The TOEFL test is the most widely respected English-language test in the world, recognized by more colleges, universities and agencies in Australia, Canada, the U.K. and the United States. Wherever you want to study, the TOEFL test can help you get there. Types of TOEFL The TOEFL iBT test, administered via the Internet, is offered more than 50 times a year at ETS-authorized test centers throughout the world. The TOEFL PBT test, administered in a paper-based format, is being phased out and is currently offered only in areas where testing via the Internet is not available.