IELTS

British Council – IELTS Scholarships 2014

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British Council and IELTS have jointly announced Scholarship Award 2014. The reputed language testing organizations are offering eight scholarships of worth Rs.3,00,000 each for all countries including United Kingdom, Australia, USA and Canada.

Only thing the candidates have to do is they need to take IELTS with the British Council. To register for IELTS, log on to www.britishcouncil.in/exam/ielts/scholarships.

Closing date for registrations is 30th June 2014. The IELTS score is accepted by over 9000 organizations across the globe. IELTS is jointly owned by British Council, IDP – Australia and Cambridge English Language Assessment.

IELTS is an important eligibility requirement for studying higher education in Abroad, particularly in European Countries. Candidates with good IELTS score can claim admission in reputed Universities and technical institutions in Europe and America.

IELTS – International English Language Testing System

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The International English Language Testing System (IELTS) test is taken by all the students who are interested in furthering their academic careers. The competitiveness of college admissions dictates a good IELTS score as a minimum pre – requisite to even be considered by some colleges. The IELTS test requires that the student understand the underlying concepts of the English language. The University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate (UCLES), the British Council and IDP Education Australia jointly manage the IELTS at international level. Most of the universities in United Kingdom, Australia, Canada and New Zealand accept an IELTS overall score of 6.0 or 6.5 for entering various academic programmes offerd by them.

The IELTS test covers 4 important content areas :

1. Writing:  60 minutes
2. Reading: 60 minutes
3. Listening: 28-30 minutes
4. Speaking: 12-14minutes

The maximum duration of time allotted to take the IELTS is 2 hours and 45 minutes.

Key tips to succeed in IELTS:

1. Improve writing skills.
2. Review reading passages that frequently asked in the IELTS test.
3. Improve vocabulary.
4. Be introduced and gradually more familiar with the format of the IELTS test pattern.
5. Practice intensely for the listening and speaking tests of the IELTS.

Candidates are requested to select one answer per question. It is more important not to leave any question blank. Try to attempt all questions.

Books for preparation: Cambridge IELTS, Ace The IELTS.
Test Fee: 7200 INR.
Website: www.ielts.org OR www.idp.com

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