{"id":1968,"date":"2023-09-13T11:47:38","date_gmt":"2023-09-13T11:47:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leverageedu.com\/explore\/?p=1968"},"modified":"2023-09-13T11:47:38","modified_gmt":"2023-09-13T11:47:38","slug":"ielts-full-form","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leverageedu.com\/explore\/study-abroad-faqs\/ielts-full-form\/","title":{"rendered":"What is the IELTS Full Form?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The IELTS <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/leverageedu.com\/blog\/list-of-abbreviations\/\">full form<\/a><\/strong> stands for the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/leverageedu.com\/tests\/ielts-exam\/\">International English Testing System<\/a><\/strong>, one of the widely accepted English language standardized tests. It is designed specifically for those who want to work or <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/leverageedu.com\/\">study abroad<\/a><\/strong> where English is the primary language of instruction. Officially established in 1989, the IELTS exam is organized in collaboration with IDP: IELTS Australia, British Council, and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cambridgeenglish.org\/\">Cambridge Assessment English<\/a><\/strong>. IELTS is recognized in numerous countries including, the <strong>United Kingdom<\/strong>, <strong>Australia<\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/leverageedu.com\/blog\/study-in-canada\/\">Canada<\/a><\/strong>, <strong>New Zealand<\/strong>, and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/leverageedu.com\/study-locations\/study-in-usa\/\">the USA<\/a><\/strong>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The test has various test dates throughout the year, and the scoring is valid for two years. There are about 900 testing locations spread across 130 nations. This test is taken annually by more than 2 million people worldwide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-ielts-full-form-types-of-ielts\"><span id=\"ielts-full-form-types-of-ielts\">IELTS Full Form: Types of IELTS<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>There are two types of <a href=\"https:\/\/leverageedu.com\/tests\/ielts-exam\/\"><strong>IELTS exams<\/strong><\/a>. Let\u2019s take a look at each one of them:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Academic IELTS<\/strong>: The academic version of the exam is specially designed for those students who aspire to study abroad and want to be admitted to any undergraduate or postgraduate programs at universities abroad. It is also useful for those professionals, like doctors and engineers who are prepared to serve in an English-language-speaking country.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>General IELTS<\/strong>: This is chosen by those individuals who wish to migrate to English-speaking countries or seek entry to a foreign nation for any non-academic purposes.\u00a0 For people wishing to enrol in any form of training program, pursue secondary education, or just want to obtain work experience abroad, this type of IELTS exam is also their first choice.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-test-structure-of-the-ielts-exam\"><span id=\"test-structure-of-the-ielts-exam\">Test Structure of the IELTS Exam<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Individuals&#8217; four English language skills\u2014reading, writing, listening, and speaking\u2014are evaluated on the IELTS exam. The format of the four sections of the test is shown below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table class=\"has-pale-cyan-blue-background-color has-background has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Section<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Time Duration<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Writing<\/td><td>60 Minutes<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Reading<\/td><td>60 Minutes<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Listening<\/td><td>30 minutes<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Speaking<\/td><td>11- 15 Minutes<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Total Duration of the Test<\/td><td>2 hours 45 minutes<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-pale-cyan-blue-background-color has-background\"><strong>Must Read: <\/strong><strong>How to Ace IELTS Reading Section<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-pale-cyan-blue-background-color has-background\"><strong>Must Read: <\/strong><strong>Vocabulary for IELTS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We hope that this blog was able to help you understand the IELTS full form, its types and test structure. To discover more full forms like this, follow our <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/leverageedu.com\/discover\/category\/general-knowledge\/\">General Knowledge<\/a><\/strong> page daily. You can also check out this <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/leverageedu.com\/blog\/list-of-abbreviations\/\">full forms list<\/a><\/strong> of 300+ alphabetically arranged acronyms and their full forms. And don&#8217;t forget to subscribe to <strong>Leverage Edu<\/strong>. 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