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Read about the difference at http://www.korea.net/korea/kor_loca.asp?code=L0604 Many ask about the differences between the two exams. Here's what I can share by way of background information. Topik is the older of the two and was previously known as KPT (yes, the acronym is confusing). Topik is in its 11th year this year. Since 2006, Topik changed from a 6 level to a 3 level exam system (if you are using old 6 level exam papers for practice, should be able to handle equivalent level 2, 4 and 6). The exam format was also changed and introduced essay writing for the intermediate level, I was told. Although KLPT started out later, it has developed much faster and now offers CBT (computer based tests). KLPT does not seem to have levels, meaning your level is determined by your score. It seems to me that two persons taking the same KLPT exam can end up certified at different levels depending on the individual score obtained. The two proficiency exams come under two different ministries. Their respective websites are at http://www.topik.or.kr/ (go to Data, to download past exam papers and answers)http://www.klpt.org/english/Topik (then KPT) past year exam papers (till year 2003) and KLPT prep books can be bought in book shops in Seoul. I have seen them at Kyobo bookstore. If you browse the KLPT books and find learning points related to factory settings, then a good guess is that KLPT is geared more for the blue-collared migrant workers seeking employment in Korea. That said, if your purpose in taking the proficiency exam is to seek admission to a Korean university, neither Topik nor KLPT is going to be of much help because the Korean universities would still make their applicants sit for their own placement test. If you surf hard enough, may be able to find certain softcopies of past exam papers too. Also, www.teenkorean.net has some information on KLPT.
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