Welcome to Einstro Academy - IELTS Classes in Chennai

If your aim is a Band 9 overall on the IELTS, you do not need a 9 in every skill. Due to rounding, you can achieve band 9 in two skills (such as listening and reading) and band 8.5 in two other skills (writing and speaking) and still achieve band 9 overall. To obtain a 9 in the Listening and Reading modules, you must be well-informed and engage in extensive practice. In both speaking and writing, you should explain your ideas logically and efficiently organise them. You must practise for at least eight weeks on several IELTS topics and have a professional IELTS tutor assess your writing skills. Test takers should practise using a variety of English vocabulary, grammatical structures, paraphrasing strategies, and IELTS-related knowledge in everyday situations.

IELTS is recognised by nearly 11,000 organisations in 140 countries, including colleges, businesses, government institutions, and migration agencies. Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom recognise IELTS as evidence of English language proficiency for study, employment, and immigration. You can use it to apply to universities in Germany, the Republic of Ireland, Austria, the Netherlands, Denmark, France, Italy, and Spain, among others.

A score of 6.5 on the IELTS indicates that the test-taker is competent and will perform better in a classroom setting, notwithstanding the possibility of a few small misconceptions or linguistic errors. A band score of  6.5 is typically required by many overseas universities for applicant screening. The requirements for Permanent Residency (PR) can differ from country to country.

The answer depends on your level of English proficiency. Preparing for IELTS varies for every module; for example, speaking does not require much preparation because it is commonly used in daily life, whereas writing requires more attention. Students below the intermediate level may require longer than eight weeks. Students who are already at the intermediate level may get the desired IELTS score with 4 to 6 weeks of preparation.

The answer depends a lot on the person taking the test, since some general tasks are easier for some people than academic ones.

The reading and writing sections between academic and general are slightly different. The grading schemes for listening and speaking exams are the same. Test takers feel academic reading is difficult because of the range of vocabulary used in the text compared to general reading. However, to get band 7 in the IELTS academic reading, one must get 30 answers correct, but in the IELTS general reading, one should get 34 answers right.

For university admission, you need a score of 6.5 bands, but for emigration based on your profession, you need a score between 7 and 8 bands. So, both have their own pros and cons.