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Kindly, please let me know the updated syllabus and pattern of IELTS as per the 2019-2020 guidelines and all.

Syllabus of IELTS examination:
Component - 1
Listening(Same for Academic and General Training) - Four sections, 40 items
Component - 2
Reading(Different for Academic and General Training) - Three sections, 40 items
Component - 3
Writing(Different for Academic and General Training) - Two tasks
Component - 4
Speaking(Same for Academic and General Training) - Three-part one-on-one conversation

For long, IELTS exam was conducted only in the paper-based mode but now IELTS test has adopted the Computer-delivered mode as one of the test formats. Pattern of IELTS examination:
Duration of the examination is 2 hours 45 minutes
Reading - 60 Minutes
Listening - 40 Minutes
Writing - 60 Minutes
Speaking - 10 - 15 Minutes

Score pattern - Band scale(0-9)

IELTS Syllabus :-
IELTS Syllabus consists of four modules in both Academic and General Training. The IELTS exam pattern of both the Listening and Speaking tests in Academic and General Training is the same.

Listening
Reading
Writing
Speaking

IELTS Exam Pattern:-

Receptive: Listening and Reading
Productive: Speaking and Writing

There are 40 questions each in Listening as well as Reading with “(no negative marking for a wrong answer)“.