IELTS:  International English Language Testing System.

ADMINISTERED BY IELTS: is administered by University of Cambridge Local Examination Syndicate (UCLES), British Council and IDP Education Australia.

WEBSITE:  www.britishcouncil.org or www.ielts.org

VALIDITY: The score is valid for 2 years.

FEES: Rs 7300/-

REMITTANCE: The score is sent to 2 universities.

REGISTRATION: The registration is either done in person or by mail.

ADDRESS: British Council (Delhi):
                    British Council Division,
                    British High Commission, 
                    17 Kasturba Gandhi Marg,
                    New Delhi 110 001. India.
                    Tel : 011-23711401, 23710111 or 23710555 Fax : 011-23710717 

                    IDP Australia (Delhi):
                    IDP Australia,
                    Flat No. 513-515, 5th Floor, 
                    International Trade Tower,
                    Nehru Place, New Delhi 110019. India.
                    Tel : 011-26213504, 26467535 or 26213667 Fax : 011- 26481262

REQUIREMENTS FOR REGISTRATION: Name as in the Passport, Passport, 4 Photographs, Address, Demand Draft or Pay Order. If the date is not available the Demand Draft or Pay Order is sent back.

CENTRE: Ahmedabad, Kolkata, Chennai, Delhi, Mumbai, Pune.

Rescheduling Test can be rescheduled prior to 3 working days prior to the test. The necessary rescheduling fee has to be paid.

MODE: The IELTS test is a paper-based test.

NUMBER OF TESTS: Maximum of 1 test can be given within 3 months at any Center.

DURATION: The test is for 2 hours & 45 minutes.

SCORE: Total score is out of 9 Bands. Scoring is between 0-9.

TEST REPORTS: Duplicate of test report is charged Rs.150. Normal service takes 2 weeks to get the best report. Express service(results after working days of test date) collected personally or by courier is charged Rs.1000.

ACADEMIC TRAINING:

• Listening(40 questions)-30 minutes.
• Reading(40 questions)-60 minutes.
• Writing(2 essays)-60 minutes.
• Speaking-10 to 15 minutes.

GENERAL TRAINING:

• Listening(40 questions)-30 minutes.
• Reading(40 questions)-60 minutes.
• Writing(2 essays)-60 minutes.
• Speaking-10 to 15 minutes.

WRITING:

•  1^st essay (150 words) 20 minutes.
•  2^nd essay (250 words) 40 minutes.

COUNTRIES ACCEPTING IELTS: UK, Australia, New Zealand and Canada.