The Andhra Pradesh government and Princeton-based Educational Testing Service (ETS) have signed an agreement to offer customised English assessments for government school students. This collaboration is aimed at fortifying the English language skills of lakhs of students which could aid in promoting academic excellence, a government press release said on Friday.
Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy said “We wish that government institutions’ students will bag top jobs at the global level. We are working towards that goal.”Under the five-year deal, ETS will evaluate and certify English language proficiency in students from classes 3 to 10 across all government schools through the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) Young Students Series assessments. 
TOEFL Primary and TOEFL Junior standard tests will be deployed to assess English reading and listening skills in classes 3 to 5 and 6 to 9 respectively, while TOEFL Junior Speaking Test will assess the English speaking skills of 10th standard students.
ETS country manager Sachin Jain India said that the emphasis being laid on English language at a very young age in the state will better prepare students for long term success, and noted that he has seen firsthand the power of English as a gateway to global opportunities.
