# Are TOEFL tests done online now?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [March 18, 2016, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-toefl-tests-done-online-now/749388 "2016-03-18T13:27:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![davidmich](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e56c9b/32.png) [@davidmich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidmich)\
**Post date:** [March 18, 2016, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-toefl-tests-done-online-now/749388/1 "2016-03-18T13:27:02Z")

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Hi  
Are TOEFL tests done online now?I know GMAT tests are.  
I look forward to your feedback.

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**Author:** ![davidmich](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e56c9b/32.png) [@davidmich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidmich)\
**Post date:** [March 18, 2016, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-toefl-tests-done-online-now/749388/2 "2016-03-18T13:29:54Z")

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> [@davidmich](#):
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> Hi  
> Are TOEFL tests done online now?I know GMAT tests are.  
> I look forward to your feedback.

Here is says it’s paper-based and online-based. I’m not sure if this site is up-to-date.

> **[i-courses.org](http://i-courses.org/student-materials/id/26)**
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> This domain may be for sale!

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**Author:** ![Schnitte](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/schnitte/32/9033_2.png) [@Schnitte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Schnitte)\
**Post date:** [March 19, 2016, 9:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-toefl-tests-done-online-now/749388/3 "2016-03-19T09:02:17Z")

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Not from the comfort of your home, you’d still have to go to a test centre so they can verify that the people taking the test are not cheating, and are, in fact, who they claim they are. But at the test centres, the content is delivered to the computers online.

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**Author:** ![davidmich](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e56c9b/32.png) [@davidmich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidmich)\
**Post date:** [March 19, 2016, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-toefl-tests-done-online-now/749388/4 "2016-03-19T16:10:51Z")

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> [@Schnitte](#):
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> Not from the comfort of your home, you’d still have to go to a test centre so they can verify that the people taking the test are not cheating, and are, in fact, who they claim they are. But at the test centres, the content is delivered to the computers online.

Thanks Schnitte. Very helpful.