British Council IELTS Test

Hi buddy here I have come to info related to British Council IELTS Test, as I want to take part in this exam so would you plz tell me about the same ???

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As you want I am telling International English Language Testing System, (IELTS) is an international standardized test of English language proficiency for non-native English language speakers.

IELTS is jointly managed by the British Council, IDP: IELTS Australia and Cambridge English Language Assessment, and was established in 1989.
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Type Standardised test. Available in 2 modules: Academic, General training.

The IELTS test partners also offer IELTS Life Skills, a speaking and listening test
used for UK Visas and Immigration.

Developer / administrator British Council, IDP Education, Cambridge English
Language Assessment.

Knowledge / skills tested Listening, reading, writing and speaking of the
English language.

Purpose To assess the English language proficiency of non-native English
speakers.

Duration Listening: 40 minutes (including the 10-minute transfer time),

Reading: 60 minutes,

Writing: 60 minutes,

Speaking: 11 14 minutes.

Total: 2 hours, 55 minutes.

Score / grade range 0 to 9, in 0.5 band increments.

Score / grade validity 2 years

Offered Up to 4 times a month. Up to 48 times a year.

Countries / regions More than 1,100 test centres in over 140 countries.

Languages English

Annual number of test takers Over 2.5 million in 2014.

Prerequisites / eligibility criteria No official prerequisite. Intended for non-
native English speakers.

Fee To find out the test fee in local currency, use the IELTS Worldwide search
to identify a local centre.

Scores / grades used by More than 9,000 education institutions, governments,
professional registration bodies and employers worldwide.