Touchstone can help you begin your journey of studying abroad

The perfect start to your journey of studying abroad is deciding the right course. With a lot of study abroad programs to choose from, you can now pursue your higher education in a country that suits your needs and interests.

Touchstone assists you by providing endless world class services that make the process of studying abroad easy and simple.

Career counseling

Applying for higher education abroad can be a daunting task. At Touchstone, our professionals will guide you through the process of choosing the right course which is professionally rewarding. We host fares and seminars where students get to interact with representatives from foreign universities/colleges.

IELTS preparation

Touchstone offers an integrated study abroad IELTS course and prepares you to score good bands in IELTS. Touchstone’s expert and certified trainers adopt a highly engaging and result oriented approach to prepare you for the test. You are provided enough coaching and practice sessions to get acquainted with the format of the test.

University selection

One of the important aspects of studying abroad is university selection. Our certified counselors will guide you to the right path by mapping the university that suits you personally, academically, and financially. Touchstone has official tie ups with over 100 colleges/universities abroad.

Admission guidance

At Touchstone, we believe in perfection and leave no stone unturned to ensure that you present an error free application. We will be with you from end to end and enable you for successfully completing   the admission and Visa process.

Academic planning

Students often get stuck in the process of deciding which study course to choose. Our professionals guide you thoroughly by highlighting your strengths and opportunity areas leading you towards your academic goals.

Our experts assist you in submitting forms, financial documents, and mock interviews. We stay updated on student visa requirements of all countries ensuring that all your queries are answered promptly. Touchstone is a member of some prestigious study abroad bodies like the Association of Australian Educators in India (A.A.E.R.I), Association of International Educators (N.A.F.S.A.), the Canadian Indian Education Council, and many others.

Touchstone assists and guides during the complete process of preparing for IELTS, securing admission, and filing the visa application. Thus, if you are planning to study abroad Touchstone is the right placr to meet all your needs.

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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)

Note: Please note that the question types in the Listening & Reading sections can include multiple choice answers, true or false answers, matching information/headings or sentence, table & flow-chart completion.

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)