The IELTS exam is an English proficiency test for higher education and global migration. It assesses listening, reading, writing, and speaking skills. Countries like Australia, UK, Canada, and others recognize IELTS scores. The exam is administered by the British Council, IDP, and Cambridge locally. It is offered multiple times per month in major North Indian cities. The test consists of an academic or general training module for different purposes. Each section is scored and an overall band score of 1-9 is provided valid for two years.

1. IELTS
International English
Language Testing
System

2. WHY IELTS?WHY IELTS?
 HIGHER STUDIES
 NATURALISATION & IMMIGRATION
 PROFESSIONAL JOBS
WHO CAN TAKE IELTS?
 ONE WITH AGE 16 YEARS OR ABOVE.
 ONE WITH A VALID PASSPORT

3. COUNTRIES WHICH RECOGNISECOUNTRIES WHICH RECOGNISE
IELTSIELTS
AUSTRALIA
NEW ZEALAND
UNITED KINGDOM
CANADA
Various other commonwealth
countries
USA

4. WHO ADMINISTERS IELTSWHO ADMINISTERS IELTS??
IELTS
University of Cambridge
Local Examination Syndicate
BRITISH COUNCIL - UK IDP - Australia
Validity:- 2 Years.
Exam Fees:- ABOVE 10000 INR

5. TEST CENTERSTEST CENTERS
IN NORTH INDIAIN NORTH INDIA
TEST CENTER FREQUENCY
NEW DELHI ACADEMIC IS FOUR TIMES A MONTH AND
GENERAL TWICE
CHANDIGARH ACADEMIC IS FOUR TIMES A MONTH AND
GENERAL TWICE
JALANDHAR ACADEMIC IS FOUR TIMES A MONTH AND
GENERAL TWICE
MOGA ACADEMIC IS TWICE TIMES A MONTH AND
GENERAL ONCE
LUDHIANA ACADEMIC IS FOUR TIMES A MONTH AND
GENERAL TWICE
PATIALA ACADEMIC IS FOUR TIMES A MONTH AND
GENERAL TWICE
BATHINDA ACADEMIC IS TWICE TIMES A MONTH AND
GENERAL ONCE
AMRITSAR ACADEMIC IS FOUR TIMES A MONTH AND
GENERAL TWICE

6. TEST TYPESTEST TYPES
GENERAL TRAINING
FOR IMMIGRATION
ACADEMIC
FOR HIGHER STUDIES
FOR PROFESSIONAL WORK VISAS

7. IELTS
LISTENING
COMPREHENSION
READING
COMPREHENSION
WRITING
SECTION
SPEAKING
SECTION
TEST STRUCTURE

8. LISTENINGLISTENING
TIME ALLOWED 30 MIN. + 10 MIN.
PROCEDURE  FIRST MODULE OF THE TEST
 CASSETTE IS PLAYED
 INDIVIDUAL HEAD PHONES ARE PROVIDED
 ATTEMPTING QUESTIONS FROM THE BOOKLET
 TRANSFERING ANSWERS (USING PENCIL ONLY)
NUMBER OF QUESTIONS 40 QUESTIONS DISTRIBUTED OVER 4 SECTIONS
STRUCTURE SECTION 1 – Conversation on a social/ semi-official
topic
SECTION 2 – A monologue about a social topic
SECTION 3 – Conversation on between 2-4 speakers
about an academic topic
SECTION 4 – A university-style presentation of an
academic topic by one speaker

9. LISTENINGLISTENING

10. READINGREADING
TIME ALLOWED 60 MIN.
PROCEDURE  SECOND MODULE OF THE TEST
 ATTEMPTING QUESTIONS FROM THE
BOOKLET AFTER READING THE UNSEEN
PASSAGES
 TRANSFERING ANSWERS (No extra time
provided)
 ONLY PENCIL IS ALLOWED
NUMBER OF
QUESTIONS
40 QUESTIONS DISTRIBUTED OVER 3
SECTIONS
QUESTION
TYPES
T/F/NG, HEADINGS, MCQs, SENTENCE
COMPLETION, MATCHING etc.

11. ACADEMIC READINGACADEMIC READING
VSVS
GENERAL TRAINING READINGGENERAL TRAINING READING
ACADEMIC GENERAL
TRAINING
READING
PASSAGES
 THREE PASSAGES FORM
MAGAZINES, JOURNALS OR
NEWSPAPERS
 PASSAGES FOCUSED ON ACADEMIC
ISSUES
 THREE PASSAGES FROM
NOTICES, ADS, MAGAZINES
& BOOKS
 PASSAGES FOCUSED ON
SOCIAL ISSUES
DIFFICULTY
LEVEL
COMPARATIVELY DIFFICULT EASIER
TIME ALLOWED 60 MIN. 60 MIN.
NUMBER OF
QUESTIONS
40 40

12. ACADEMIC READINGACADEMIC READING

13. ACADEMIC READINGACADEMIC READING

14. GENERAL READINGGENERAL READING

15. WRITINGWRITING
TIME
ALLOWED
60 MIN.
PROCEDURE  THIRD MODULE OF THE TEST
 TWO WRITING TASKS OF
SPECIFIED
 WORD LIMITS TO BE COMPLETED
 OPTION OF USING A PEN OR A
PENCIL

16. ACADEMIC WRITINGACADEMIC WRITING
VSVS
GENERAL TRAINING WRITINGGENERAL TRAINING WRITING
ACADEMIC GENERAL TRAINING
FORMAT OF
QUESTIONS
 INTERPRETING AND
DESCRIBING A GRAPH/CHART
 GIVING AN OPINION OR
SUGGESTING A SOLUTION TO A
PROBLEM
 WRITING A LETTER
 GIVING AN OPINION OR
SUGGESTING A SOLUTION TO A
PROBLEM
DIFFICULTY
LEVEL
MORE DIFFICULT EASIER
TIME ALLOWED 60 MIN. 60 MIN.
WORD LIMIT 150 WORDS FOR GRAPH/CHART
250 WORDS FOR ESSAY
150 WORDS FOR GRAPH/CHART
250 WORDS FOR ESSAY

17. ACADEMIC & GENERAL WRITINGACADEMIC & GENERAL WRITING

18. SPEAKINGSPEAKING
TIME ALLOWED 10 TO 15 MIN.
PROCEDURE  ONE TO ONE INTERVIEW
 ENTIRE CONVERSATION IS RECORDED
STRUCTURE  INTRODUCTION AND INTERVIEW
 TOPIC CARD
 EXTENDED QUESTIONS ON TOPIC CARD /
 DISCUSSION
WHAT IS
ASSESSED
 GRAMMAR
 FLUENCY
 PRONUNCIATION
 VOCABULARY
 BODY LANGUAGE

19. SPEAKINGSPEAKING