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Conditional and unconditional offer letter

Students planning to study abroad should be aware of the types of offer letters which they may receive from universities abroad.
Once you are done with filling your applications to a university abroad, you wait to get a response from the university to which you have applied. They send you a letter of acceptance if they like your profile.
There are 2 types of offer letters, namely: conditional and unconditional. It is very important for you to know the difference between the two.

Difference between conditional and unconditional offer letters

Conditional offer letters, as the name suggests, come with conditions. A conditional offer letter requires you to fulfill certain criteria in terms of academic requirements to get admission.
Universities have guidelines regarding their pre-requisites for students while applying for any programme. When a university sends a conditional offer letter to you, it means that you will be granted admission only if you fulfill the requirements laid down by the university:
On the other part, an unconditional offer letter is a final acceptance letter. It signifies that you have been accepted by the university since you have met the academic requirements. In fact, with an unconditional offer, you get the chance to avail educational loan from any bank.
A point to note here is that even if you take up any exam after receiving an unconditional offer letter, the scores in the exam won’t be factored in.
An unconditional offer letter often requires you to pay the confirmation fee to the university which is over and above the tuition fee for the year.
You may notice slight variations in the rules of different universities and countries.
A conditional offer letter can affect your visa approval. If the conditional offer letter comes with formalities that need to be fulfilled after you enter the university, then the visa procedure will not be a problem, but if it comes with formalities that have to be completed before you leave your home country, under such circumstances, the visa procedure will be delayed.
Therefore, make sure to complete the formalities on time.

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Listening

The IELTS Listening test consists of four recordings (four parts) from native English speakers with ten (10) questions in each recording (part).

Recording 1: an everyday social conversation between two people

Recording 2: a monologue set in an everyday social context

Recording 3: an educational conversation with upto four people

Recording 4: a monologue on an academic subject

Listening test scores will be based on your ability to understand the main ideas,
factual information, opinions, attitude and purpose of the speaker and your ability
to follow the development of ideas.

No. of questions: 40 Marks:

each question is worth one (1) mark

Total time: 30 minutes (+ 2 minutes review time )

Speaking

The IELTS Speaking test assesses your pronunciation, grammar, accuracy, fluency and lexical resources while speaking English. There are three (3) parts to this test, with each part fulfilling a specific function in terms of task input, interaction pattern and the test taker’s output.

Part 1: Introduction & Interview This part includes general questions about the test taker like residence, work,family, interests, etc.

Part 2: Long Run Cue cards are shared on a particular topic and one (1) minute will be given to prepare to speak for upto two (2) minutes on the topic.

Part 3: Discussion This part gives you the opportunity to discuss the topic from the cue card in further detail, in a more general and abstract way

Total time: 11-14 minutes

Reading

The IELTS Reading test is designed to test a wide range of reading skills including reading for skimming, details, gist, understanding arguments and writer’s opinions,attitude and purpose

IELTS Academic Reading – It includes three (3) reading passages (with a variety of questions) ranging from descriptive and factual to discursive and analytical. These passages are of general interest dealing with interesting and recognizably appropriate issues, with at least one passage containing a detailed logical argument

Note: The reading texts may contain non-verbal materials as well like graphs, diagrams or illustrations.

IELTS General Reading – It includes three (3) daily passages (with 2-3 short texts in the first passage, 2 texts in the second passage and 1 long text in the third passage), based on an English-speaking environment, from notices, newspapers, magazines or advertisements.

Reading passage 1: texts based on social survival, like advertisements, notices and timetables

Reading passage 2: texts based on workplace survival, like contracts, job descriptions, staff development & training material

Reading passage 3: texts based on general reading, involving more extended prose and a complex structure.

No. of questions: 40

Marks: each question is worth one (1) mark

Total time: 60 minutes (no additional transfer time)

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Listening

The IELTS Listening test consists of four recordings (four parts) from native English speakers with ten (10) questions in each recording (part).

Recording 1: an everyday social conversation between two people

Recording 2: a monologue set in an everyday social context

Recording 3: an educational conversation with upto four people

Recording 4: a monologue on an academic subject

Listening test scores will be based on your ability to understand the main ideas,
factual information, opinions, attitude and purpose of the speaker and your ability
to follow the development of ideas.

No. of questions: 40 Marks:

each question is worth one (1) mark

Total time: 30 minutes (+10 minutes transfer time)