IELTS Test Structure
All candidates must complete four Modules - Listening, Reading,
Writing and Speaking to obtain an IELTS Test Report Form.
Candidates are tested in Listening, Reading, Writing and
Speaking. All candidates take the same Listening and Speaking
Modules. There is a choice between Academic and General Training in
the Reading and Writing Modules.
Total Test Time
2 hours 45 minutes
The first three modules - Listening, Reading and Writing - must
be completed in one day. The Speaking Module may be taken, at the
discretion of the test centre, in the period seven days before or
after the other Modules.
The tests are designed to cover the full range of ability from
non-user to expert user.
