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The IELTS academic Test is for candidates who are taking the test for entry to undergraduate or postgraduate studies or for professional reasons.

IELTS  consists of six components. All candidates take the same Listening and Speaking tests. There is a choice of  Reading and Writing tests according to whether a candidate is taking the Academic or General Training modules.

The test components are taken in the following  order:

LISTENING

4 sections, 40 items

approximately 30 minutes

ACADEMIC READING                                      GENERAL TRAINING READING

3 sections, 40 items                                            3 sections, 40 items

      60 minutes                                                                     60 minutes

ACADEMIC WRITING                                    GENERAL TRAINING  WRITING

 2 tasks, 60 minutes                                             2 tasks, 60 minutes

SPEAKING

11 to 14 minutes

TOTAL TEST TIME

2 hours 44 minutes