MALAYSIAN

UNIVERSITY
ENGLISH TEST

FACTS ABOUT MUET

A test to measure English language

proficiency
for students who intend to pursue
tertiary studies at universities in
Malaysia
For staff of organisations
No prerequisite requirement
Offered 3 times a year - March, July,
November
Test fee RM100 (purchase MEC pin no
from BSN)

How is MUET implemented in

school?
240 hours of teaching time (3 school terms)
8 periods per week
Comprises 4 components : Listening,

Speaking,
Reading,
Writing

Duration and Weighting

Paper
Code
800/1
800/2
800/3
800/4

Weighti
Paper Duration
ng
30
Listening
15%
minutes
30
Speaking
15%
minutes
90
Reading
40%
minutes
90
Writing
30%
minutes

MUET BANDS
Aggregat Band
User
ed Score
260 300
6
Highly proficient user
220 259
5
Proficient user
180 219
4
Satisfactory user
140 179
3
Modest user
100 139
2
Limited user
Below 100
1
Very limited user

LISTENING (800/1)
Duration
Weightage
Maximum
score
Number of
texts
No of
questions
Question
types

New format
30 minutes
15%
45
5 texts
20
Information transfer, short
-answer questions, MCQs

SPEAKING (800/2)
Duration
Weightage
Maximum
score
Number of
texts/tasks
No of
questions
Question
types

New format
30 minutes
15%
45
2 tasks : individual and
group

READING (800/3)
Duration
Weightage
Maximum
score
Number of
texts
No of
questions
Question
types

New format
90 minutes
40%
120
6 texts
45
MCQs based on the
passages; at least one

WRITING(800/4)
Duration
Weightage
Maximum
score
Number of
texts
No of
questions
Question
types

New format
90 minutes
30%
90

2
Report writing (150 200
words); extended writing