International English Language Testing System
International English Language Testing System is an English language proficiency test, which is collaboratively run by UCLES (Cambridge University), The British Council, and IDP Australia. IELTS assesses a test taker’s skills in Listening, Reading, Writing and Speaking, where each of the modules is evaluated out of a base of nine. IELTS can be an Academic Module (for students who go abroad for study purpose) and General Training Module (for people who wish to work or migrate to an English Speaking Country).
IELTS is well recognized all around the world by over 10,000 educational bodies and employers and other concerned institutions. The test is widely accepted in more than 3,300 institutions in the USA and it can be a substitute for TOEFL in case one does not want to give a Computer Based Test.
Most of the colleges and universities in US require a student to have given English language proficiency test with a required minimum score. In case of IELTS, a majority of American universities requires above 5.5 score out of 9 for admissions.
