IELTS Academic Registration: Fees, Steps and Retakes
How to register for IELTS Academic: the fee, the booking steps with IELTS Partners, and what to know about results and retakes.
- Questions and time
- 40 in the Reading section · 60 minutes for Reading
- Pass mark
- Band score; each institution sets its requirement
- Exam fee
- Check the selected provider, test type and date when booking
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Fees
Check the selected provider, test type and date when booking (source).
Registration steps
- Confirm that your receiving institution requires Academic and whether UKVI is needed.
- Select a centre and available date through the provider.
- Enter the identification details requested and confirm the fee before paying.
Before you pay the fee
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Sources and references
- IELTS Partners – exam page ielts.org
- IELTS Partners – registration saudiarabia.britishcouncil.org