Test preparation

Your English score decides which universities will read your application and, in several countries, whether the visa can be filed at all. We coach for it at the Mansarovar centre and online.

Which test to sit

This is the first thing to get right, and students often get it wrong by copying a friend.

• IELTS Academic, accepted almost everywhere, and still the safest default for the UK, Australia, New Zealand and Canada.
• TOEFL iBT, strongest in the United States, where some departments prefer it.
• PTE Academic, fully computer-scored with fast results, useful when a deadline is close.
• Duolingo English Test, cheapest and quickest, but accepted by a much smaller list. Check the university takes it before you book.
• GRE, for master’s in engineering, science and computing in the US.
• GMAT, for MBA and management programmes.

How we teach it

Small batches, a diagnostic test in week one so we are teaching your actual weak section rather than a generic syllabus, and full-length mocks under real timing. Most students need six to ten weeks. Speaking and writing get the most attention because they are where Indian candidates most often lose the half band that matters.

Planning backwards

We set your test date from your application deadline, not the other way round. That means booking early enough that a retake still fits before the university closes, a retake you have room for is a very different situation from one you do not.

What scores you need

Most master’s programmes ask for IELTS 6.5 overall with no band under 6.0. Some universities, and most visa routes, enforce the minimum band as strictly as the overall score, so a 7.0 average with a 5.5 in writing still fails. We plan for the band, not the average.

Booking

We help you register, choose a test centre and prepare the documents you need on the day. Test fees are paid to the test provider directly and are not part of our fee.