Difference between Academic and General IELTS

Today many students and professionals want to work and settle abroad because of the many opportunities abroad. For that they have to take the Exam and many are confused about which exam they have to take. This article will clarify all your doubts and point you in the right direction as to which IELTS Exam you should go for with the difference between Academic and General IELTS and how you can easily crack the exam by sitting at your home with IELTS Online Coaching in India.

Which exam should you take? These are some of things to catch up the exact difference between Academic and General IELTS: -

• IELTS ACADEMIC: -

This is an exam especially for those who are planning to study abroad and want to go for higher education in a University or College abroad. This exam is also for those who wish to work or get training in a professional field such as engineering or Medicine. This exam is especially for students wanting to pursue academic pursuits as the name suggests.

This exam assesses the readiness and preparedness of a candidate for academic studying or training in English.

• IELTS GENERAL: -

This exam is for those who wish to work abroad in an English speaking country. This exam is also for those who want to migrate to an English speaking country like Canada, Australia, UK or New Zealand.

The exam assesses the everyday use of the language with the content and questions relating to and focused on workplace and social situations.

How are the two exams the same/different?

Both General and Academic Training Exam consist of 4 parts which are speaking, listening, writing and reading.

Let us see in detail how the two exams difference: -

• LISTENING: -

a) For both Academic and General exam, the listening module is for 30 minutes

b) In both the exams there are 4 recorded listening experts which the students have to attempt.

• SPEAKING: -

a) There is a face to face interview with a certified IELTS Speaking Examiner in both the Academic and General formats.

b) For both the Academic and General Training exams the speaking module is of 11 to 14 minutes.

c) Short and long questions are there in the exam where the candidate has to speak on a familiar topic are there in both formats of the speaking module. Also there is a structured discussion in both exams.

• READING: -

a) In both the Academic and General Training exams the reading part is 60 minutes’ long

b) In both the exams there are three reading jobs with questions about each reading.

c) In the Academic exam there are a variety of texts to read which are factual, descriptive and analytical. Also the reading part includes graphs, diagrams and illustrations.

d) In the general exam there are 3 questions on the reading part. The first section includes two or three short texts. The second section includes two work related short texts. And in the final part there is a long text about some general interest topic.

e) In both the Academic and General exams the texts from the reading sections are authentic and come from books, journals and newspapers for the academic exam and from books, handbooks and newspapers for the general training exam.

a) WRITING: -

b) For both the IELTS Academic and General Training exams the writing section is 60 minutes long

c) There are 2 tasks in both the formats. Task 1 is a minimum of 150 words and Task 2 is a minimum of 250 words.

d) In the Academic exam the Task 1 is about writing about a table, chart, diagram or graph. Task 2 is an Essay.

e) In the General Exam Task 1 is about writing a letter and Task 2 is a essay wring assignment.

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