapore (National Unis)	USA and Canada	USA; Singapore (NUS if not an IB Diploma student)	all countries (for Aus & NZ, IELTS is preferred)	all countries (for USA, TOEFL is preferred)	nearly all in the UK and Aus; over 350 Institutions in the USA; few in Canada
Scoring	out of 800	out of 340	out of 2400	out of 800 (each subject)	out of 120	out of 9.0 Bands	out of 90
Time to prepare	2.5 to 3 months	2.5 to 3 months	3 Months	2 months in adv (recommended)	22 to 25 hours (1 month)	22 to 25 hours (1 month)	22 to 25 hours (1 month)
What's a good score?	700+; 650+; 600+; 550+	325+; 315+; 300+; 285+	2200+; 2100+; 1900+; 1700+	Depends on the subject test; the attempt should generally be for over 600; ideally scoring 700 & above would be good	102; 99; 97; 88; 79	PG: 7.5; 7.0; 6.5; 6.0 UG: 7.0; 6.5; 6.0; 5.5	UG: 51 to 61 PG: 57 to 67 MBA: 69+; 62 for some

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