Choose from more test dates and get your results even quicker

Everyone loves choice. We have made it easier and more convient for you to take your IELTS test. You can now take your test on a computer.

With computer-delivered testing, you can take your IELTS test, Academic or General Training, and you simply type your answers. 

IELTS on computer (Writing on Paper)​

Writing on Paper is a new option for the IELTS on computer test and allows you to take the Writing section with a pen and paper. If you choose Writing on Paper, your Writing component tasks will be shown on screen, but you’ll complete the tasks in pen on an IELTS Writing Answer Sheet.​

  IELTS on Computer Writing on Paper
Total test time 2 hrs, 45 mins 2 hrs, 45 mins
Location Official test centre Official test centre
Results 1-5 days, typically received within 2 days 1-5 days
Retakes One Skill Retake available One Skill Retake available

What you get when you take IELTS on a computer at one of our official test venues:

  • more test dates to choose from
  • more venues to choose from
  • more flexibility
  • your results will be available really quick in 1-2 days.

How does computer-delivered IELTS work?

If you choose computer-delivered IELTS, you will take the Listening, Reading and Writing sections on a computer at one of our official test centres. Your Speaking test will now be carried out by one of our IELTS Examiners either face to face or over a video-call at your test centre.

VIDEO CALL SPEAKING

For Video-call Speaking tests (VCS) the Examiner will not be in the same room as you. Instead, they will speak with you via a video-call, similar to Zoom and Teams. The VCS test will be identical to a face-to-face Speaking test with the same structure, content, timing and marking. Security will also remain exactly the same. 

This development and change to the way the IELTS Speaking Test is carried out forms part of our drive to improve access and availability to IELTS all over the world.

All other aspects of the test are exactly the same, whether it is taken on paper or on computer, including:

  • Content
  • Timings
  • Question types
  • Scoring
  • Speaking test delivery
  • Test Report Form
  • Results Verification 

Available test dates

Please note that if you have any special needs or requirements you should take a paper-based test.

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