Public English Test System (PETS) is a national English proficiency test system designed and managed by the Examination Center of the Ministry of Education. As an educational exchange and cooperation project between the Chinese and British governments, it received technical support from British experts in the design process. The level is divided into pets-1 to 5.

Registration conditions: Candidates can register regardless of age, occupation or education. Candidates for higher education self-study examination apply for Grade 2 or above, and undergraduate candidates apply for Grade 3 or above.

Grading

PETS- 1: the first level is the primary level, and its examination requirements are slightly higher than the English level of junior high school graduates (PETS- 1B is the subsidiary level of the national English level examination).

Pets-2: The second level is the lower level, which is equivalent to the English level of outstanding graduates of ordinary high schools (the qualified written test scores of this level can replace the English test scores of self-taught college (I) and diploma exams).

Pets-3: Level 3 is an intermediate level, which is equivalent to the level of China students who have studied English in colleges and universities for two years after graduating from high school or have taught themselves English courses of the same level. (The qualified written test scores at this level can replace the English (II) test scores at the undergraduate stage of the self-study exam. )

Pets-4: CET-4 is the upper-middle level, which is equivalent to the level of China students who have studied English for at least 3-4 years at university or have taught themselves English courses of the same level after graduating from high school.

Pets-5: Band 5 is the highest level, which is equivalent to the level of college English majors in China at the end of the second year. It is an English proficiency test specially designed for those who apply for public study abroad.