The test takers listen to a variety of accents and academic language that they will encounter at English-speaking higher education institutions.
[5] The test is a maximum of 2 hours and 15 minutes long, and takers can expect their results to be delivered to them online within 5 working days.
Test scores are reported on the Global Scale of English, a standardised, numeric scale from 10 to 90 that measures English language proficiency more precisely with reference to the widely known set of levels in the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.
[citation needed] There are six levels which are mapped to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.
The PTE Young Learners were originally developed by the University of London Schools Examination Board in 1982.