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Digital SAT from 2023; here’s how you can conquer the test and make your way to top universities  The Covid-19 pandemic brought with it some radical and unprecedented changes worldwide in the education sector. One significant change was that most US universities made the Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT) optional for students. Another big decision came in January 2022, when the College Board, the global board that conducts the exam, announced that starting next year, SAT will

International English Language Testing System (IELTS) is the world’s most popular English Proficiency Test. It is administered in more than 160 nations, and the scores are accepted by more than 11,000 organizations. Consequently, it has now become the preferred English Proficiency Test for over 3.5 million candidates across the globe, annually. The popularity of this test also means that there is a plethora of resources available online. Unfortunately, not all of these are us

“The SAT will be administered digitally from 2023 onward. How has the test changed and what does it mean for the test taker?”.  –  Amit Bhandari The SAT will be going digital from 2023 onward. What should students expect from the new format? To find out, I appeared for a Digital SAT mock test earlier this week, in which I scored 1,540. This is lower than what I would have scored on the paper test for the same number of mistakes. What has changed? I first needed to register on

The International English Language Testing System (IELTS) is one of the most popular English Proficiency Tests globally. More than 3.5 million test-takers appear for this test annually in different parts of the globe. IELTS score is a mandatory entry requirement for non-native English speakers who aspire to study in or migrate to countries like the US, the UK, Canada, and Australia, where English is the predominant language of communication. Some universities might provide an

International students interested in studying at Ivy Leagues and other top universities abroad have to fulfill English proficiency requirements. These students often turn to one of the two most popular English Proficiency Tests: the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) or the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL). IELTS is scored out of 9 Bands and TOEFL is scored out of 120 points. For admissions to top schools, 7+ Bands in the IELTS or 100+ points i