DreamDestination gives students in Andheri free guidance on the tests needed to study abroad — IELTS, TOEFL, PTE, Duolingo, GRE, GMAT and SAT. We check which test your shortlisted universities and visa route accept, the overall and per-section scores you need, and when to sit the test so results arrive before your deadlines, then help you structure your preparation.
IELTS, TOEFL, PTE and Duolingo are not interchangeable everywhere. Before a student in Andheri pays a test fee, it is worth ten minutes to confirm which tests each shortlisted university — and the visa route — actually accepts.
English tests — IELTS, TOEFL, PTE and the Duolingo English Test — prove language ability; GRE and GMAT are entrance tests for some master's and MBA courses; SAT and ACT are for undergraduate entry, mainly to the USA. Acceptance varies by university and by country, so the choice is made from your shortlist, not from what is popular.
In Andheri there are many consultants, test centres and lender branches to choose from, which makes the real question whose advice is independent. Our test planning costs nothing and we are paid nothing by any lender, so we have no reason to steer you. You can speak to a counsellor by video or phone, in the evening or at the weekend if you work.
This page is written for final-year students, recent graduates and working professionals in Andheri, Maharashtra planning a master's or another course abroad, and for the parents helping them decide. The same service is available to students in Bhiwandi, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Kalyan-Dombivli and Mira-Bhayandar, and across the rest of Maharashtra.
Read the requirement closely: most courses state an overall minimum and a minimum in each section. Falling half a band short in one section can turn a firm offer into a conditional one. We collect the published requirement for every course on your list and set a single target that meets them all.
Overall score
Per-section minimums
Score validity period
Visa-route English requirement
Planning the Test Around Your Deadlines
We count back from your first application deadline: the date results are needed, how long they take to be issued, and the preparation time that leaves. Dates and centres near Andheri are booked on each provider's official site, and places before the main intakes go quickly, so look early.
What This Service Is — and Is Not
What we offer is planning and guidance — which test, what score, how to organise your study and when to sit it. If you would rather join a coaching class in Andheri, we will explain what a good one looks like and how to tell whether it is working for you.