ELAT 2024 - English Literature Admissions Test : Application Form, Exam Date, Eligibility, Syllabus and Exam Pattern

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ELAT Exam 2024 - English Literature Admissions Test is a pre-interview admissions test of close reading skills and textual analysis. It is conducted for English undergraduate courses at the University of Oxford and English at the University of Cambridge.

UG Courses:

University of Cambridge:

English (Q300)

University of Oxford:

QQ38 Classics and English

QQH8 Classics II and English

QR3S English and Beginners’ Czech (with Slovak)

RQ33 English and Beginners’ Italian QR39 English and Beginners’ Modern Greek

QR3M English and Beginners’ Portuguese

QR37 English and Czech (with Slovak)

QR31 English and French

QR32 English and German QR33 English and Italian

QQ37 English and Modern Greek

QR35 English and Portuguese

QRH7 English and Russian

QR34 English and Spanish Q300 English Language and Literature

 

English Literature Admissions Test 2024 Important Dates

Date of Notification & Start of Online Registration

  • To be notified.

Last Date of Submission of Application Form

  • To be notified.

Date of Entrance Exam

  • To be notified.

Date of Declaration of Result

  • To be notified.

 

ELAT Exam 2024 Eligibility

  • Prospective students should have passed secondary and higher secondary exams for appearing in ELAT.

 

Why is ELAT Exam 2024 taken?

  • ELAT is taken for having admission to Under-Graduate courses at Oxford and Cambridge Universities.
  • The admission is provided based on the scores obtained in ELAT.

 

ELAT Exam 2024 Syllabus

ELAT consists of the following subjects/topics.

Essay

Unseen Passages

(Poetry, Prose or Drama)

 

ELAT Exam 2024 Pattern

  • ELAT is a paper-based test of 1 hour and 30 minutes.
  • Candidates are given six poems or passages from drama or prose (fiction or non-fiction).

The exam comprises one essay comparing two passages, focusing on elements such as:

  • Allusion
  • Form and Structure
  • Imagery
  • Language
  • Syntax

 

ELAT Exam 2024 Dates

ELAT will be held in the months of September/October (tentative).

 

How to Apply for ELAT Exam 2024?

  • Aspiring candidates can apply for the ELAT exam by visiting the Exam Officer.
  • Students can have the exam at their respective schools and colleges if they are registered as exam centres.
  • They can also apply for an exam in Open Centres by paying a certain exam fee.

 

ELAT Exam 2024 Fees

There is no entry fee for ELAT but candidates may need to pay an administration fee.

 

ELAT Exam 2024 Centres

ELAT will be conducted at the selected centres by the exam authority.

  • Registered Centres
  • School/Colleges (registered)
  • Open Centres (registered)

 

How do I prepare for the ELAT Exam 2024?

The best way to prepare for ELAT is to practise old year question papers and get used to them in the time available.

 

ELAT Exam 2024 Contact Details

ELAT
Exam Officer
Web: http://www.admissionstesting.org/for-test-takers/elat/about-elat/