What is IELTS?
Co-owned and managed by the British Council, Cambridge English Language Assessment and IDP Education Australia, International English Language Testing System (IELTS) is for students who want to study abroad or work abroad or even if a student want to immigrate to countries like Australia, Canada, UK, USA, and Ireland. There are two types of IELTS test; IELTS academics is for students who are applying for higher education and General is for students who are applying for migration or PR. The test is recognized by more than 10,000 organizations in 140 countries around the world, IELTS is the world’s most coveted English language proficiency test for non-native speakers of English Language.
A student can choose to take IELTS test either computer based or paper based. A student can get results in 13 working days for paper based test and in 5-7 days for computer based test. The IELTS test scores are valid for two years from the day you receive your results.
The first three parts of the test are held on the same day, in the following order:
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Listening
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Reading
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Writing