IELTS

IELTS Recognised Test Centre

British Institute of Technology & E-commerce
Avicenna House
258-262 Romford Road
London
E7 9HZ

Tel: +44 (020) 8281 5706
Fax: +44 (020) 8552 3546
Email: ielts@bite.ac.uk

The IELTS Centre is located on the 6th floor and open between 9am and 5pm every weekday. ( with an hour break from 1pm to 2pm). To speak to an adminstrator, please call the above number between 10am to 1pm.

Next Test Date | Registration procedure | Test Fee

Brief description of IELTS and nature of IELTS partnership

The International English Language Testing System (IELTS) is owned by Cambridge ESOL, the British Council and IDP Australia and is designed to asses the language ability of candidates who need to work or study where English is the language of communication.

Academic and General Training

IELTS is available in two modules - Academic and General Training. If in doubt about which module to take, contact the organisation to which you are applying for their requirements. You must know which module you need to take before you apply for the test.

The Academic Module is used by candidates for admission to undergraduate or postgraduate courses and for registration with professional bodies.

The General Training Module emphasises basic survival skills in a broad social and educational context. General Training is suitable for candidates who are going to English speaking countries to undertake work experience or training programmes not at degree level, or for immigration purposes to Australia, Canada, New Zealand and UK. The General Training Module is not offered on all test dates.

Next Test Date

Registration procedure

• Complete the application form
  Download Application Form now or come to the Testing Centre office in person.
  
  
• Attach 2 passport size recent photographs, a copy of your passport and the test fee.
  
  
• Candidates registering after 1 January 2010 must not wear glasses in the photographs they submit for IELTS registration.
  
  
• Post your application or bring to our office.

Test Fee

The test fee for 2010 is £110.

Cheques or postal orders should be made payable to "BITE".

Cash, credit and debit card payments can be made in person at our Test Centre during visiting hours Monday to Friday 9am – 5pm.

What you must bring with you on the day of the test

You MUST present the same identification document you supplied when you registered for IELTS – valid passport or an EU national ID card. Please note that only EU citizens can present their national ID card instead of a passport. We will NOT accept photocopies.

You will not be permitted to sit the exam without one of these ID documents!

You can bring into the examination room only pens, pencils and erasers. Mobile phones and pagers MUST be placed with personal belongings in the area designated by the supervisor and switched off.

Cancellation and transfer policy

You can cancel or transfer your test only if you request the change more than 5 weeks before the test date. You will be charged a £20 admin fee. Candidates who are absent on the day of the test without giving prior notice will lose the full test fee. However, if a medical certificate is provided within 5 days of the test date then the full fee is refunded.

Test Result Form (TRF)

You will get a Test Report Form (TRF) with your overall score and details of how you performed in each skill. Test results are posted on the 13th day after the test. Make sure that you have your passport when collecting the result.

Replacement Test Report Forms are not provided in the event of loss.

Candidates are allow to request up to 5 official copies of the result to be sent to a university, immigration authority or other organisations that recognise IELTS.

Enquiry on Results procedure

You can apply for an Enquiry on Results procedure at the centre. You must do this within four weeks of the issue of results. You need to complete an EOR Form and submit to us with your original TRF with a £60 deposit. If your score is changed to a higher band score you get a new TRF and your deposit back. This can take up to 8 weeks.

How to prepare for the IELTS test

• We will give you the “Information for Candidates” brochure - this familiarises you with the test.
• You can buy the Official IELTS Practice Materials book from us for £15. This includes sample test materials for all tests and a CD containing sample Listening test, together with samples of candidates’ Speaking tests.
• If you have applied to do the test at our Testing Centre you can visit us during our office hours and use the wide range of practice materials that we have.

To find out more visit www.ielts.org or come to our IELTS Testing Centre at BITE. We are happy to provide help and advice, during our opening hours.