IELTS is a English test that you have to take to go abroad and study. It is a language proficiency test and not an entrance exam. So once you decide which country you want to go, you register for IELTS on their website and book your slot. There are test centres all over India and you can choose a test city and centre. Based on the slot, you write IELTS and get your score. Based upon the score you can apply for the Universities. Please check the website for the registration process.

Hey Ankita, 

Glad to know that you are interested in Studying Abroad with genetic Engineering as your specialization. IELTS is applicable for Genetic Engineering as well. 

Firstly, IELTS is an exam which is applicable for any stream regardless of the subject. Exam like TOEFL and IELTS are both common exam taken for passing English LAnguage Profieciency. 

IELTS , which means International English Language Testing System, Which is usually taken by those who wants to study or work where English is used as language of communication. It is basically a english Profeicency test . It uses a 9 band Scale to identify the profeciency level of a person ranging from one for non proficency to 9 for expert. 

There are two types of IELTS Test - 

• Academic - for those who want to pursue Higher Education or professional registration in English Speaking environment. They usually assesses whether the candidate is ready for education or training. It reflects the features of the academic language. Many Instituion, especially UK instituions prefer IELTS or TOEFL too. 
• General Training - It is taken by those who want to pursue secondary education , work experience, or training programmes in an english environment. IT is also taken up if a person wants to emmigrate to Australia, Canada, NewZealand or UK. This test solely focuses on the survival skills required for social outreach and in work places. 

Hoewever , even if the option varies, the areas of testing remains the same, but in the both test, the only variation will be regarding the content and subject in that particular area. 

IELTS assesses a candidate based on 4 broader areas- 

• listening  :  Here , there will be 4 recording by a native english speakers and the student must write answers to series of questions after listening to the audio. 
• Reading : Here, the content between the two types of test varies, for academic, the text include descriptive to factual and discursive to analytical. it will be taken from books magazine etc appropriate for a person who wants to study in an university where as for General training , the texts will be based on the recent newspapers, magazines etc which you see in daily life. 
• Writing : this again varies with academic and general training concept, Academic will include graphs tables etc interpretation of those and essays reegarding a point or arguments where as in general training, the situation would be given and based on that analysis writing will be done as well as essay for the topic in response to point of veiw or problem etc. 
• Speaking : this is the last part , which is same for both the type, its to acess your spoken english, The person will be having the general talk at first and then the Pick and speak part where you need to prepare about topic on spot and you will be regarded with questions and lastly , discussion on that topic. 

these are the main category for testing. So the IELTS is done to check your english profeicency and doesnt depend on the subject. You can take up any subject in your college/ university of interest and check which of the exams they prefer. SOme colleges presfer onlt TOEFL , which is again similar to IELTS and some prefer either of the two. Most of instituition in USA prefer one of the two IELTS or TOEFL along with GRE which includes many more other than the normal English profeciency tests.

So answer for your question as said before as well, IELTS is applicable for Genetic engineering as well. 

Hope it helps, Good Luck. 

Hi Serene Roy,

IELTS stands for International English Language Testing System and is one of the most popular testing system for the language, English.

The exam is regularly held throughout the year, with 48 fixed dates, which is held based on local demand with upto four times in about one month. And the certificate is valid for only two years.

So I would recommend you to take up the exam a few months before you plan to take up your PG course.

Additionally, I'm explaining further details about the exam.

There are various academies and institutes that offer training for students willing to take up the exam. You can choose an institute depending on your geographic location.

The exam is divided into two parts- listening & speaking test and Reading & writing test.

Depending on your choice, you can take either the Academic training version of the test which will help you study in any English speaking country at the tertiary level or you can choose the General Training version of the test if you want to go to an English speaking country for work, school or any training program.

Hello RJ Jebha .

Like IELTS you can give one more test that is GRE which will help you to qualify to study in Germay as well as futher work as an employee. Full form of GRE is graduate record examination. 

Hello Sheetal

For pursuing education abroad, you need to first of all decide, in which country you wish to study, then you need to decide how are you going to finance your studies.

As per your profile, you may consider pursuing:

- Msc in physics.

- MBA.

However, please remember in order to pursue MBA from good universities abroad, you need to have atleast 2-3 years of full time work experience after graduation.

Besides work experience you also need to have very good academic record, preferably 60%-70% plus in graduation, plus you need to take below mentioned test:

1. GMAT.

2. IELTS or TOEFL.

Hii,Nav

Thanks for approaching us..

As per your question firstly I would like to say that there is no problem after 3 years of gap after graduation to take ILETS...Take a look about ILETS procedure..

The International English Language Testing System (IELTS),Is a standardised English language test designed for those  who wish to study, work and live in an English-speaking environment. The IELTS language certificate can open doors to international academic and professional opportunities in many institutions and places in the world where English is used.

IELTS is jointly owned and managed by the British Council, Cambridge English Language Assessment and IDP Education Australia. IELTS testing materials are written by international teams of writers from different English-speaking countries, so the content reflects real-life situations.

Moving further there are three types of IELTS Exam,(I added another type that you didn't mention for your better understanding).

• IELTS Academic is intended for people who want to attend study programmes at universities and other institutions of higher education which are taught in English. You will need an Academic test band score to enrol for an undergraduate or graduate degree where the teaching is in English.
• IELTS General Training is a good choice if you want to migrate to an English-speaking country and work there, or if you plan to attend a secondary school. An IELTS score is often required by the government authorities of English-speaking countries, including the United States, Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United Kingdom.
• IELTS Life Skills, the test for UK Visas and Immigration, is appropriate if you wish to immigrate to or obtain citizenship in the United Kingdom. Unlike the other two versions, the Life Skills test assesses only your speaking and listening English skills, at levels A1 or B1 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR).

The three IELTS versions do not all have the same scoring system. There is no minimum score required to pass the Academic or General Training tests. You will be graded with band scores ranging from 1 to 9 for each of the four parts of the test: Listening, Reading, Writing and Speaking.

Heading towards the Test format 2018 now.

• Listening (30 minutes) 4 sections, 40 items
• Reading (60 minutes) 3 sections, 40 items
• Writing (60 minutes) 2 tasks
• Speaking (11-14 minutes) 3 part one-on-one conversation

On the test day of exam, candidates appear for the Listening, Reading and Writing tests one after the other in the same sequence, without any breaks in between the module sets.

From the above information I hope  it will help you to find out for your perfect one ..If you want to know further information please inbox us on career360

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Dear Sanjana, IELTS is a Language proficiency test and it solely depends in how you have practised all the while and how well you can artuculate it on the D-day. There is nothing such as an ideal or optimum month to appear for IELTS. However you need to remember that the validity of IELTS score is 2 years only and so it makes more sense to write it just couple of months before you are ready to take your applications to the next level. 

Hello Gaurav,

Here are some preparation tips for IELTS Listening section area, You can follow:

IELTS Listening passages include a conversation between two to four people and a monologue. Before listening read the questions quickly and predict about the content. Try to Identify key words in the questions and also try to find unfamiliar words. Try to guess their pronunciation.

When you are listening, concentrate on all the information and listen for both the specific(key words) and general information. Don’t try to understand every word, If you are not able to answer, move on to the next question, Attempt every question.

In case you have any other query then let me know.

Good Luck!