IELTS Test Format

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The IELTS test has four different parts

-          Listening,

-          Reading,

-          Writing and Speaking.

It is mandatory to do all four parts to get a desirable IELTS result. The duration of the test will be 2 hours and 45 minutes.

IELTS is available in two formats:-

-          Academic

-          and General Training.

Listening and speaking modules are same in both the test formats.  Reading and Writing modules are different. The speaking test is generally conducted on the same day of the test. According to the guidelines, the speaking test can be conducted 7 days before or after the other parts.

Academic Module	General Training Module
Listening (40 minutes, Including the 10 minutes transfer time)	Listening (40 minutes, Including the 10 minutes transfer time)
Academic Reading – three sections (60 minutes, No extra transfer time)	General Training Reading – three sections (60 minutes, No extra transfer time)
Academic Writing – two tasks (150 words and 250 words) (60 minutes)	General Writing – two tasks (150 words and 250 words) (60 minutes)
Speaking (11-14 minutes)	Speaking (11-14 minutes)