You can take either the Academic or General Training Reading and Writing modules. Choose the Academic Reading and Writing module if you are planning to undertake academic study in a higher education institution.

If you are planning to undertake non-academic training or apply for immigration to Australia, Canada or New Zealand, we recommend you take the General Training Reading and Writing modules.

You must complete four modules: Listening, Reading, Writingand Speaking to obtain an IELTS Test Report Form.

You are tested in Listening, Reading, Writing and Speaking. The total test time is two hours and 45 minutes.

You have a choice between Academic and General Training. These modules have different Reading and Writing papers.

The first three modules - Listening, Reading and Writing - must be completed in one day. No extra time will be allowed for a break during the first three modules. The speaking test can take place within 7 days before or after the written test. Please check the dates of your tests very carefully when you receive your invitation letter. Your time slots for the speaking test will also be confirmed in the invitation letter. This is sent to you 1-2 weeks before your test.

IELTS band scale

There is no pass or fail mark.

Scores are given on an Overall Band Score of one to nine.

Different institutions have their own entrance requirements and may require minimum scores in particular modules. In general, universities request an Overall Band Score of 6.0 or 6.5 for entrance to academic courses. You are advised to check the score required with the particular institution to which you are applying.

Test Report

Scores are recorded on an official Test Report Form, showing overall ability, as well as performance in listening, reading, writing and speaking.

The results of your IELTS test will be issued 13 days after you have taken the test. You can also see your results electronically in 13 days from here. It is not possible to give test results over the telephone or by e-mail.

You can request additional copies of TRF to be sent to maximum of five institutions / organisations at the time of registration – we will charge actual courier cost.

If you would like your test to be remarked, we can send your scripts to Cambridge within 4 weeks of the results being issued. In this case, another examiner in the UK remarks all your test papers - we will charge USD 120.

Before you register you need to decide if you need to take the Academic version or General Training and choose your test date.

If you wish to register for IELTS, please visit our partner:

Aria Delta Consulting Group

Behind MTN Main Office, Park Street, Shahre Now, Kabul, Afghanistan

Tel: +93 (0)793 108181

Email: aria.delta@yahoo.com

You should submit the following:

• Registration fee USD 225
• 2 recent passport photos (without glasses and not older than 6 months)
• A signed and completed application form
• Your English translated national ID card or passport (+ one photocopy)

You may register Sundays to Thursdays from 9 am to 3 pm.

* Due to the high demand for these tests, seats are usually filled before the deadline. Registration for test sessions which have reached full capacity before the deadline may not be open.

* We make every effort to cater for the special needs of any disabled candidates, to enable them to best understand questions and tasks and to give their answers. It is our aim for the language level of all candidates, irrespective of disability, to be assessed fairly and objectively. Candidates with special needs should inform us at least 2 months before the test date so that appropriate arrangements can be made.

Test fee

(Per person per examination) USD 225

Cancellations

The refund policy for IELTS is not set locally by the British Council in Afghanistan but rather by the partner organisations that run IELTS globally.

• Candidates who elect to cancel their registration more than five weeks prior to the test date will receive a refund. However USD 60 administrative fee may be deducted at our discretion.
• Candidates who elect to cancel their registration within the five week period will not receive a refund.
• The exemption to this is if they can satisfy the IELTS Administrator at British Council that their ability to sit for the test was affected by
• Serious illness- e.g. hospital admission or serious injury
• Loss or bereavement- death of a close family member
• Hardship/trauma – victim of crime, victim of a traffic accident
• Military Service

Candidates are kindly requested to consult the refund policy in the IELTS application form for further details and complete the Refund Form available on the British Council website.

Changes

If you wish to change your test date or module you may do so up to 5 weeks before the date of the written test. However USD 60 administrative fee may be deducted at our discretion.

Contact us to check if the change you would like to request can be made or not. Send completed “Request Form for Change” to us by registration closing date.

Find out what happens on the day and you'll be more prepared and confident

Please read on to find out more about what happens on the day of the test.

Before you leave home

Please make sure you:

• Have your passport.
• Have pencils and an eraser.
• Leave any valuables at home.

*Please refrain from bringing valuables with you. We will not be responsible for any loss or damage of your belongings.

When you arrive at the venue

We recommend that you arrive at the exam venue no later than 11:15am.

• Deposit all your belongings and cell phones in the baggage area. You are only allowed to take your passport (without cover) into the test room.
• Register at the reception. Your passport will be checked.
• Look for your candidate number and seat location on the seating plan at the reception or in front of the test room. Remember your candidate number.
• Visit the toilet before you enter the exam room. No extra time will be allowed for a toilet break.
• Go inside the exam room and find the desk label with your name and candidate number on it. Once you enter the exam room, you are not allowed to go out until the reading test starts (up to one hour).
• Your passport will be checked once again.
• Pencil, eraser, pencil sharpener and water are available at the test venue.
• Candidates must present the same passport or tazkira used in the application for registration on the day of the test.
• If you are applying for a visa, please check the dates carefully to ensure you will receive your passport back in time for your test.
• Candidates who do not present the same passport will not be allowed to take the test.
• Candidates who do not arrive at the test venue before the registration desk closes will not be allowed to take the listening test.
• No refund or change of test date will be permitted in those cases.

At the beginning of the test

• Listen carefully to the Test Supervisor and follow all the instructions given. All instructions are given in English.
• Check your desk label carefully. You must tell the invigilator if there is any discrepancy (spelling mistakes, wrong date of birth, passport number etc) as this information will appear on your Test Report Form.
• If you need any clarification, raise your hand and an invigilator will come to help you.

During the test

Time table (approx)

• Instructions (15 min) 12:15-12:30
• Listening (40 min) 12:30-13 : 10
• Reading (60 min) 13 : 15-14:15
• Writing (60 min) 14:25-15:25
• No extra time is given for a toilet break. Candidates cannot go to the toilet when instructions are being given, in the last 5 minutes of any test or when the papers are being counted after each test. Nor can candidates go whilst the CD is playing.
• Please stop writing and put your pencils down when you are instructed to do so. Candidates who fail to do so may be disqualified.

During the speaking test

• Arrive at the speaking test venue 20 minutes prior to your scheduled interview time.
• Bring your passport.
• Candidates who do not present the same passport will not be allowed to take the test. No refund or change of test date will be permitted.
• Register with the invigilator when you arrive and then wait in the waiting area. The examiner will then call you for your interview.
• You are not allowed to take belongings inside the interview room. Deposit your baggage and mobile phone at the assigned luggage space.
• The speaking interview lasts between 11 to 14 minutes. The examiner is responsible for the timing of the interview.
• When you finish your speaking test, you should leave the test venue immediately. Under no circumstances are you allowed to talk to waiting candidates.

During the test you must not

• Attempt to cheat, copy the work of another candidate or disrupt the test.
• Use or attempt to use, a dictionary, pager, spell-checker, electronic recorder or mobile phone for the duration of the test.
• Talk to or disturb other candidates once the examination has started.
• Remove any materials used during the examination. This includes, but is not limited to, examination papers, answer papers and working paper.
• Take wallets, invitation letters, cases for glasses, propelling pencils, caps, hats, blankets, food, handkerchiefs and medicine which has not been given pre-approval by the British Council into the test room.

Any candidate doing any of these will be disqualified and will not receive a test report form.