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IELTS Online
IELTS taken remotely rather than at a test centre. It is offered for the Academic test only. The Test Report Form marks the result as online, and the organisation you are applying to decides whether to accept it.
Guides that use this term
IELTS Speaking Part 1: What Happens and How to Answer
Part 1 is a few minutes of short questions about you and familiar topics. Give a direct answer, add one reason or example, and stop.
Speaking
How to Send Your IELTS Results to Universities
You do not post your own Test Report Form. You ask for it to be sent, through your booking portal or your test centre. Each organisation picks postal mail or e-delivery. Postal is free for up to five organisations, and e-delivery has no limit.
General
IELTS Academic vs General Training: Which Test Do You Need
Listening and Speaking are the same on both tests. Only Reading and Writing differ, and the organisation asking for your score decides which one you take.
General
Checked against ielts.org's Ways to take IELTS page on 8 September 2026.