ACADEMIC – IELTS
Academic is divided into four sections
Listening
The test is of 30 minutes and 10 minutes are given extra for transferring answers to the answer sheet. A candidate’s ability to listen and understand a native speaker is tested through recorded conversations and monologues.
Reading
This test is of 60 minutes in which the student is required to study factual and descriptive passages and answer questions accordingly. This test is to measure one’s ability to read the language and understand it. This helps the students in their studies abroad as well as the curriculum they will be studying will be in English.
Writing
This 60 minutes test consists of two tasks: a 150 words passage to be written describing the diagram (a graph, table or a pie chart) that is provided and a 250 words essay on the topic asked in the test.
Speaking
In the speaking test the candidates are put through a series of questions in which they are asked to introduce themselves, converse with the examiner and speak on a topic given to them.
GENERAL – IELTS
General Training is also divided into four sections
Listening
The test is of 30 minutes and 10 minutes are given extra for transferring answers to the answer sheet. A candidate’s ability to listen and understand a native speaker is tested through recorded conversations and monologues.
Reading
The duration of this test is 60 minutes in which three reading passages with tasks will be given.
Section 1 will be based on two or three short factual texts.
Section 2 will be based on two short factual texts.
Section 3 will be based on one long text on the general topic.
(The extracts will be authentic as they will be taken from books, newspaper etc.)
Writing
Writing section will be of 60 minutes in which candidates will be asked to write a letter of 150 words and short essay of 250 words.
Speaking
In the speaking test, the candidates are put through a series of questions in which they are asked to introduce themselves, converse with the examiner and speak on a topic given to them.
