IELTS ACADEMIC Vs IELTS GENERAL

All,

Has anybody got any clear reposnse from HSMP team, whether the candidate needs to sit for IELTS general or IELTS Academic?

IELTS General is a paper & Pencil based test in India, so it will again take much time to get the result.

Can I sit for IELTS Academic, which has an online test option(and hope that I do not have to wait for the results)

Thanks you all,

NNJ10

they accept both...but general one is for the employment or immigration whereas academic one is for higher studies.
i dont know about the online one...but yes paper pencil one will take 13 days for the result. it was my one day preperation and i scored 6.5 general one.

plz share ur doc list...in detail...specially earning part...thr was a verification or not ???

aj_sp_007
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both are acceptible by HSMP team. I had appeared IELTS General Test and scored overall band 7 without any hurdle and big preperation!
General Test is simpler than the academic one.

Hi HSMP28122006,

Do you have any e-mail reference or weblink confirming that both are acceptable by HO for the English language requirement? I know logically it should be. But, I want to make sure, that if I take IELTS Academic, it is not again rejected for any vague reason.

I want to take IELTS Academic, cause general test date is only after the 10 days from Academic test date.

Would appreciate if you can share the same.

Can anyone also share that the in case of Academic CBT-Computer based test, result will take 13 days to come?
Isn't it like GRE/GMAT, where people get the result instantly?

NNJ10

Hi aj_sp_07,

For the earnings there was no verification, as far as I know, cause I submitted, all possibe documents.

1. All salary slips, with date, stamp and signature,
2. All Income Tax related documents, including, SARAL original with date and stamp, Form-16 - Photocopy, CA letter, Income Tax assessment report, Income tax refund Pay order etc.
3. All Bank Statement clearly showing the salary credit
4. Letters from the employer for the Total earnings/Total Tax deducted
5. ONADA print outs for the rate conversion from INR to GBP

NNJ10

All, I received the following response from the HSMP team regarding the IELTS test version.
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Dear ABC,

Thank you for your email.

Either of the IELTS tests are acceptable. We do not require any specific test, the Academic or General version is ok.

I hope this is helpful.

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NNJ10