About IELTS

    by | Dec 19, 2012 | Blog

    IELTS Training

    IELTS

    What is IELTS? – It stands for International English Language Testing System, which is jointly owned by British Council,University of Cambridge ESOL Examinations and IDP: IELTS Australia. It acts as a linguistic password to the English Speaking Countries like the UK, the US, Australia, Canada, Ireland, NewZealand etc. Besides this institutions across the world recognize the evaluation score of IELTS .As per the current trend, anyone seeking to migrate to above countries must have certain required level of proficiency in English, which is established by the IELTS band score.

    Different Versions of IELTS – It consists of two versions.

    (1)  Academic Version   (2) General  Version

     

    Academic Version – This version is aimed at those students who intend to take admission in universities and higher institutions located in English speaking Countries. It is also useful for professionals –doctor, nurse, lawyer etc. – who want to practice in above mentioned countries.

    General Training – This is intended for non-academic professionals who want to gain experience and also for mandatory immigration purposes.

     

    Who accepts the IELTS score?

    The IELTS band score is recognized by over 7000 academic institutions across the world including 3000 institutions in the US. It is also the mandatory requirement for immigration to the countries like Australia, NewZealand and Canada .The cut-off score varies from institution to institution.

    Components of IELTS – There are four components of IELTS

    (1) Listening (2) Reading (3) Writing (4) Speaking

    Listening and speaking modules are common for students of Academic and General Training .However Reading and Writing modules are different for different courses.

    Band Scale – IELTS follows the system of nine-band scale .Depending on the performance of the student , he/She is awarded a particular band score. These band scores are indicative of different competence level of examines .

     

     

    Band Score

     

    Competence Level

    9

    Expert User

    8

    Very Good User

    7

    Good User

    6

    Competent User

    5

    Modest User

    4

    Limited User

    3

    Extremely Limited User

    2

    Intermittent User

    0

    Did not attempt the test

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Venues of IELTS – There are 500 locations across 121 countries where IETS is conducted .In India , British Council is a prominent agency which conducts this test at various centers across the country. Tests are conducted throughout the year.

     

      IELTS Through British Council

     

    This is one of most convenient option of taking this test .Following steps need to be followed for the admission procedure.

    Registration Process – Registration is possible through various means

    • Online
    • Visiting nearest British Council Office
    • By post/courier , completed application form needs to be sent to the nearest British Council Office

    Documents Required – Following documents are compulsory for IELTS and need to be sent within 3 days from online registration to the British Council Office.

    • A copy of the confirmation email. The email has the Unique Registration Number from the ORS and the candidate’s Passport number details.
    • Two passport photos less than six months old.
    • A photocopy of the valid passport.
    • Evidence of Fee payment.

        For more information , please contact Anamika’s Academy ,

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