To open your gateway to study in Canada, USA, Australia, UK & Australia, you need to clear your IELTS, TOEFL, GMAT, GRE exam. Scoring well in these tests can turn your dream of studying in an international university into reality. The marks you score are actually the parameters to judge your eligibility for admission to a foreign institute or university. This means these exams and the scores act as a deciding factor for your future.

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Major Institutions Administering IELTS

The British Council

IDP IELTS Australia

The University of Cambridge ESOL Examinations

IELTS Test Structure

There are mainly two types of IELTS exam – Academic and General. The tests consists of four parts i.e. Listening, Reading, Writing and Speaking. While the tests to determine the Listening, Reading, Writing skills are taken on the first day. Whereas, the Speaking test is either taken on the same day or 7 days before or after the Listening, Reading, Writing skill test.

There are two modules of the IELTS:

Academic Module

General Training Module

IELTS Exam Time Structure

The IELTS test has four parts

Listening: 30 minutes (plus 10 minutes’ transfer time)

Reading: 60 minutes

Writing: 60 minutes

Speaking: 11–14 minutes

The total time of the test is 2 hours and 55 minutes.

Marking Scheme For IELTS

There is no pass or fail system in IELTS tests, rather there is a band scale of 1 to 9 to determine a candidate’s ability. In each part of the test, the candidates are ranked on a band scale. This band scale shows the ability of the candidate to use and understand English. These results are valid for two years only.

The band scale of 1 to 9 represents: