Enhanced TOEFL iBT test ready for launch in January - ETS Hosts TOEFL Experience Days in Ahmedabad to share additions with educators and partners

ETS, the global leader in educational assessment and creator of the TOEFL iBT test, hosted a TOEFL Experience Days event in Ahmedabad on December 10, 2025.

The event offered an early look at the enhanced TOEFL iBT launching on January 21, 2026, bringing TOEFL experts together with leading educators, advisors, and partners for an immersive deep dive into the upcoming changes.

This experiential format reinforces ETS's commitment to strengthening partnerships that enable educators and advisors to better support test-taker success.

For ETS, Ahmedabad and Gujarat as a region, represent a fast-growing and strategically important study-abroad market. To further strengthen its presence in the region, ETS India will open a new TOEFL test center in Kalol by the end of December, adding to the three active TOEFL test centers already operating across key locations in Ahmedabad. Together, these centers ensure convenient and reliable access for test takers across the wider region.

At the event, participants received early, hands-on exposure to the enhanced TOEFL iBT, exploring the updated format and its improvements firsthand.

They engaged in focused sessions on upcoming test enhancements, the educational and fairness principles behind each section, and how the redesigned test better supports today's learners in a competitive global admissions landscape.

Attendees also interacted directly with ETS experts, gaining deeper insights into test design, scoring, and preparation best practices, while addressing institution-specific questions related to how they guide their students and test-takers.

Speaking about this development, Omar Chihane, Global General Manager, TOEFL, ETS said "For ETS, Ahmedabad is one of Western India's most important markets for study-abroad aspirants. Gujarat has consistently ranked among the country's top regions for outbound student mobility, and we continue to see strong interest in TOEFL test takers across Ahmedabad. Students from this region rely on TOEFL iBT scores to access leading universities in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, and New Zealand. As a priority market for ETS, Ahmedabad plays a central role in our efforts to bring the enhanced TOEFL iBT, launching January 21, 2026, closer to educators, advisors, and learners. The redesigned test delivers a fairer, more intuitive, adaptive and tailored experience, enabling our partners to better support the next generation of globally mobile students."

As a priority market for ETS, Ahmedabad plays a central role in our efforts to bring the enhanced TOEFL iBT, launching January 21, 2026, closer to educators, advisors, and learners.

The redesigned test delivers a fairer, more intuitive, adaptive and tailored experience, enabling our partners to better support the next generation of globally mobile students. " In addition to experiential sessions, teachers and partners received classroom-ready resources, and learned about the official preparation guidance from Study.com, ETS's trusted TOEFL Test Prep Partner, alongside TOEFL Practice Test and Official TOEFL Prep Course.

The event also created a collaborative space for Ahmedabad's educator community to exchange insights, discuss evolving student needs, and explore how stronger regional partnerships can enhance readiness and outcomes for test takers across Gujarat.

For more information on TOEFL Experience Days in India, or to learn about upcoming educator engagements, please contact the ETS India team. Information on the enhanced TOEFL iBT, covering formats, preparation resources, and registration is available at www.ets.org/toefl