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The International English Language Testing System which is abbreviated as IELTS is owned and jointly managed by Cambridge English Language Assessment, the British Council and IDP Education Pvt Ltd is one of the major English language tests in the world. IELTS exam is designed to assess the candidates’ ability to handle English and their proficiency of their language. Though the native English speakers can take this test.
it is primarily designed for the non-native English language speakers who want to enroll in a college / university or want to migrate to a country where English is necessary. More than 2 million test takers sit for the IELTS in more than 130 different countries and the number is rapidly increasing. The IELTS is recognized worldwide and your IELTS score is important to get admitted in a foreign country where English is used for academic or immigration purposes. There are 2 different test format in IELTS: Academic IELTS and General Training (GT) IELTS.Academic IELTS is recommended for students who want to get admitted in foreign colleges and universities. General Training IELTS is mainly designed for people who are planning to undertake non-academic training or to gain work experience, or for immigration purposes.
The IELTS is a paper based IELTS which requires the candidate to use the Pen/ pencil and papers to complete the test. The speaking part of the IELTS is conducted by a human examiner who takes the interview face-to-face. The test usually costs ₹ 11300/- currently and this cost varies depending on the test center location and country.
The IELTS exam lasts for 2 hours and 45 minutes (the speaking test duration may vary but usually lasts for 11-15 minutes). After the test, the result is published in two weeks and the result (also called Test Report Form or TRF) comes with a score from band 1 to band 9. Band score is given for individual modules as well as an average score.
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