IELTS exams Guide

Advice and information

The security of IELTS material and test results is of paramount importance, and numerous procedures are in place to safeguard this. The following is a general outline of these procedures, but for obvious reasons, the IELTS partners do not make public details of this aspect of their work.

• All IELTS centres are required to follow a detailed Code of Practice, specifying how results are to be recorded and forwarded to Cambridge ESOL.
• Candidates must provide photographic evidence of identity when they apply for the test, when they register at the start of the test day, at various times during the written papers and at the start of the interview.
• The Test Report Form is printed on security-enhanced paper. It is authenticated by a centre stamp, an IELTS validation stamp and a photograph of the candidate. Registered organisations are also able to verify candidates' results
• Candidates are strongly advised to read the candidate rules and regulations before the day of the test. Any candidate caught infringing any of the candidate rules and regulations will have their test result disqualified and notification will be sent to any nominated receiving institution or professional body.