It provides for testing in speaking, listening, writing, and reading.
[2] According to the National Institute for International Education,[3] the total time that the test lasts is 155 minutes.
The same organization says the test is to be available in the public sector in 2014, but it is already available for individual taking in 2013.
The test is aimed primarily at evaluating academic preparation (such as for entrance to universities).
As a result of errors uncovered in the test as well as difficulties that teachers had, the original implementation date of using NEAT to test for English skills as an official part of college application was delayed from 2015 to 2019.