MUET, or the Malaysian University English Test, is fairly different from the IELTS exam Malaysia. There is no need to discuss obvious things such as the organizer, the scope covered, implementation, costs, methods of analysis and interpretation of results, expiration period, etc., which, of course, will be very different. But the most crucial thing to criticize is the two tests’ purpose.MUET is explicitly intended for students who wish to pursue higher levels of education. It makes MUET designed as a test that assesses the English language ‘for specific purposes’, specifically for academics. So the measured English ability is limited to knowing how far the test takers’ proficiency can support their academic life. It differs from IELTS, designed to measure English as the language of instruction – IELTS looks at the overall English language proficiency aspect.