The Office of Collaborations organized a virtual talk on Get Familiar with computer delivered IELTS for the Final-year Engineering, MBA and MCA students, on 23rd July 2020 at 12:00 Pm to 1:00pm. The Speaker of the talk was Mr Aftab Hamdi, IELTS- Operations Executive – Karnataka.
The International English Language Testing System (IELTS) is the world’s most popular English language proficiency test for higher education and global migration.
More than 10,000 organisations globally trust IELTS, so when students take the test they can be confident that it is recognised by educational institutions, employers, governments and professional bodies around the world. As one of the pioneers of four skills English language testing 30 years ago, IELTS continues to set the standard for English language testing today. Governments in Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United Kingdom use IELTS to process immigration applications.
IELTS has been developed by some of the world’s leading language assessment experts and will test the full range of English skills needed for success in your new job or study placement abroad.
You’ll be assessed on the following elements:
Choosing the right test: There are two IELTS tests available – IELTS Academic or IELTS General Training. The test students choose should be based on what it is they want to do.
IELTS Academic - measures whether your level of English language proficiency is suitable for an academic environment. It reflects aspects of academic language and evaluates whether you’re ready to begin training or studying.
IELTS General Training - measures English language proficiency in a practical, everyday context. The tasks and tests reflect both workplace and social situations. With computer-delivered IELTS there are more test dates available, test takers can choose IELTS at a time convenient for them, and they will receive their results in 3 to 5 days.
If students choose to take computer-delivered IELTS, they will take the Listening, Reading and Writing test using a computer. All aspects of the test are identical to paper-based IELTS, including:
In the computer-delivered Listening test, the timings are slightly different from the paper-based test. This is because the paper-based test requires users to transfer answers to an answer sheet. This step becomes redundant when answering directly on a computer.
Before the start of each part of the Listening test you will have some time to read the questions. After the end of each part of the Listening test you will have some time to review your answers. At the end of the Listening test, you will have 2 minutes to check your answers. The timing of the Listening test is between 30 – 34 minutes. This session ended with Q&A.
