IELTS stands for International English Language Testing System and this examination is managed by the British Council and IDP which comprises of University of Cambridge and IELTS Australia.

Versions of IELTS:

IELTS is conducted in two different versions being the General Training Version and the Academic Version. The general training version is meant for candidates who are planning to gain work experience or to undertake non-academic training or for immigration purpose, while the academic version is meant for candidates who are planning to enroll in institutions and universities of higher education and for professionals like nurses and doctors who are planning to practice or study in English-speaking countries.

Difficulty level of IELTS Exam:

IELTS examination includes speaking, listening, reading and writing test and is it generally known that the writing and reading tests for the academic version is more difficult as compared to that of general version due to the level of academic and intellectual rigor between the two versions.

Since IELTS score is accepted in institutions located in South Africa, New Zealand, Canada, British, Australia and more than 2000 institutions in the United State of America and for immigration to Canada and Australia, candidates wish to crack this examination by acquiring training from professional institutions and the details of some of the institutes offering coaching to the IELTS examination is given below:

Coaching Institutes:

• Jamboree

• Achievers Point

• Wisdom Mart

• Dilip Oak’s Academy

Jamboree:

Jamboree offers classroom coaching and computer aided coaching for IELTS examination and the duration of the classroom course is one-month. The classes are conducted three hours a day for two days in a week. The classes are conducted by experienced faculty members and this institute has produced very good results in the IELTS examination. For more information, candidates can visit their website at http://www.jamboreeindia.com/index.asp

Achievers Point:

Achievers Point offers the best classroom coaching for IELTS examination, with the help of well-qualified IELTS trainers. Some of the best qualities of their IELTS coaching are customized one-to-one personal doubt session, effective learning environment, CBT labs and useful course materials. For more information, candidates can visit their website at http://www.achieverspoint.com/home.htm

Wisdom Mart:

Wisdom Mart offers 10 weeks course for IELTS coaching, which includes two classes per week. They offer unlimited computer access to the IELTS students for taking up online tests and for usage of software for practicing. The candidates are made to face a series of Mock tests and special time bound quizzes and practice tests to enable them to get good score in the IELTS examination. For further details about their coaching to the IELTS examination, visit their website at http://www.wisdommart.com/

Dilip Oak’s Academy:

Dilip Oaks’ Academy offers one-month course for IELTS examination and the course fee is Rs. 4500. They offer coaching for all four versions of IELTS exam namely speaking test, writing test, reading test and listening test. For further details, candidates can visit their website at http://www.dilipoakacademy.com/toefl-ielts-coaching.html

Structure of IELTS exam:

The reading test is conducted for 60 minutes, writing test for 60 minutes, listening test for 40 minutes and speaking test for 11-14 minutes and the scoring scale for all these test is 0-9 bands.