IELTS One Skill Retake* now available in India
New Delhi : Indian test takers preparing to take the world’s most popular English language test, IELTS, can now access a new feature to help attain the score they need to achieve their global learning and career goals. Now available in eligible IELTS Computer Delivered test centres in India, IELTS One Skill Retake enables test takers to retake any one of the four skills (Listening, Reading, Writing or Speaking) if they did not achieve their desired score in that skill they aimed for the first time around. This feature is currently available for test takers who have opted for the Computer Delivered IELTS test.
IELTS One Skill Retake is currently accepted by the Australian Department of Home Affairs, the Australian Health Practitioners Regulation Agency and an increasing number of universities and institutions each month.
Warwick Freeland, Managing Director – IELTS, IDP Education, said this new option demonstrates IELTS’ commitment to helping customers achieve their best scores and to supporting organisations to attract the right candidates. “IELTS One Skill Retake improves fairness by providing an opportunity to retake a single skill if the test taker feels their original performance was not representative of their language proficiency level,” Mr Freeland said. “We are proud of this initiative that reinforces our commitment to helping test takers achieve their full potential.”
Piyush Kumar, Regional Director – South Asia and Mauritius, IDP Education, said the launch of IELTS One Skill Retake gives test takers a wonderful opportunity to achieve their study and migration goals.
“We listened to our test takers who told us that instead of having to retake the whole test, they wanted the ability to retake one skill of the IELTS test if they didn’t get the score they were aspiring to on test day,” Mr Kumar said. “IELTS One Skill Retake, which is available for both Academic and General IELTS, gives test takers in India a new option and increased flexibility as they get their plans on track. It is currently available across all 47 IELTS on Computer centres in the country.” he added.
Test takers who choose an IELTS One Skill Retake will receive a second Test Report Form (TRF) with their new score that can be used for migration and study. Depending on their score, test takers can choose whether they would like to use their old or new TRF for the skill they retook.
Test takers should note that IELTS One Skill Retake is still growing in recognition for migration and study. IELTS is working with governments and organisations to accept IELTS One Skill Retake and test takers are advised to keep an eye on our website for updates as they are announced.
*OSR is currently available only for Australia. IDP plans to launch it for other countries soon.