Academic onlyGlossary
IELTS Online
IELTS taken remotely rather than at a test centre. It is offered for the Academic test only, and the organisation you are applying to decides whether it accepts an online result, which the Test Report Form marks.
Guides that use this term
IELTS Academic vs General Training: Which Test Do You Need
Listening and Speaking are identical in both versions. Only Reading and Writing differ, and the choice is settled by whoever is asking you for the score.
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Checked against ielts.org on 8 September 2026.