Posted by TCYonline.com on November 17, 2007
Following the high-voltage war of nerves that CAT test generates every year, Top Careers & You (TCY) would cool down thousands of IIM aspirants with CAT analysis on their website TCYonline.com.
This North India’s premier chain of test preparation has always been the first to provide such ‘threadbare’ analysis for the students across the nation. This year an estimated 2.3 lakh students will be vying for 1500 IIM seats in the country. The students can checkout CAT solutions on the website at 2.30 p.m. on November 18, 2007.
“This solo exercise would be in maintaining our rich symbiotic relationship with CAT for the last five years in providing a deep analysis of the test”, commented Rakesh Kumar, IT Manager.
Benefits to the IIM aspirants are immense, with CAT analysts providing:
* answer keys or solutions for all the questions
* comparative CAT 07 analysis with previous years question papers
* an overview of the difficulty level
* estimation on the expected cut-offs for IIMs & other premier B-Schools
* topic wise graphical analysis of all the sections
“Every year thousands of aspirants take our online help to assess their performance in the CAT exam. The students can come on live chat or e-mail their queries to our experts to seek admission guidance for various B-schools in the country”, added Mr. Rakesh.
The website www.tcyonline.com is the fastest growing education portal. The company distributes FREE online practice test for MBA and other standardized tests.
The web portal has essentially been the reference site on test preparation, admission notifications, practice tests, B-School updates, etc. Its focus lies in preparing the students interested for a career in MBA, MCA, GRE, GMAT and SAT.
Posted by TCYonline.com on September 21, 2007
Despite numerous changes in the US university application process, some truths remain the same — namely, you need to ace your SATs if you plan to attend a top-notch university.
The SAT, or Scholastic Aptitude Test, is designed to gauge aspiring US undergraduates. It measures the ability of candidates to solve problems and use reasoning skills at the level necessary for US universities.
Most colleges and universities use the SAT as one indicator of a student’s readiness to do university-level work. Other criteria include class rank, marks (Grade Point Average), extracurricular activities, personal essays and recommendations.
Starting in 1993, the SAT split into the SAT I: Reasoning Test and the SAT II: Subject Tests. In general, universities only require SAT I, but the most exclusive schools often require two or more SAT II Subject Tests.
SAT is held seven times in a year in the USA, Puerto Rico, and US Territories, and six times a year at over 650 other overseas locations.
SAT I
SAT I is a three-hour test that measures verbal and mathematical reasoning skills students have developed over time, and skills they need to be successful at university.
Good SAT scores can help you gain admission to selective schools and earn merit-based financial assistance.
The SAT I contains Verbal, Math and Writing components, each worth one-third of the final score. There are three Verbal sections, three Math sections and two Writing sections.
In addition, there is a 20 minute ‘dummy’ section, formally called the Variable or Equation Section. This section does not count towards your individual score; it is used to try out new questions for the future editions of SAT. You won’t know which section is the ‘dummy’, so try your hardest throughout.
The first and last sections are always Writing, the first being a 25-minute Writing Essay and the last a 10-minute Multiple Choice writing section. Out of the remaining seven sections, four are 25 minutes long each, and the other three (including the dummy) are 20 minutes long each.
A systematic chart of the question types and and number in each section are listed below:
SAT II
SAT II: Subject Tests are an hour long, and comprise mostly multiple-choice questions. They measure how much students know about a particular academic subject and how well they can apply that knowledge.
Subject Tests fall into five general subject areas: English, History and Social Studies, Mathematics, Science and Foreign Languages.
The following chart demonstrates the available options:
In Part II of this feature, we’ll look at testing dates, test fees and how to apply.
Posted by TCYonline.com on December 21, 2006
Offered globally, the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) is a standardised test designed to evaluate a student’s ability to understand and use English as it is used in a college and university environment — particularly in USA and Canada. If a student is applying for admission to a University or college in these countries, his or her TOEFL score will help the admission authorities to determine whether he or she has adequate academic background of English language skills necessary for admission.
Though the TOEFL is primarily structured for students seeking admission in USA and Canada, the TOEFL is also the most widely accepted score for measuring proficiency in English worldwide. Over 5000 colleges and accredited educational institutions across 90 countries, including: UK, other European countries, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Korea, Hong Kong and Singapore accept TOEFL scores.
TOEFL is administered by Educational Testing Service (ETS), the testing organisation that also conducts GRE, SAT and other standardised tests.
The new Internet Based TOEFL Test (TOEFL iBT) has been designed to better prepare the students for academic study in an English speaking environment. TOEFL iBT measures both the receptive (reading and listening) and expressive (speaking and writing) skills of university aspirants. The TOEFL score is equally divided between receptive skills and expressive skills, and therefore, a student must do well in all sections.
Test Overview
* TOEFL iBT measures receptive and expressive skills equally. The student is tested for all the four English language communication skills: Reading, Listening, Speaking and Writing.
* The exam has no grammar or sentence structure section. The student’s knowledge of English grammar is tested through actual usage in speaking and writing sections.
* TOEFL iBT replaces the structure section with a speaking section in which students wear headphones and speak into a microphone. The digital recording is transmitted to ETS Online Scoring Network where human scorers rate the speaking.
* The exam also allows note-taking. The students can now take notes while they listen and/or read and they can jot down points before they start to speak or write. Students can use these notes while giving their responses, but they will not be allowed to carry them outside the examination center.
* The Writing section has been expanded to include one integrated writing task in addition to the independent writing task.
* The Reading section usually consists of 3 passages (sometimes 5), each of around 700 words. This section includes categorisation of information and/or filling in a chart or completion of a summary.
* Lectures and conversations in the listening section are a little longer than earlier, but speech is more natural. Although the focus of the listening tasks remains American, there is likely to be at least one lecture in British /Australian accent. There may be questions that measure understanding of a speaker’s attitude, degree of certainty and purpose.
* There will be fixed dates for TOEFL iBT and the students have to make their choice out of the same. Depending upon the number of test takers and the capacity, a test center will normally have 30 to 40 test dates in a year.
* TOEFL iBT scores are reported online. Students can view their scores within 15 working days of the test and will also receive their score-sheet by mail.
* TOEFL iBT is not computer adaptive as was the case with TOEFL CBT (computer based test). Here all the test takers receive the same set of questions. There is also no computer tutorial.
How to register
~ The fee for the exam is $150 (about Rs 6,500).
~ There are three ways by which one can register for the exam: online, by phone and by mail.
~ For the fastest and most convenient service, register online. One can get the online form by visiting the learners and test takers section of the TOEFL web site. A valid credit card is required (American Express, Discover, JCB, MasterCard, or Visa card), or an electronic check (e-check) if one has a bank account in the United States or its territories.
~ To register by phone, call the Regional Registration Centre. Same payment options as online registration.
~ To register by mail, obtain a form through the TOEFL bulletin. Fill in all information on the Registration Form and mail it to the Regional Registration Centre. Mailing instructions are on the form. Registration forms must be received by ETS or your Regional Registration Center at least four weeks before your requested first-choice test date.
~ The Regional Registration Centre address is as follows:
Thomas Testing Private Limited
2nd Floor
DFL Infinity Tower-A, Sector 25, Phase II
DFL City Gurgaon, Haryana -122002
India
Tel: (011) 26511649
Fax: (011) 26529741
Tel: (011) 26511649
Fax: (011) 26529741
