IELTS also known as International English Language Testing System is an English language proficiency test designed for students and professionals willing to study or work abroad. IELTS is jointly conducted by British Council, IDP, and Cambridge Assessments since 1989, it is accepted mostly worldwide.

1. IELTS alsoknownas International EnglishLanguage TestingSystemisanEnglishlanguage proficiency
testdesignedforstudentsandprofessionalswillingtostudyor workabroad. IELTS isjointlyconducted
by BritishCouncil,IDP,andCambridge Assessmentssince 1989, it isacceptedmostlyworldwide.
There are twotypesof formsi.e.IELTS AcademicandIELTS General Training.Those whoare applyingfor
higherstudiesoptforIELTS Academicandthose willingtogofor migratingtoAustralia,Canada,New
Zealandandthe UK. For appearinginthe IELTS examone has to be above 16 yearsof age.Studentsalso
have the optionof givingthe eitherthroughpaperbasedorcomputerdelivered.
Whenis the testheld?
IELTS paperbasedtestis organizedfour timesinamonthand the datesare available onthe IELTS online
website.The computerdeliveredIELTSisheldalmosteverydaywithexceptionof Sundays.Tositforthe
examstudentscanvisitthe online websiteandneedtoselecttheircountryof residence andthe centre
nearbyto theirlocationalongwiththe type of testtheywantto give.Itis alwaysadvisabletobookthe
testone monthbeforehandasthe placesfill upquickly.
Where are the testcenterslocated?
In Indiathe testcentersare Ambala,Amritsar,Barnala,Bhatinda,Chandigarh,Dehradun,Delhi,
Gurgaon,Jaipur,Jalandhar,Karnal,Lucknow,Ludhiana,Moga,Noida,Patiala,Rudrapur,Angamaly,
Bangalore,Calicut,Chennai,Coimbatore,Hyderabad,Kannur,Kochi,Kollam,Kottayam, Madurai,
Mangalore,Trivandrum,Thrissur,Trichy,Vijayawada,Vishakhapatnam, Bhubaneswar,Guwahati,
Kolkata,Patna,Raipur,Ranchi,Siliguri,Ahmedabad,Anand,Baroda,Bhopal,Goa,Mehsana,Mumbai,
Nagpur,Navi Mumbai,Navsari,Pune,Rajkot,SuratandThane.
WhichcountriesacceptIELTS?
Most popularcountrieswhere IELTStestare acceptedfor Universityadmissionsare the UK, Australia,
NewZealand,USA,Europe,andCanada.
What doesthe testcomprise of?
The examis dividedintofourpartsi.e.Listening,Speaking,WritingandReading.Everysectionhasown
patternwithspecifiedquestionsandtime duration.InListeningsectionthereare 40 questionsinthe

2. span of 30 minutes,ReadingSection40questionswith60 minutes,writingtaskwith60 minutesand
Speaking3 partswith11 – 14 minutesof duration.
How to prepare?
The bestway to prepare isto start familiarizingwiththe testformatandworkingonyourtime
managementskills.Nextistosolve sample testpaperswhichallow youtogauge yourperformance.Itis
alsoadvisable tositfora timedmocktestand create testcenteratmosphere athome.Some students
alsopreferto attendIELTS classeswhichare deliveredacrossmostcitiesinthe country.
Before the test
Before the testdate try to getrelaxed andrefreshyourmindtobe active inlistening,reading,writingor
speaking.Alsocheckandunderstandthe locationwhere youhave toreachfor the test.On the day of
testtry to reach little earlybefore the time sothatcan go throughthe check inand all othernecessary
process.
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