Types of CAEL Exam

CAEL Exam Type

CAEL test is one of the greatest tools for faithfully mimicking language use in a Canadian academic environment. It includes reading articles, listening attentively to a lecture, answering questions, and writing a brief essay. With ProProctor's safe online proctoring service, you may take the CAEL exam from the convenience of your home while having the authenticity of the results guaranteed. Moreover, the CAEL result can be submitted for free to five universities and is accessible in 8 business days. The CAEL Online test is identical to the CAEL Test administered in testing centres in terms of test format, content, and scoring.

There are two types of CAEL exam:

CAEL – Online

The CAEL Online can be taken from comfort of your own home and is available to be taken from Canada and United States of America.

CAEL – At a Test Centre

This type of CAEL is available to be taken from a test centre across international test centres. The CAEL which is available at test centres is computer delivered.

CAEL Course for Both Exam Types

Both the types of CAEL tests assess a student’s abilities in four components namely Speaking, Writing, Listening and Reading. The various components and syllabus is same for both tests and the following structure is followed:

• Speaking: Speaking lasts for 7 to 10 minutes and has 3 tasks.
• Integrated Reading: This component is 35 to 50 minutes long. It has two sections with comprehension questions in each section. The first section has one or two short passages, while the second section has one or two short passages.
• Integrated Listening: This component is 25 to 35 minutes long and has two sections with comprehension type questions.
• Academic Unit A: This unit is about 60 to 70 minutes long and has three component sections.
• Academic Unit B: This unit is approximately 40 to 45 minutes long and has three component sections.

CAEL Exam Fee

The CAEL exam fee is about $280 plus taxes. This fee is the Canadian price for taking the exam.

Which test should you take?

You should take CAEL Online or CAEL - at a test centre depending on its availability in your country. This availability can be checked from official CAEL website www.cael.ca

CAEL – Online

As mentioned above this test type of CAEL can be taken from comfort of your home. The secure, online proctoring service provided by ProProctor allows CAEL Online to be taken in safety from home. The CAEL Online test has the exact same format, subject matter, and scoring system as the CAEL Test that is given at our testing facilities.

Take CAEL Online if

• You wish to give an online exam from security, comfort and safety of your home.
• You are residing anywhere in Canada, USA, Brazil, Mexico, India, Columbia, Vietnam, Hong Kong, South Korea, Japan, Singapore, UAE and Indonesia.
• You meet the system, room, ID requirements and security checks as set by CAEL Office.

CAEL – At a Test Centre

As mentioned above, CAEL At a Test Centre can be taken from any test centre that is available in your country.

Take CAEL – At a Test Centre if:

• You are not able to meet system, room, ID requirements and security checks at your home.
• You don’t have CAEL Online available in your country.

Different Features of Both CAEL Test Types