The test results will be available in 5-7 days.

No. According to a study conducted by researchers Cyril Weir, Barry O”Sullivan, Jin Yan, Jiao Tong University, and Steven Bax, there is no difference in performance between the two modes. The study found that there was no significant difference in the scores awarded by two independent evaluators for the same candidates performances on the tests, one CBT and the other PBT. Further, the effect of computer familiarity on how one performs in CBT is negligible.

The listening, reading and writing elements of IELTS will come under CBT. The IELTS website says that all the aspects of the CBT are similar to the PBT, including the type of questions asked, the content, timings, and also the marking. The IELTS speaking test remains the same and will be conducted face-to-face with a human examiner. Human examiners will evaluate the Writing and Speaking components.

One significant change in CBT is that test centres are significantly less crowded. The order of the test is a little different. CBT starts with Listening, to be followed by Reading, Writing, and finally Speaking. As mentioned before, a human evaluator conducts the Speaking component.

While the PBT allowed an extra 10 minutes of time in the Listening component, CBT does away with it altogether. A test-taker is given time within and between different sections to check the answers, but there is no extra time allowed at the end. Every test-taker is allotted a computer booth and a headset for the Listening component.

Once you click on ‘Start Test’ on the introductory screen, it takes you to the questions. There’s clock at the top of the screen which shows you how much time you are left with before the other components begin. The clock will turn red and start flashing when you have ten and five minutes left. The timer automatically stops when the test ends. Instructions for each part are in a box at the top of the screen. The navigation bar at the bottom can be used to move from one question to the next. Alternatively, you could click on a number to go directly to that question. You can use the back arrow to navigate to the last question. After one answers, a line appears at the bottom of the question number in the navigation bar at the bottom. In case you have doubts on whether a specific response is correct, you can click on review at the bottom bar, and come back to it later. Answers marked for consideration will have a circle around the question number at the bottom navigation bar for easier accessibility. Responses can be reviewed and changed anytime till the test ends. There is an option to highlight text, and also to hide your screen if one has to leave the test room for some time.

Intuitively speaking, the most significant advantages of CBT are expected to be in the Writing component of IELTS. Typing is indeed more comfortable, and faster than writing down the answers. There is also more scope for editing, restructuring sentences anytime within the given timeframe. No fear of strike throughs, arrows, or even lousy handwriting. Further, the word count appears on the screen, and one does not have to count all the words manually.

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With the CBT, you get to take IELTS with a small group of other people, which is a remarkable shift from PBT. Smaller groups are usually considered to be better, since they are less noisy, and therefore, as a test-taker, it is easier to concentrate, and not be distracted

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