The International English Language Testing System, is an international standardised test of English language proficiency for non-native English language speakers. It is jointly managed by the British Council, IDP: IELTS Australia and Cambridge English Language Assessment, and was established in 1989.

There are two modules of the IELTS:
Academic Module and
General Training Module
There is also a separate test offered by the IELTS test partners, called IELTS Life Skill

Format of the IELTS :

The IELTS test has four parts
Listening: 30 minutes (plus 10 minutes' transfer time)
Reading: 60 minutes
Writing: 60 minutes
Speaking: 11–14 minutes
The test total time is: 2 hours and 55 minutes


Test Score

Test Report Form is posted to test takers 13 days after their test. It shows:
An Overall Band Score (from 1-9)
A band score (from 1-9) for each section of the test (Listening, Reading, Writing and Speaking)
Whether IELTS Academic or General Training was completed