GESE: benchmark for English proficiency, The Hindu, 15 April 2008

Staff Reporter

HYDERABAD: If there is one passport towards international employability, it is the knowledge of good English and one cannot wish away the language as it has become the world lingo for virtually every field be it business, commerce, or information technology, said E.M.R. Geddes, Chairman of Trinity College of London, on his visit here on Monday.

He, along with Chief Executive of the college Julian Amey, was here as part of their nationwide tour to promote the Graded Examinations in Spoken English conducted by the college across the world.

The exams conducted in association with Orient Longman in India accord certification in Spoken English proficiency mostly to the schoolchildren. Held at 80 centres across the country, of which 40 are in Andhra Pradesh, the exam offers grades beginning from 1 through 12 to the candidates. Unlike other such exams, GESE has a distinct way of testing the language skills by engaging the candidate in an informal tête-À-tête.

Fee

The college has recently introduced GESE India by which local examiners trained by Trinity College will conduct the examinations up to the first three grades.

Fee for the same ranges from Rs.600 to Rs.850 whereas for international exam it is from Rs. 1,800 to Rs. 6,000.