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What is IELTS?

IELTS stands for the International English Language Testing System. It is an internationally standardised test of English language proficiency for non- native English language speakers, jointly owned by British Council, IDP: IELTS Australia and Cambridge Assessment English.

Every candidate aspiring to study or work in an English speaking country must appear for this test and score the required bands for successful completion of his profile. An aspirant can choose to appear with the aforementioned institutions.

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There are two versions of the IELTS test-
Academic and General Training

The IELTS Academic assesses English language knowledge for people who plan to study in higher educational institutes or seeking professional registration.
There are 89 universities in Canada only and over 9000 institutes across the globe that accept IELTS score.

  • The Listening and Speaking modules for both the tests are exactly the same.
  • The Reading module in IELTS Academic is slightly different from the one in IELTS General Training. This includes three long texts which range from the descriptive and factual to the discursive and analytical. These are taken from books, journals, magazines and newspapers. They have been selected for a non-specialist audience but are appropriate for people entering university courses or seeking professional registration.
  • The Writing module for IELTS Academic includes the following tasks:

Task 1: Presentation of graph, table, chart or diagram

Task 2: Essay Writing on topics of general interest for test takers entering undergraduate and postgraduate studies.

  • A band score of 6.5 band not less than 6 in each module is required to qualify for undergraduate and postgraduate program.
  • The higher you score in each module, the better are the opportunities to study in esteemed universities globally.

The IELTS General Training exam measures English language proficiency in practical everyday context. It is designed for people who wish to migrate to an English speaking country.

The tasks in the test reflect an aspirant’s response at both workplace and social situations.

  • The Listening and Speaking modules for both the tests are exactly the same.
  • The Reading module for this test includes extracts from books, magazines, newspapers, notices, advertisements, company handbooks and guidelines. These are materials you are likely to encounter on a daily basis in an English-speaking environment.
  • The Writing module for IELTS General Training includes the following tasks:

Task 1: Writing a letter requesting information, or explaining the situation. The letter may be personal, semi-formal or formal in style.

Task 2: Essay writing in response to a point of view, argument or problem. The essay can be fairly personal in style.

  • IELTS score is mandatory for PR, and there is no way around it. For instance, a minimum of 8 bands in Listening and 7 bands in all other modules is required to apply for Canadian PR.

FAQs

IELTS is an internationally accepted English language proficiency test taken by students and professionals alike.

IELTS stand for “International English Language Testing System

It is recognized by various immigration authorities, governments of various countries, universities and institutes as an eligibility criterion to check proficiency in English language.

It is recognized by various immigration authorities, governments of various countries, universities and institutes as an eligibility criterion to check proficiency in English language.

A candidate may retake the IELTS exam any time.

You can apply for a re- evaluation or an Enquiry on Results at your test centre not later than six weeks of the test date. You must pay an enquiry fee, which will be refunded if your bands score change after re-evaluation. The IELTS testing process has a very high standard of control procedures and the chances of change in scores after re-evaluation are significantly low.

There are no pass marks in IELTS. Your performance in each section will be rated on a band scale of 1 to 9. All educational institutions set their own minimum IELTS scores eligibility.

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