ImportantDatesfortheEnglishProficiencyTestLevel8
RegistrationPeriod
TheregistrationperiodfortheEnglishProficiencyTestLevel8typicallystartsabouttwomonthspriortothetestdate.Candidatescanregisteronlineorinpersonatdesignatedtestingcenters,andmustsubmitavalididentificationdocument,paymentoftheexamfee,andotherrequireddocuments.Theexactregistrationdatesmayvarybylocation,socandidatesshouldrefertotheofficialwebsiteoftheadministeringorganization.
TestDate
TheEnglishProficiencyTestLevel8isusuallyadministeredtwiceayear,inthemonthsofJuneandDecember,respectively.Thetestdurationisapproximatelythreehoursandconsistsofsectionsonlistening,reading,writing,andspeaking.Candidatesareadvisedtoarriveatthetestingcenteratleast30minutespriortothescheduledstarttime,withavalididentificationdocumentandotherrequiredmaterials,suchasno.2pencils,erasers,andapen.Anyprohibiteditems,suchasmobilephonesorextrapapers,willnotbepermittedinthetestingroom.
ScoreRelease
ThescorereleasedatefortheEnglishProficiencyTestLevel8typicallyfallsabouttwoweeksafterthetestdate.Candidatescanchecktheirscoresonlineorreceiveapaperscorereportbymail.Thescorereportshowsthecandidate'soverallscoreaswellasindividualscoresforeachsectionofthetest.Theminimumpassingscoreforthetestmayvarybyinstitutionororganization,socandidatesshouldchecktherequirementsoftheirtargetprogramsoremployers.Candidateswhodonotpassthetestmayretakeitinthenexttestadministrationperiod,withanewfeeandregistrationprocess.