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What is IELTS?

IELTS is the International English Language Testing System.
IELTS conforms to the highest international standards of language assessment. It tests the four language skills – listening, reading, writing and speaking ...

Who owns IELTS?

IELTS is jointly owned by British Council, IDP: IELTS Australia and the University of Cambridge ESOL Examinations (Cambridge ESOL) and delivered through more than 500 locations in over 130 countries ...

The proven test with ongoing innovation

IELTS is at the cutting edge of English language testing. The effectiveness of IELTS has been proven since 1989. IELTS test design has continued to incorporate advances in applied linguistics, language pedagogy, language assessment and technology ...

Download the IELTS Annual Review

To find out more about the success and operations of IELTS over the past year, download the latest IELTS Annual Review 2010 (PDF, 492KB).

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