考试介绍

　　IELTS 雅思考试 （International English Language Testing System, 国际英语语言测试系统）是为那些打算在以英语作为交流语言的国家和地区留学或就业的人们设置的英语语言水平考试。雅思考试由英国文化教育协会、IDP教育集团和剑桥大学外语考试部三方在全球共同组织运作。

　　雅思考试内容涵盖听说读写四项语言技能，兼具实用性和学术性，能够精准地测评考生真实的英语沟通能力。雅思考试有两种考试类型：学术类和培训类。学术类雅思适用于出国留学申请本科、研究生及以上学位，或获得专业资质。培训类适用于英语国家移民申请（如澳大利亚、加拿大、新西兰及英国），或申请培训及非文凭类课程。

　　如果您想要前往英国或在英国居留一段时间，您需要了解用于英国签证及移民的雅思考试(UKVI)。该考试是为满足英国签证与移民局对特定类型英国签证申请要求所开设的考试。

　　2016年，有超过270万人次在140个国家和地区参加雅思考试。全球超过9,000所教育机构、雇主单位、专业协会和政府部门的认可雅思成绩。

　　教育部教育考试院与英国文化教育协会于2004年2月23日正式签署了在中国合作举办雅思考试的协议。根据协议规定，中国内地（香港、澳门和台湾地区除外）的雅思考试由教育部教育考试院和英国文化教育协会合作举行。雅思考试的报名、考生咨询和各地考点的设立及管理工作将由教育部教育考试院统一负责。英国文化教育协会作为雅思考试网络的代表，负责内地雅思考试的资料提供、考场监考和考卷评分等工作。目前，雅思在中国大陆40个城市共设有75个考试中心。

　　关于报名和交费

　　在中国，考生只能通过网上报名的方式报考雅思考试。考生可访问教育部教育考试院雅思报名网站http://ielts.neea.cn 并完成以下步骤即可报考雅思考试。

　　第一步：注册成为教育部教育考试院（NEEA）用户

　　第二步：预付考试费用

　　第三步：预订座位

　　第四步：填写报名表

　　第五步：确认支付考试费用

　　第六步 : 报名成功

　　第七步：网上预订口试时间

　　第八步：查看考试安排打印准考证

　　关于考试成绩　　

　　考试成绩单是考生英语能力的权威证明，显示考生听力、阅读、写作和口语4个分项的成绩以及总成绩。

　　考生须正常完成笔试、口试所有科目及如期参加现场照相方可以收到成绩单。考生通常可以在笔试后第10个工作日登录教育部教育考试院雅思报名网站个人主页查看考试成绩。考试成绩以最终收到的成绩单为准。考生成绩单将同时由英国文化教育协会通过EMS（仅限于中国大陆地区寄送服务）寄往考生报名时提供的成绩单寄送地址，每位考生只能收到1份成绩单原件。考生可登录教育部教育考试院雅思报名网站个人主页申请寄送额外成绩单并支付相关费用。考试成绩自考试日期起2年内有效。

　　关于考试服务

　　雅思考试的报名及交费等问题，请咨询教育部教育考试院雅思报名网站服务热线：010-82345671 （周一到周五：08:30-16:30；周六、周日：08:30-13:00，国家法定节假日除外）。　

　　如需了解更多雅思考试相关问题，请登录雅思考试中文官网www.chinaielts.org进行查询。

　　About IELTS

　　The International English Language Testing System (IELTS) measures the language proficiency of people who want to study or work where English is used as a language of communication. IELTS is jointly owned by British Council, IDP: IELTS Australia and Cambridge English Language Assessment.

　　IELTS is a task-based test covering the four language skills (listening, reading, writing and speaking) which enables to provide the accurate assessment of English ability.

　　There are two types of the IELTS test:  The IELTS Academic test and The IELTS General Training test.

　　The IELTS Academic test is for people applying for undergraduate program, postgraduate program or professional registration in an English speaking environment. It reflects some of the features of academic language and assesses whether you are ready to begin studying or training.

　　The IELTS General Training test is for those who are going to English speaking countries for secondary education, work experience or training programs. It is also a requirement for migration to Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the UK. The test focuses on basic survival skills in broad social and workplace contexts.

　　if you are going to the UK or wanting to stay in the UK , there is the IELTS for UKVI test for you. IELTS for UKVI is designed to meet certain administrative requirement that only specified by UK Visa and Immigration (UKVI)

　　Last year, more than 2.7 million tests were taken in over 140 countries globally. IELTS is accepted as evidence of English language proficiency by over 9000 organisations worldwide.

　　National Educational Examinations Authority and the British Council officially signed the agreement of co-organizing IELTS in China on February 23rd, 2004. According to the agreement, the IELTS tests in mainland China (except for Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan) are jointly operated by National Educational Examinations Authority and the British Council. Tests registration, customer services, test centres set up and management are managed by National Educational Examinations Authority. As the proud co-owner of IELTS, the British Council is responsible for the management of material preparation, exam invigilation and marking. Up to now, there are 75 IELTS test centres in 40 cities in mainland China.

　　Test Registration and payment

　　To successfully register the IELTS, you must complete all of the steps in sequence online through NEEA IELTS online registration website http://ielts.neea.cn  or   http://ielts.neea.cn.

　　1. register as a user of the NEEA IELTS online registration web-site

　　2. Prepay the test fee

　　3. select a seat

　　4. complete the application form and confirm payment

　　5. Confirm the test payment

　　6. Receive confirmation letter

　　7. Pre-booking of the speaking test

　　8. Check test arrangement and print admission ticket

　　Test report form

　　The TRF is the standard proof of candidate's English proficiency, which shows candidate's scores for all four skill areas: listening, reading, writing and speaking, and the overall band score. The test result is valid for 2 years from the test date.

　　Candidates who completed all the modules of the written and speaking tests and had their photograph taken on the test day successfully are eligible to receive their test report form (TRFs).

　　Candidates can check their test results and EMS tracking number online by visiting their homepage on the NEEA IELTS online registration website, usually on the 10th working day after the written test date. The website information is for reference only and the test result is based only on the TRF. The British Council will send you the TRFs by EMS. Each candidate will receive only one copy of the TRF. You may also pay for extra test report form (Extra TRFs) sending service online if needed.

　　Test service

　　Please contact the NEEA IELTS Registration Website Service Hotline for test registration, payment, and any service related questions :

　　•    Tel: +86 (0)10 82345671,

　　•    Email: ielts@mail.neea.edu.cn,

　　•    Service time: Monday to Friday: 08:30 - 16:30, Saturday (when a writing examination is held): 07:30-13:00)

　　You may also visit www.chinaielts.org for further information.