IELTS -International English Language Testing System is most popular English language proficiency test.

IELTS test score is accepted by colleges in US / UK as score of English language proficiency test.

IELTS test pattern :

IELTS Test Component:
Duration :
Brief Description:

Listening
30 minutes
4 sections, 40 items

Sections:
Section 1
A conversation between two people set in an everyday social context, e.g. a conversation in an accommodation agency.

Section 2
A monologue set in an everyday social context, e.g. a speech about local facilities.

Section 3
A conversation between up to four people set in an educational or training context, e.g. a university tutor and a student discussing an assignment.

Section 4
A monologue on an academic subject, e.g. a university lecture.

Reading
60 minutes
3 sections, 40 items

Writing
60 minutes
2 tasks

Speaking
11-14 minutes
3 part one-on-one conversation