International English Language Testing System
IELTS, the International English Language Testing System is a premier test of academic and vocational English.
It is accepted as satisfying a language requirement by the majority of universities and institutes of higher education in the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand and Canada. IELTS is currently being promoted to extend it's recognition in the USA. It is also being used by a number of professional bodies worldwide, including the British Ministry of Defence, the UK General Medical Council, the Medical Council of Ireland, the Australian Department of Immigration and the New Zealand Immigration Service. IELTS is jointly managed by the University of Cambridge Local Examination Syndicate ( UCLES ), the British Council and IDP Education Australia.
We currently offer IELTS at 190 centres worldwide. IELTS study materials and preparation courses are also available at many of our centres.
Download the IELTS research application form (MS Word - 27 Kb)
Download the IELTS research guidelines (PDF format - 33 Kb)
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