MUET or the Malaysia University English Test is an English competency and proficiency assessment for students and taken as part of the public university admission.

Private universities and colleges in Malaysia, including those offering twinning and partnership courses, do not normally require the candidates to sit for MUET.

The exam, which takes place twice per year, is recognized by the education authorities in Malaysia and Singapore.

Those who intend to apply for foreign universities, particularly in the United Kingdom and United States, will have to sit for other English competency exams such as English 1119 (mostly taken during SPM), IELTS (International English Language Testing System) or TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) as MUET is not recognized by the universities in the countries.

The first round of MUET exam is normally held between April and June, while the second between September and November.

Four components make up the whole MUET assessment, namely Speaking, Listening, Reading and Writing. The overall result is graded through band system, i.e. from Band 1 to Band 6, with Band 6 the most competent and Band 1 the poorest.

The examination is held at the test centers designated by the Malaysia Examination Council (Majlis Peperiksaan Malaysia or MPM) across the country. Currently, a fee of RM60 is incurred for candidates taking MUET exam, with a review to abolish the fee in the discussion.

MUET, or the Malaysian University English Test result for the mid year will be released on Wednesday, 16 July 2008. It was announced by Majlis Peperiksaan Malaysia (Malaysia Examination Council), MPM today.

A total of 91,268 candidates sat down for the MUET examination in close to 900 institutions nationwide.

For those who wish to re-sit or re-take the exam, they will need to register with the state education office (Jabatan Pelajaran Negeri) before 24 July 2008.

Students can obtain their results from their school or institution, beginning 10am, while private candidates will receive their results through post.

Results can also be assessed through MPM website (link at the end of article) from 9am onwards. All is required by the candidates is just keying their registered ID, or identification card number and the corresponding result will be published.

In addition, candidates can also check their result through an SMS service gateway, by keying

MUET (space) IC no.

and send it to 39003. The service will be made available on 16 July beginning 12am.

MUET was first set up in 1999 and is a test for English proficiency, divided into 4 main components, namely listening, reading comprehension, speaking and writing.

Click here to go to MPM website to check your MUET result (available 16 July 9am onwards).