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The IELTS Writing test consists of two tasks centered on topics of general interest, and both questions are mandatory.

IELTS Academic Writing – This section includes topics relevant for students entering undergraduate and postgraduate programs or pursuing professional registration

• Task 1: Test takers are required to describe, summarize, or explain diagrams, tables, charts, or graphs in 150 words within approximately twenty minutes.

• Task 2: Test takers must respond to an academic topic in a semi-formal or neutral style, writing 250 words in about forty minutes

IELTS General Writing – This section also includes two tasks, focusing on general interest topics.

• Task 1: Test takers respond to a situation by writing a letter of at least 150 words within no more than twenty minutes

• Task 2: Test takers write a neutral or semi-formal essay addressing a problem, argument, or perspective in 250 words in around forty minutes

• Number of questions: 2.

• Total time: 60 minutes