Category: IELTS

IELTS Learning difficulties; www.ielts.org If you have specific learning difficulties, like dyslexia, we may be able to help you take your IELTS. What do I need to do? It may take six weeks for some special arrangements to be made for you, so you should make your application as soon as possible through your IELTS test centre. What will the IELTS test centre do? Your centre will: confirm the application deadline (this may be three months before your test, depending on the arrangements you need; typically up to six weeks…

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IELTS Hearing or speaking difficulties; www.ielts.org If you have hearing or speaking difficulties, we may be able to help you take your IELTS. It may take six weeks for some special arrangements to be made for you, so you should make your application as soon as possible through an IELTS test centre. What will the IELTS test centre do? Your centre will: confirm the application deadline (this depends on the arrangements you need and is typically up to six weeks before your test) ask for full details of your difficulty…

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IELTS Visual difficulties; www.ielts.org If you cannot see, are partially sighted or have problems seeing, we may be able to help you take your IELTS. What do I need to do? It may take six weeks for some special arrangements to be made for you, so you should make your application as soon as possible through your IELTS test centre. What will the IELTS test centre do? Your centre will: confirm the application deadline (this depends on the arrangements you need and is typically up to six weeks before your…

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Verifying IELTS results; www.ielts.org IELTS Results Verification Service By accepting IELTS results, you will be given access to the IELTS Results Verification Service. It is secure, simple to use, free of charge, and allows you to: verify test takers’ results by checking that the results you receive match the results on the IELTS database check your applicants’ photo ID against their test day photo download test takers’ results fast and easily, and in bulk to save you time. Register to accept IELTS results Find out more about the benefits of…

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Examiner recruitment and training; www.ielts.org IELTS Writing and Speaking tests are carried out by trained and certificated examiners, all of whom are qualified and experienced English language specialists. The examiners work to clearly defined criteria and are subject to extensive and detailed quality control procedures. If you are interested in becoming an IELTS examiner, then here is everything you need to know about the recruitment and training process. IELTS examiner requirements Each IELTS test centre is responsible for recruiting and training a pool of examiners. Applicants must have: An undergraduate degree…

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IELTS scoring in detail; www.ielts.org The Test Report Form provides your overall band score and band scores for each of the four sections: Listening, Reading, Writing and Speaking. Overall band score The overall band score is the average of the four sections scores, rounded to the nearest whole or half band. The sections scores are weighted equally. Some examples: Listening Reading  Writing  Speaking Average of four components (total of the four individual component scores divided by four)   Band score Test taker A  6.5 6.5 5.0 7.0 6.25 6.5 Test taker B 4.0…

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IELTS Complaints Policy; www.ielts.org The IELTS Partners are committed to providing services to our customers to the highest global standard. We want to hear from you if you feel we haven’t met your needs, as complaints help us to improve our products, services and test takers’ experience. We strive to resolve any area of dissatisfaction or complaints that you have in a fair and timely manner. How can complaints be made? If your IELTS experience has not gone the way you expected, the first step is to speak with your…

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IELTS Online; www.ielts.org IELTS Online the new way to take IELTS Academic wherever you are in the world IELTS Online is our new online Academic test. It gives you flexibility for when and where you take your test. It has the same content and features as IELTS on paper and IELTS on computer taken in a test centre. Same test of four skills delivered by humans for humans In your IELTS Online test the Listening, Reading and Writing questions are taken the same way as with IELTS on computer. Your…

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IELTS vs TOEFL vs PTE Academic vs Duolingo: Which test you should take; www.ielts.org Updated on Sep 22, 2026/2026 19:01 IST Being the universal language, English is a compulsion for students who aspire to study abroad. Universities abroad follow the rules of the global education system, which judges on the basis of your score in standardised tests designed to test your language fluency. There are predominantly three standardised English language tests that are widely accepted in most foreign universities i.e. IELTS (International English Language Testing Service), TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language), PTE (Pearson…

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IELTS or TOEFL- Which one is better For USA; www.ielts.org It is a requirement for international students from non-English-speaking nations who wish to enrol in institutions overseas to submit their exam results. The two most popular and generally acknowledged exams are IELTS and TOEFL. Both of these tests have the same goal, yet they are different in a number of ways. What is IELTS? IELTS is a standardized test that measures the language proficiency of people who want to study or work in an English-speaking environment. An examination that gauges a…

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