IELTS, is a globally recognized English proficiency testing body which is a joint venture of IDP and British Council. There are two versions IELTS Academic and IELTS General. IELTS exam is comprised of four sections; IELTS reading, IELTS speaking, IELTS listening, IELTS Writing task 1 and IELTS writing task 2. The English proficiency is tested out of a total of 9 bands.