MUET

MALAYSIAN UNIVERSITY
ENGLISH TEST

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 English
language
proficiency
test

From 2012, Criterion -

offered 3 referenced
times a year
What is test
MUET
?

Compulsory
for first degree Introduced in
university 1999
entrance

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 MUET - 2016
• Requirement for entry
into public universities

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 MUET - 2016
Programme Entry Exit

Social Science Courses Band 2 Band 3

STEM Courses Band 3 Band 4

Law & Medic Band 4 Band 5

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 Government
School Students

Private
Private
School
Candidates
Students

Types of
Candidates

Matriculation
Undergraduates
Students

Diploma
Students

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 MUET
RM150.00
Test Fee
MoD
RM350.00

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When do students sit for the MUET?
● Since 2012, MUET is offered three times a year
- Session 1 (around Feb/March), Session 2 (around
May/June) and Session 3 (around September /
October)
Test Component
● The test comprises four components:
- Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing

Paper Code Paper Time Weighting (%)

8001/ Listening 50 mins 25

800/2 Speaking 30 mins 25
800/3 Reading 75 mins 25
800/4 Writing 75 mins 25

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Test Format
● The MUET comprises four papers. Candidates have to sit
for all the papers.
No of
Paper Time Type of Questions
Questions
Listening 50 7 parts
minutes 30 questions (i) MCQs - 3 options
(ii) multiple matching - 5 options

Speaking 30 2 parts (i) Individual Presentation based on

minutes a
written prompt
(ii) Group discussion based on a
written
question and five prompts in the form
of mind map

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 No of
Paper Time Type of Questions
Questions
Reading 75 7 parts (i) multiple matching
minutes 40 questions (ii) MCQs -3 options
(iii) A gapped text with 6 missing
sentences – 7 options
(iv) MCQs -4 options

Writing 75 2 tasks (i) Letter or email of at least 100

minutes
words
(ii) Essay (discursive,
argumentative,
or a problem-solution) of at least
250 words

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 MUET scores are reported as follows:

Test Component Maximum score

LISTENING 90
SPEAKING 90
READING 90
WRITING 90
AGGREGATED SCORE 360
Band Achieved

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Thank You

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