Are you planning to study or work abroad in an English speaking environment? Are you planning to go on a study or work placement from a French university? Do you need to prove your level of English and get your results quickly?
IELTS is now the world’s leading English language test having grown exponentially in the last few years to over a million candidates per year. Take your test with us and gain your passport to international opportunity and global mobility!
IELTS is a high quality English language test required for admission to educational institutions worldwide and is also an essential part of the immigration process in a number of countries.
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IELTS has wide global recognition: UK, USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and many other non English speaking countries. |
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IELTS tests international English (no UK or US bias) |
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IELTS is available every month and delivers results in only 13 days |
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The speaking section is a face-to-face interview with a trained examiner. |
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British Council offers you various options for test preparation |
IELTS is widely accepted requested by over 6,000 educational institutions, immigration authorities and professional bodies all over the world including the UK, US, Australia, Canada, New Zealand as well as non English speaking countries offering courses in English. For details see the IELTS Global Recognition System. If the university you are applying to is not on this link please get in contact with us at ielts@britishcouncil.fr
In the United States IELTS has achieved a dramatic increase in recognition as a viable alternative to the TOEFL test with over 2000 universities and colleges including all of the Ivy League. See the IELTS US recognition list for details.
- Academic: if you intend to study at undergraduate or postgraduate degree level
- General Training: if you plan to go to English speaking countries to complete your secondary education, to undertake work experience or training programmes, or for immigration purposes
British Council administers the test every month in Paris, Bordeaux, Lyon, Lille and Nantes with other centres planned across France. Find out more about specific IELTS dates and venues.
All registration is centralised in British Council Paris. You can download the application form from this website and send all necessary documentation to us. For full details of how to register for any centre in France access the simple 5 step registration process.
All the written papers are taken in one morning with speaking tests taking place in the afternoon. Please visit IELTS test day for further information about arrival times, what you need to bring with you and how the test will be conducted.
Results are released just 13 days after the written test date. You will receive your own copy and we can send further copies on your behalf to universities and professional bodies you have applied to. You can now also access your results online. For more details on this, how to interpret your scores and typical scores institutions may ask for, please visit the Results page.
IELTS tests all 4 language skills (listening, reading, writing, speaking) using a pen and paper test format. The speaking section is a face-to-face interview. See the IELTS handbook  for more details.
There are a range of options to prepare for IELTS including self study materials and face-to-face British Council preparation courses. These range from a one day familiarisation workshop to a 16 or 45 hour course depending on your needs as well as self study books and online study resources. For more details on these options plus helpful hints and tips please visit ielts preparation.
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