Basic Info about IELTS

Basic Info about IELTS.

* IELTS overview.

IELTS is International English Language Testing system. It's designed in 1989 and own by British council and IDP Australia. It's designed for the people who want to study or want to move in another English speaking country. 

There are two different types of IELTS exam, one is Academic Ielts and other one is General Ielts. Academic Ielts exam designed for a people who wants to go English speaking country for a Study purpose. So due to mostly students who wants to go for  further studies will go through academic programme​. This academic programme has it's own difficulty level designed by the creator. But in general Ielts test, it is designed for the people who wants to go English speaking country for permanent resident And planning to settle at there. Both academic and general test are bit different because of difficulty level.

In IELTS there are four stages for both part Academic and general, Reading, writing, listening and Speaking and you can score maximum 9 Bands for each single task. And validity for both certification 2 years. 

Subcontaint for both academic and general exam are same such as a exam duration, maximum band score, etc.

* Exam duration for both exam are as given below.

Total: 2 hours, 55 minutes

Listening: 40 minutes (including the 10-minute transfer time),
Reading: 60 minutes,
Writing: 60 minutes,
Speaking: 11–14 minutes.