📘 PTE Exam 2025 – Complete Guide (Syllabus, Marking Scheme & Last-Year Sample Paper)

The Pearson Test of English (PTE) is one of the most popular English proficiency tests for students, working professionals, and migration aspirants. It is accepted in over 3,000 universities and governments worldwide, including the USA, UK, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand.

If you’re planning to take the exam in 2025, this guide gives you everything you need to prepare—exam pattern, syllabus, scoring system, and a last-year sample question paper.

⭐ What is the PTE Exam?

The PTE Academic exam tests your ability to use English in real-life academic and professional settings.
It is completely computer-based and uses AI scoring, ensuring unbiased evaluation.

📌 Exam duration: 2 hours
📌 Sections: Speaking & Writing, Reading, Listening
📌 Score Range: 10 – 90
📌 Mode: Computer-based at test centers / PTE Online

📂 PTE Exam Pattern 2025

SectionTasks Included Time

Speaking & Writing 7 tasks 54 – 67 mins

Reading 5 tasks 29 – 30 mins

Listening 8 tasks 30 – 43 mins

*Each task may contribute to more than one skill.
Example: Repeat Sentence gives marks for speaking + listening.

📚Download PTE Test Score Guide 2025-2026

🎯 Final Tips for PTE Preparation

✔ Practice daily speaking with a timer
✔ Use PTE mock tests
✔ Improve pronunciation using English podcasts
✔ Build vocabulary through reading
✔ Solve listening tasks regularly
✔ Focus on enabling skills (fluency, grammar, spelling)