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Quality assurance: Being the IDP-authorized test partner, we are required to follow strict quality assurance protocols to ensure that the exam is administered in a fair and consistent manner. This protocol further helps ensure the validity and reliability of the exam results, meaning improved student recruitment.

Enhanced reputation: Partnering with us can significantly boost your institution’s reputation and standing in the international education community. You can attract and diversify your student quota with our strong pool of intelligent students.

Increased retention rate: International students who have a good hold in English & score better in IELTS are more likely to succeed and stay enrolled till the end of their study program. At Touchstone, we ensure that our students have the language skills they need to thrive academically.

Improved student diversity: Students from a wide range of linguistic backgrounds prepare for IELTS with us to futureproof their international success. We enrich their educational experience & prepare them for success in a globalized world. International institutions can now attract this talented pool of candidates to improve their student diversity.

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Speaking

The IELTS Speaking test assesses your pronunciation, grammar, accuracy, fluency and lexical resources while speaking English. There are three (3) parts to this test, with each part fulfilling a specific function in terms of task input, interaction pattern and the test taker’s output.

Part 1: Introduction & Interview This part includes general questions about the test taker like residence, work,family, interests, etc.

Part 2: Long Run Cue cards are shared on a particular topic and one (1) minute will be given to prepare to speak for upto two (2) minutes on the topic.

Part 3: Discussion This part gives you the opportunity to discuss the topic from the cue card in further detail, in a more general and abstract way

Total time: 11-14 minutes

Reading

The IELTS Reading test is designed to test a wide range of reading skills including reading for skimming, details, gist, understanding arguments and writer’s opinions,attitude and purpose

IELTS Academic Reading – It includes three (3) reading passages (with a variety of questions) ranging from descriptive and factual to discursive and analytical. These passages are of general interest dealing with interesting and recognizably appropriate issues, with at least one passage containing a detailed logical argument

Note: The reading texts may contain non-verbal materials as well like graphs, diagrams or illustrations.

IELTS General Reading – It includes three (3) daily passages (with 2-3 short texts in the first passage, 2 texts in the second passage and 1 long text in the third passage), based on an English-speaking environment, from notices, newspapers, magazines or advertisements.

Reading passage 1: texts based on social survival, like advertisements, notices and timetables

Reading passage 2: texts based on workplace survival, like contracts, job descriptions, staff development & training material

Reading passage 3: texts based on general reading, involving more extended prose and a complex structure.

No. of questions: 40

Marks: each question is worth one (1) mark

Total time: 60 minutes (no additional transfer time)

Note: Please note that the question types in the Listening & Reading sections can include multiple choice answers, true or false answers, matching information/headings or sentence, table & flow-chart completion.

Listening

The IELTS Listening test consists of four recordings (four parts) from native English speakers with ten (10) questions in each recording (part).

Recording 1: an everyday social conversation between two people

Recording 2: a monologue set in an everyday social context

Recording 3: an educational conversation with upto four people

Recording 4: a monologue on an academic subject

Listening test scores will be based on your ability to understand the main ideas,
factual information, opinions, attitude and purpose of the speaker and your ability
to follow the development of ideas.

No. of questions: 40 Marks:

Each question is worth one (1) mark

Total time:
Paper Based IELTS: 30 minutes (+10 minutes transfer time)

CD-IELTS: 30 minutes (+2 minutes review time)