IELTS

IELTS is an international standardized English language proficiency test used for education, immigration, and professional purposes.

Why it’s in the news: It is in the news due to Vietnam's potential removal of bonus points for IELTS scores in university admissions and recent controversies over its scoring errors.

Latest on IELTS

• HCMC teen with IELTS 9.0 and top English awards for gifted students chooses teaching career
• Students dread losing edge after slog as Vietnam mulls over scrapping IELTS bonus points for university entry
• Vietnam to scrap IELTS bonus points in university admissions
• Vietnam twins achieve perfect IELTS scores through self-directed English learning
• Grade 4 student achieves IELTS 8.0 on first attempt
• Cambridge English fined $1.17M over computer-based IELTS scoring errors

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