IELTS Academic
For admission to universities, professional registration bodies and academic programmes taught in English. Tests your readiness for academic reading, writing and discussion.
Fee: priced by your country — set your country on the pricing page.
Format · 2 h 45 min total
Four modules, one sitting
Four recordings, 40 questions — conversations and monologues in academic and social contexts.
Three long academic texts, 40 questions — argument, data and detail comprehension.
Task 1: describe a chart, table or diagram. Task 2: a 250-word academic essay.
A face-to-face interview with a trained examiner — introduction, long turn, discussion.
Who it's for
Choose Academic if you are…
- Applying to a university or postgraduate programme taught in English
- Registering with a professional body (medicine, nursing, engineering, law)
- Joining a research or exchange programme with language requirements
Moving for work or migration instead? Compare with General Training →
Band scores, briefly
You receive a band for each module and an overall band. Once official IELTS results can be published on ELAREH, your Passport will record all five, with the test date. How results work →