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Are you planning to study or train abroad? Are you applying to an institution and need to prove your level of English? Do you need to raise your standard in English? Then we can help you with an International English Language Testing System (IELTS) exam.

IELTS is widely recognised as an entrance language requirement by universities in the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand and North America (104 universities in USA). IELTS is developed and managed by the University of Cambridge ESOL Exams, the British Council and IDP Education Australia.

IELTS is:

recognized worldwide

available in 107 countries

accepted by universities in the UK, Australia, New Zealand and North America

able to give you results after two weeks from the day you take the test

recommended to anyone aged sixteen and above.

valid for two years

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Costs:

			Test Fee: 47 000 AMD if paid in Armenia; 125 Euros if paid from abroad.
			Late registration fee: +30% of initial amount;
			Postponing fee (should be perforemd not later than five weeks in advance of original date): +30%.

TYPES OF TESTS

			Academic Module - essential for those of you who are planning to undertake academic study.
			General Training Module - suitable for candidates who are going to English-speaking countries to complete their secondary education, or to undertake training programmes not at degree level, or to emigrate to Australia, Canada and New Zealand.

TEST SECTIONS

			Listening This part is the same for all IELTS candidates and is divided into four sections. The first two sections are concerned with social needs while the last two are concerned with situations more closely related to educational or training contexts. Texts include both monologues and dialogues between two or three people and are heard once only.
			Reading The Academic Reading module consist of texts of general interests dealing with issues which are recognizably appropriate and accessible to candidates entering postgraduate or undergraduate courses. The General Training Reading module's texts relate to social survival, training survival and general reading.
			Writing Appropriate responses for the Academic Writing module are short essays or general reports, addressed to tutors or to an educated non-specialist audience. The General Training Writing module requires candidates to write personal semi-formal or formal correspondence, or to write on a given topic as a part of a class assignment.
			Speaking This part of the examination is again the same for all IELTS candidates and is centred around a structured interview with an emphasis on general speaking skills. It assesses whether candidates have the necessary knowledge and skills to communicate effectively with native speakers of English.

REGISTER FOR IELTS

You can get an application form and the IELTS candidate information booklet from our centre.

For registration, local applicants need

			passport.
			two recent passport size colour photos.
			Currently the IELTS fee is 47 000 Armenian Drams (AMD), or 61 000 AMD after the registration deadline. Fee should be paid into our bank account in Armenia.
			to fill in the application form at our office.

For registration, international applicants have to follow the procedure below:

			First make payment to our bank account. The cost of the test is 125 Euros before the registration deadline, or 163 Euros after the deadline. Payment can only be made in Armenian Drams (AMD) within Armenia (see above for cost in Drams).
			After making the payment, e-mail the payment slip, a copy of your passport, requested examination date, module taken (Academic or General Training modules) and a photo to Exams@britishcouncil.am
			You will receive confirmation from us with details of the particular IELTS test session you have been registered for.

Note:

We have a policy of charging an additional 30% of the exam fee for late registration, test cancellation or test postponement.
We encourage candidates to apply 6 weeks before the test date.
Candidates must visit our office at least 3 days before the test for final registration and document and identity checking.
In case of fraud no reimbursement will be made.

SCORES

Band scores are recorded on a Test Report Form, showing overall ability as well as performance in listening, reading, writing and speaking from 1 to 9. (Absolute beginner through to expert user with fully operational command of the language, appropriate, accurate and fluent with complete understanding.)

Results can be sent to you or handed to you personally after two weeks from taking the test. You will also have to pay an additional fee to have results sent to institutions you have applied to, in order to cover postal and administrative charges. Please note that for each additional Test Report Form sent to an institution you will have to pay the equivalent of £3 in AMD.

Different institutions have their own entrance requirements. In general, universities require an Overall Band Score of around 6.5 for entrance to academic courses. You are advised to check with the particular institution to which you are applying.

Please contact us if you have further questions.