IELTS

IELTS is the International English Language Testing System and is the world’s most popular English proficiency test. It is a test that measures the language ability of people who want to study or work in environments where English is used as a language of communication. An easy-to-use 9-band scale clearly identifies proficiency level, from non-user (band score 1) through to expert (band score 9).

IELTS is a valid and reliable measure of your ability to communicate in English for education, immigration, emigration and accreditation purposes.

IELTS is jointly owned by the British Council, IDP: IELTS Australia and Cambridge Assessment English.  To learn more about the IELTS please follow the link https://www.ielts.org/

When you book an IELTS test with us, you also receive exclusive and free access to an online preparation course 'Road to IELTS Last Minute' by the British Council, which includes 100 interactive activities, 9 video tutorials, and two IELTS Academic practice tests for each of the four skills.

We have other resources available from the British Council:

Sign up here to get access to our IELTS Study Pack! This includes a series of webinar recordings to guide you through each stage of preparing for the test, detailed Study Plans for Writing, Speaking, Reading, and Listening, and practice tests to check your test readiness.

IELTS Progress Check - an official test with a feedback report

Free mobile IELTS apps

Other preparation courses

IMPORTANT

Speaking tests at AUA IELTS test center are conducted  in the form of video call interview with an IELTS Speaking examiner, enabling real-life, real-time, two-way interaction.

Download Video Call Speaking Leaflet

Video-call Speaking test guidelines for test takers

Speaking tests are mainly scheduled within seven days before the written exam day, on the written exam day or in rare cases on a day or two after it. You will be able to choose an available speaking slot while registration. If you do not receive a confirmation email on your timetable three days prior to the day of the written examinations, please call us or email us immediately.

To book your test, please follow this link Register for IELTS

To register for the IELTS Test in Armenia for Test Centre at American University of Armenia, you should:

1.  Ensure that you have an electronic copy of your Identification document (Passport or National Identity Card). Please note that only Armenian citizens may register for the exam in Yerevan with National Identity Card. Candidates from abroad should register for the exam with their international travel passports only.

2.  Complete an electronic application providing your full address, your mobile phone and a valid email address.

We accept online and offline payments.

Online payments are made via Visa or Master Credit card (please have them ready at the time of registration). Please note that the transaction may be processed within 24 hours in case the details for the payment have been provided.

Offline payments are made via local bank transfers (made from Armenia only). This should be made within 72 hours of the registration day. This deadline does not apply to the candidates registered within 10 days of the exam day. These registrations should be paid as soon as possible. All candidates are requested to e-mail the payment slip to [email protected]. Please add test center number AM003 and test date on the payment slip so we can identify your payment with you. In case of transferring from a bank other than HSBC the payment might be delayed, therefore the candidates are advised to make the payment well in advance or e-mail the payment slip immediately after the transfer.

IELTS Terms and Conditions (Global)

Payment terms for IELTS

By booking the test, you confirm that you understand that you are registering via the British Council’s Online Registration System to take the IELTS test with the American University of Armenia and the payment relating to your Test Registration is directly between the British Council and yourself. All aspects of your Test Registration relating to payment terms, refund, cancellation and transfer are as per the policies stipulated below.

The online registration process allows you to check and amend errors before submitting your Test Registration to the American University of Armenia. Please take the time to read and check your Test Registration at each page of the online registration process.

After you make your Test Registration, the system will confirm your enrolment on the relevant IELTS test (“IELTS Test Confirmation”) by email.

The test fee is 100 000 AMD
Postponing fee - 25 000 AMD

Payment for your Test Registration will need to be made through the Online Registration System or the bank transfer. In case of bank transfer option, the payment should be received within 72 hours of the registration.

Candidates wishing to cancel the Test Registration five weeks before a Test Date will receive a full refund of a test fee.

Candidates wishing to cancel or transfer the Test Registration less than five weeks before a Test Date will not be entitled to any refund.

Candidates wishing to transfer the Test Date to a date more than three months after the original Test Date, should apply for a refund and then re-register for the test nearer to the relevant time.

You may apply for a Refund or Test Date Transfer where you are unable to attend your IELTS test due to any of the following circumstances:

• illness – e.g. hospital admission, serious injury or illness (does not include minor illness such as a mild cold)
• loss or bereavement – death of a close family member
• hardship/trauma – victim of crime, victim of a traffic accident
• military service.

You may also apply for a refund where you are taken ill during your IELTS test and unable to complete the test(s) for which you are registered.

Download Request for Refund or Test Date Transfer Form

In any of these circumstances, you will need to submit an application for a refund to the relevant test centre no more than five working days after the Test Date and provide appropriate documentation or evidence to support your application for a refund – for example, a medical certificate from a qualified medical practitioner, a death notice or certificate or a police report, as applicable. You will be informed whether or not your application has been approved within one week after the date you submit it.

If you have been unable to attend your Test Date due to illness (and have supporting evidence) you may request a transfer to a new test date instead of a refund.
You will not be entitled to a refund if you do not submit an application for a refund as described above.

To cancel a Test Registration, change your Test Date or request a refund, you must contact the American University of Armenia in writing by sending an email to Open Education Test Centre ([email protected]).

Receiving your results

The Test Report Form tells you your IELTS score and will be available 3-5 days after you have taken your test on a computer.

You can collect it in person (you will be notified about the day and time via email additionally) or see it online (it’s available for 28 days after publication).

Download TRF Amendment Form

Download Application for the Issue of Additional TRFs

Understanding your IELTS score

The test gives you a score for each section (Listening, Reading, Writing and Speaking) – the average of these gives you your overall band score.

How long your IELTS score is valid for

Your IELTS score will usually be valid for two years, but you should check the rules of the organization you’re applying to.

Who accepts IELTS scores

We can send your Test Report Form directly to an organisation you’re applying to

When you register for your test, you can nominate up to five organisations to be sent your IELTS Test Report Form directly. If you would like us to do this, please add these addresses on the Test Taker Portal within two years of taking your test. There’s a charge for doing this via ground mail.

Want your test to be re-marked?

If you believe your test has been scored incorrectly, you can apply for it be marked again. There’s a charge for doing this, but it’s refunded if your score is increased for any section of the test.

Download Enquiry on Results Form

Feedback

Your feedback is very important to us and all comments, good or bad, help us to improve the way we do things. Please make sure you tell us about any problems when you become aware of it. You can contact us at [email protected]

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