IELTS Information Sheet

Registration Process
You can easily and quickly register online http://www.britishcouncil.org/pakistan-exams-ielts.htm. You can also watch a webinar (English version/ Urdu version) how to register online. However if for any reason you are unable to register online please follow the procedure below: Download an IELTS Application Form or obtain it from designated branches of Standard Chartered Bank (SCB) - SCB banking details are also available at the end of this sheet. Attach with your application form a clear photocopy of your valid Computerized National Identity Card (CNIC) OR Passport (one you have mentioned on the form), two colored passport size identical photographs without eye glasses (not older than six months). Please write your full name on the backside of each photograph. One photograph must be pasted securely with glue and the other attached using a paper clip to the IELTS application form. Send the above together with the payment proof (SCB pink color deposit slip or Demand Draft in favour of respective British Council office.

British Council contact information is stated in the column 1 of the below British Council Bank Account table. Our IELTS Test Fee is Rs 13900/- effective from 1 September, 2011.
st Kindly note that with effect from April 1 2012 the new IELTS test fee will be Rs.15, 000.

The existing fee structure of Rs13, 900 remains effective for any IELTS applications between now and March 31st 2012. Therefore, you may find it beneficial to register earlier during this time.

Please retain photocopies of the IELTS application form, stamped yellow color bank deposit slip and courier dispatch slip. * You must follow the procedure laid down in the Notice to IELTS Candidates attached to the application form to ensure that your application form is processed without delay. Incomplete application forms will not be processed and candidates will be informed about the reasons for objection. Notice on IELTS Security Enhancement System Effective from January 2012 all test locations in Pakistan will use a new enhanced security system of test day photography. The IELTS security system is very sophisticated having gone through more than 20 years development and improvement. For this reason the fairness, authenticity and authority of the IELTS test is widely recognized in more than 6000 receiving organisations around the world. The introduction of test day photography reflects our ongoing commitment to customer care, test integrity, and efficiency benefiting all who value the test. You will be pleased to know that British Council has introduced this enhanced security system to further facilitate IELTS candidates. This system will include test day photography of candidates. That is, we will take each candidates photograph at the test venue. There will be a specialized team at the exam venues for this purpose. This photograph will appear on the IELTS Test Report Form and will be used to confirm the identity of candidates when they return to the test venue for their remaining module of the test.

Candidates digital photographs constitute data and this data will be used only for the purpose of the IELTS test and will be treated as highly confidential in accordance with Pakistan, British Council UK and international data protection law. Should you have questions on any of the above, please contact us through our toll free number 0800 22000 or write us at info@britishcouncil.org.pk

Acknowledgement We will forward an acknowledgement through email to candidates within 10 working days of the receipt of an IELTS application form. Venue Details After the acknowledgement, IELTS Venue Letters are sent out to the candidates 4-7 days before the test. If you do not receive this venue letter you should contact us before the test date. Please note that the Speaking interviews may be conducted up to seven days before or after the written test. Test day information i) Timings Candidates reporting time: 1215 hours (PST) Test start time: 1300 hours (PST) Candidates who arrive late (after 1300 hours) will not be admitted inside the examination hall. ii) Proof of identification You must bring your original and valid Computerised National Identity Card OR Passport along with the venue letter and the stationery required in transparent stationery case only. Except CNIC and Passport no other type of ID document is acceptable. Any candidate without an original and valid ID document will not be allowed to take the test and will be marked absent on the test date and will lose their full test fee. Important Note * You should bring the same ID document to the test as you quoted on your application form. If you fail to do this you will not be allowed to take the test. In case you lose your ID document after applying for the test and at least one day prior to the test day, please immediately inform IELTS staff at your local British Council office without delay and they will guide you further. No result will be issued to candidates who are involved in impersonation and/or misconduct. IELTS Regional Team and Receiving Organisations named on the application form will be notified of this action.

Special Arrangements
If you require special arrangements due to temporary, permanent or long-term disability, such as hearing/sight impairment, dyslexia or speech impediment; or short-term difficulties such as broken arm must give three months notice to British Council Examinations Services so that the appropriate guidance and approval can be taken from the Special Circumstances Unit at Cambridge ESOL.

Transfer of Test Centre

Please inform the Centre at which they initially registered at least 30 working days prior to the test date if they may wish for their test Centre to be transferred, for which PKR 500/- will be charged as administrative fee. Requests will be processed on the availability of seats at the new Centre within Pakistan only. A confirmation of successful transfer of Centre request will be communicated to you via Email.

Transfer of Test Date

A request using the Test Date Transfer Form 1 for transferring of test date (i.e. postponement to another date must reach the centre in original and at least five weeks prior to the test date. An administrative fee of PKR 3475 is payable by the applicant which must be paid along with the application for transferring of test date. The allotment of the next date of test will be at the sole discretion of the centre and subject to availability. No request will be entertained after the cut-off period i.e. less than 5 weeks prior to the test date. Kindly note that with effect from April 1st 2012 the new Transfer of Test Date fee will be Rs. 3,750

Cancellation of Test Date

All applications for cancellation and refund must be sent to the centre using the Test Date cancellation Form 1 with the original yellow receipt of payment of test fee. If the application for cancellation is received five weeks prior to the test date, then an administrative fee of 25% will be deducted from the examination fee and the balance amount will be refunded to the applicant within three weeks from the date of receipt of the application. No request will be entertained after the cut-off period i.e. less than five weeks prior to the test date

Late Requests for transfer of test date or cancellation under Unavoidable Circumstances
Late requests for transfer of test date or cancellation can be accepted by the centre up to five days from the test date only in the case of one of the following extreme unavoidable circumstances: Serious illness linked to hospital admission or other illness making the candidate not able to sit for the test. For example typhoid, jaundice, eye flu, infectious disease, surgery etc. Please note that ordinary illnesses such as viral fever, cough, cold, stomach upset etc will not be considered. Serious injury linked to hospital admission or injury such as fracture of the hand used for writing etc. Loss or bereavement death of an immediate family member, i.e. spouse, parent, sibling or child. Victim of an accident Military Service If applying you must also send original following respective documentary evidence in support: Medical certificate signed by a registered medical practitioner Hospital admission certificate Police Report / FIR Death certificate signed by a registered medical practitioner Signed and dated letter from organisation on their letterhead If applying under these terms as well as using Form 1 you also need to submit Form 2. The acceptance of the form is subject to approval of the test centre. For Form 1 please follow http://www.britishcouncil.org/pakistan-ielts-refund_transfer-form1.pdf For Form 2 please follow http://www.britishcouncil.org/pakistan-ielts-refund_transfer-form2.pdf

Post Test information

i) Test Results Test results are dispatched on the 13th day after the written examinations and also available online. As British Council always steps ahead to provide excellent customer services, so in line with our standards we have made arrangements to make our IELTS Test Report Forms (TRFs) delivery smoother, by delivering the TRF personally to the candidate on the address entered on their IELTS application form. No enquiries regarding the declaration of the result are entertained over the phone or by email. Candidates are entitled to receive only one original IELTS TRF, duplicate TRFs can not be issued later to candidates. ii) Delay in test results A delay in receiving your results may occur when our computer software highlights a higher band score in one module and a comparatively low band score in another (or there is a major difference within bands). This causes your test score to automatically be rechecked by examiners to ensure that no possibility of human error in the initial marking of your test occurred. iii) Free TRF Requests for any institution within one month of the test date Five original TRFs can be dispatched by the British Council free of charge through registered mail to the institutions mentioned by the candidate in their application form or if a request is made with in one month of the test date. However, if you would like us to send your TRFs through a track able courier service DHL/FedEx, you must make send an additional payment of Rs.1000 per TRF and clearly mention on the form to which institute you would like us to it through courier. iv) Additional TRF Requests for any institution after one month of the test date Candidate requests additional TRFs to any institution after one month of the test date (within two years of the test administration), will be charged an Extra TRF fee of Rs. 500 per TRF. These TRFs will be dispatched by the British

Council free of charge through registered mail. However, if you would like us to send your TRFs through a track able courier service DHL/FedEx, you must make an additional payment of Rs.1000 per TRF. (v) Validity IELTS TRF is valid for two years only. vi) Enquiry on Results (Re-mark facility) An Enquiry on Results - re-mark facility is available for a fee of PKR 8760/- payable to the respective British Council office. Candidates wishing to request a re-mark of the results must complete the IELTS Enquiry on Results Form. You must attach your original Test Report Form and Standard Chartered Bank deposit slip / bank draft with this form. A request of Enquiry on Results must reach British Council within 4 weeks of the receipt of the TRF. The remark of your work is done by senior examiners in the British Council UK office. It normally takes 6-8 weeks after the receipt of a request in UK. Enquiry fees will only be refunded if the result is changed.

Refund of Overpaid test fee

Refund requests of overpaid IELTS test fee will only be entertained if the overpaid amount in Rs 1000 or more, If the amount deposited is less than Rs 1000, no refund will be possible due to the administrative costs involved.

IELTS Specimen Material Pack

The IELTS Specimen Material Pack includes a practice IELTS test with an answer key and a CD of the listening test. It assists candidates to get some idea of their level and familiarize themselves with the format of the test. The IELTS Specimen Material Pack is available from British Council Examinations Services for Rs 975/- . Please note that these materials have been produced according to the University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate (UCLES) Question Paper Production cycle. Candidates residing in cities where there is a British Council office can deposit the IELTS Specimen Material pack fee in the respective British Council bank account. Outstation candidates can forward a bank draft drawn in favour of the nearest British Council office. The British Council Examinations Services will send the IELTS Specimen material pack to the candidate by courier on receipt of a stamped bank deposit slip or a bank draft of the same amount within 3 working days of receipt of request.

Feedback
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British Council bank account details

Candidates must fill out a British Council deposit slip, available at the banks mentioned below, while making payments. Please write the purpose for which you are depositing the fee on the deposit slip. For example: If you are depositing the IELTS test fee, write IELTS test fee. If you are depositing the IELTS Specimen Material Pack fee, write IELTS Specimen Fee. If you are depositing the IELTS Enquiry on Results fee write IELTS EOR fee. If you are depositing the IELTS test date extension fee write IELTS Extension fee on the deposit slip British Council office Peshawar British Council PO Box 1135, Islamabad, Pakistan Toll-free 0800-22000
Prospective test takers should register with any of the following British Council centres Islamabad, Lahore, Multan, Faisalabad, Karachi, Hyderabad
Please complete pre-printed deposit slips for British Council available at SCB

British Council bank account no

British Council Bank details

Standard Chartered Bank 09-9014446-31 35 Shahrah e- Quaid Azam, Peshawar Cantt Telephone: 091 5275504

Standard Chartered Bank 09-9014446-31 Plot No. 19-A, Areej Plaza, F-7 Markaz Islamabad, Pakistan Telephone: 051-2654490 Islamabad British Council C/o British High Commission Diplomatic Enclave, Ramna 5, PO Box 1135, Islamabad, Pakistan Toll-free 0800-22000
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09-9014446-31

Plot No. 19, Farhan Plaza, G-11 Markaz, Islamabad Telephone: 051 2830811

09-9014446-31

Capital Trade Centre, F-10 Markaz, Islamabad. Telephone: 051 2210432 PO BOX1004 1st Floor, Sitara Plaza, Block No.3,Eastern Half Class-III, Shopping Centre, Sector G-5 Diplomatic Enclave, Islamabad Telephone: 051/283-2149

09-9014446-31

Standard Chartered Bank Rawalpindi British Council C/o British High Commission Diplomatic Enclave, Ramna 5, PO Box 1135, Islamabad, Pakistan Toll-free 0800-22000
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09-9014446-31

09-9014446-31

55 Haider Road, Rawalpindi Cantt. Rawalpindi. Telephone:051 511 3453 Chaklala Scheme III, Rawalpindi Telephone:051 5766088, 051 5766084.

09-9014446-31

C-45, Al-Sheikh Plaza, Chandni Chowk, Rawalpindi Telephone: 051 4582138

Gujranwala British Council C/o 65 Mozang Road, Lahore 54650, Pakistan Toll-free 0800-22000
Prospective test takers should register with any of the following British Council centres Islamabad, Lahore, Multan, Faisalabad, Karachi, Hyderabad
Please complete pre-printed deposit slips for British Council available at SCB

Standard Chartered Bank 09-9014446-42 Trust Plaza, District Gujranwala Telephone: 055-3259417

Sialkot British Council

09-9014446-42

Standard Chartered Bank A-97 Aziz Shaheed Road

C/o 65 Mozang Road, Lahore 54650, Pakistan Toll-free 0800-22000

Prospective test takers should register with any of the following British Council centres Islamabad, Lahore, Multan, Faisalabad, Karachi, Hyderabad
Please complete pre-printed deposit slips for British Council available at SCB

Sialkot Cantt. Telephone: 0432-261477

Standard Chartered Bank 09-9014446-74 Tufail Road, Lahore Cantt. Telephone: 042 606 6000 47 Main Mall Road , Lahore Telephone: 042-366 87732-40 27 Ali Block New Garden Town Lahore. Telephone: 042 590 8500 91-B-1, Ground Floor, Nagina House, M. M. Alam Road, Gulberg III, Lahore Telephone: 042-3578 5473 93-94, Block G-1, Johar Town, Near Doctor Hospital, Lahore. Telephone: 042-3530 1423

09-9014446-74 Lahore British Council 65 Mozang Road, Lahore 54650, Pakistan Toll-free 0800-22000
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09-9014446-74 09-9014446-74

09-9014446-74

09-9014446-74

Plot No. 2, Block Z DHA, Lahore Telephone 042-5692945

Faisalabad British Council C/o 65 Mozang Road, Lahore 54650, Pakistan Toll-free 0800-22000
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Standard Chartered Bank 09-9014446-31 Railway Road, Faisalabad Telephone: 041 634 680 Masood Arcade, 720 Batala Colony, Satiana Road, Faisalabad Telephone: 041-8542027 D Ground, Faisalabad Telephone: 041-8555747

09-9014446-31

09-9014446-31

Sargodha British Council C/o 65 Mozang Road, Lahore 54650, Pakistan Toll-free 0800-22000
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Please complete pre-printed deposit slips for British Council available at SCB

Standard Chartered Bank 09-9014446-31 40-Civil Lines, Opposite SSP House University Road, Sargodha Telephone: 048-3727765

Sahiwal

09-9014446-42

Standard Chartered Bank

British Council C/o 65 Mozang Road, Lahore 54650, Pakistan Toll-free 0800-22000
Prospective test takers should register with any of the following British Council centres Islamabad, Lahore, Multan, Faisalabad, Karachi, Hyderabad
Please complete pre-printed deposit slips for British Council available at SCB

High Street, Opp. Govt. High School, Sahiwal Telephone: 040-4224467-73-83

Multan British Council C/o 65 Mozang Road, Lahore 54650, Pakistan Toll-free 0800-22000
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Standard Chartered Bank 09-9014446-42 Property No. 59/1 Ali Heights Abdali Road, Multan Telephone: 061 451 3171, 451 3539

Rahim Yar Khan British Council C/o 65 Mozang Road, Lahore 54650, Pakistan Toll-free 0800-22000
Prospective test takers should register with any of the following British Council centres Islamabad, Lahore, Multan, Faisalabad, Karachi, Hyderabad
Please complete pre-printed deposit slips for British Council available at SCB

Standard Chartered Bank 09-9014446-42 13, Town Hall Road, Rahim Yar Khan Telephone: 068-5889750-53

Hyderabad British Council PO Box 13811, Karachi, Pakistan Toll-free 0800-22000

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Standard Chartered Bank 09-9014446-50 Main Auto Bhan Road, Latifabad No.3 Telephone: 022-23814411

Karachi British Council C/o British Deputy High Commission Shahrah-e-Iran, Clifton PO Box 13811, Karachi, Pakistan Toll-free 0800-22000
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Standard Chartered Bank Ground Floor, Hamilton Court Complex, Block-7, KDA Scheme-5, Clifton, Near Teen Talwar roundabout, Karachi Telephone 021 530 6118, 530 6135 Snpa 16-A/1 K.C.H.S. Union Ltd. Hillpark, Shaheed-e-Millat, Karachi. Telephone: 021 454 4900 DHA Phase VI, Plot No. 23-C, Lane II, Shahbaz Commercial Area, Main Khayaban-e-Hafiz, DHA-Phase-VI, Karachi: Telephone: 021-5347496

09-9014446-71

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09-9014446-71

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FB Area I, Block -6 F.B Area Karachi Telephone: 021-6378825 Gulshan Branch, University Rd, Gulshane- Iqbal Karachi Telephone: 021-4800884 18-C, E-street, Main Zamzama Boulevard, Ph-V, DHA, Karachi Telephone: 35302153

09-9014446-71

09-9014446-71

09-9014446-71

World Trade Centre, 10 Khayaban-eRoomi, Clifton, near Boat Basin, Karachi Telephone: 35873651, 35873654

Quetta British Council PO Box 13811, Karachi, Pakistan Toll-free 0800-22000

Prospective test takers should register with any of the following British Council centres Islamabad, Lahore, Multan, Faisalabad, Karachi, Hyderabad
Please complete pre-printed deposit slips for British Council available at SCB

Standard Chartered Bank 09-9014446-50 MA Jinnah Road, Quetta Telephone: 081 821 438 081 822 126 081 820 460

The Standard Chartered designated branches operate from 9:00 a.m. till 5:00 p.m. Monday to Friday, with two hours Juma prayer break (1:00p.m 3:00p.m). On Saturday branches operates from 9:00 a.m. till 1:30 p.m.