Students worldwide take the IELTS Academic exam to demonstrate their English language proficiency and secure admission to top universities in countries such as the UK, Canada, Australia, the USA, and New Zealand. The exam lasts 2 hours and 45 minutes and is scored on a scale from 0 to 9.

The IELTS Academic test assesses four skills: Reading, Writing, Listening, and Speaking. Each section is individually timed and scored according to global standards established by IELTS’s governing bodies: IDP Education, the British Council, and Cambridge English. With over 11,500 institutions, including universities, government agencies, visa authorities, and professional organizations, recognizing IELTS as proof of English proficiency, it is the most widely accepted language test in the world.