Students to take global exams such as GRE and TOEFL from home

Both TOEFL and GRE will be taken at home till the situation is conducive for tests to be conducted at centers

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Due to the prevailing COVID-19 situation across the globe, students will take global exams such as TOEFL and GRE from home. However, the same does not apply to mainland China and Iran.

These tests have been suspended across the globe following the coronavirus outbreak.

"At-home solutions will now be worldwide for test takers who have been affected by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Both TOEFL and GRE will be taken at home till the situation is conducive for tests to be conducted at centers," Srikant Gopal, Executive Director of the TOEFL Program, told PTI.

"Precautions are being taken to ensure that the tests students will take from home meet the highest standards for validity, reliability and security. These tests employ multiple best-in-class security measures that use both real-time human monitoring and artificial intelligence technology," he added.

Exams like TOEFL and GRE are the most important ones for getting admission in top universities across the globe.