IELTS

IELTS Exam Highlights

International English Language Testing System or as popularly known as IELTS is one of the major international standardised test for English Language , conducted to check the proficiency of non-native English Language candidates in the English language who are aiming to move outside India for the purpose of education, employment or simply migration. The IELTS results are accepted by 10,000 associations, including educational institutions, companies and governments, in 140 nations around the world. IELTS is conducted with the assistance of two major organizations the International Development Program (IDP) and The British Council. These are two of the most professional organizations which follow set standards for evaluation of candidates. The test has types depending upon the candidate’s preference and the test is conducted in two modes: Computer Based & Paper Based.

Notification

IELTS (International English Language Testing System) is conducted throughout the year. These tests are conducted every month on four different days.Four times for Academic and two times for General Training . Candidates can choose the test date as per their convenience. The registration for the IELTS test can be done in three ways: Online, Courier or Personally. Most of the candidates may prefer ‘online’ option due to the availability of internet everywhere. The IELTS results are accepted globally in around 140 nations, thus making it the obvious choice for educational, employment or migration purposes. The IELTS test as discussed above is conducted by two institutes International Development Program (IDP) in collaboration with the British Council. Thus we can expect the standards of the test to be quite high.

Exam Pattern

IELTS follows a certain criteria when it comes to the IELTS exam pattern. The IELTS test will be conducted in two modes: Computer Based Test & Paper Based Test. Candidates can choose any one of these two as they feel suitable. There are not many differences in both the types. Apart from this choice, the candidates will also come across another change in the form of the formats that the IELTS test is conducted in. IELTS is conducted in two formats : IELTS General Training Test & IELTS Academic.Refer to the table given below to get further details about the IELTS exam

Eligibility Criteria

IELTS or International English Language Testing System is a test whose score is accepted globally in around 140 nations. A candidate needs to be eligible for any exam that he/she is taking up or appearing for. Therefore, a candidate needs to be fully aware of the exam details. One of such important details is the ‘eligibility criteria’. All the candidates going to apply for IELTS Exam should know that they will be eligible if the two conditions given below are fulfilled

Marking Scheme

The IELTS exam will follow a band system. The scale of these bands ranges from a score of 1-9. There are four main tests which includes Listening, Writing, Speaking & Reading. All these tests follow a set pattern and contain questions accordingly. Later on, the result is compiled and finally presented in the form of scores ranging from 1-9 accordingly. Those candidate who didnot attempt the test will have a band score of 0. The description what each band stands for is given below.

Exam Dates

IELTS is a test that is held throughout the year globally on various dates and four times a month. Interested candidates can select the dates as they find suitable according to their time-table. IELTS is held in two modes , as mentioned earlier: Paper Based & Computer Based . Candidates can choose the exam dates accordingly for whichever test they wish to take. Since IELTS exam take place four times in a month so a candidate has the option to choose any of the four dates according to the type of IELTS exam he/she has choose

Exam dates city wise

Ahmedabad

Ambala

Amritsar

Anand

Angamaly

Bangalore

Barnala

Bhatinda

Bhopal

Calicut

Chandigarh

Chennai

Coimbatore

Dehradun

Gurgaon

Hyderabad

Indore

Jaipur

Jalandhar

Jammu

Kannur

Karnal

Khanna

Kochi

Kolkata

Kollam

Kothamangalam

Kottayam

Kurukshetra

Lucknow

Ludhiana

Madurai

Mangalore

Mehsana

Moga

Mumbai-South

Mumbai-West

Nadiad

Nagpur

Navi Mumbai

Navsari

Nawanshahr

New Delhi-South

New Delhi-West

Noida

Patiala

Pune

Rajkot

Rudrapur

Sri Ganganagar

Surat

Thane

Thimphu (Bhutan)

Tiruchirappalli

Tirupati

Trichur

Trivandrum

Vadodara

Vijayawada

Visakhapatnam

Exam Centres

The IELTS test is conducted in almost 140 nations globally with 1600 test centres and looking at the ever-increasing craze of Indian citizens to take the IELTS test, there are a number of institutes that help such candidates to take up the IELTS test while providing the correct guidance to them, so that they may achieve their dream. The two conducting bodies for IELTS test are the British Council that has 40 test centres across India and the IDP Education is another popular organization conducting tests that has its presence in around 37 cities.

How to Apply

The candidates who are interested in taking the IELTS test have to choose a suitable date and then go on with the registration/application process.

• Visit the official website of IELTS:https://www.ielts.org/
• You have to choose an examination centre from the list of centres given
• Find the nearest test centre in your city.
• You will have to fill in the IELTS test application form.
• You can do it online or download the application form and fill the details and submit the IELTS application form at the nearest test centre which you booked to take the test.
• You will have to pay the IELTS test application fee.
• Once the application is completed, your test centre will send a written confirmation intimating your date and time of the test.