Select the correct answer about IELTS Reading part duration.
The duration is 60 minutes. Dedicated 'transfer time' is not provided.
IELTS Reading
The Reading section of IELTS is 60 minutes, 40 questions, three passages totalling about 2,000–2,750 words. The Academic version uses university-level texts (journals, magazines, news features); the General Training version uses workplace and everyday material. Question types include multiple choice, True/False/Not Given, matching headings, sentence completion, and short-answer.
The trap is time: 60 minutes for 40 questions across three dense passages means under 90 seconds per question. Skimming, scanning, and learning to spot paraphrase between the passage and the question wording matters far more than reading every word carefully.
IELTS
IELTS (International English Language Testing System) is the world's most widely accepted English-language proficiency test for non-native speakers. It scores you on a 0–9 band scale across four sections — Listening, Reading, Writing, and Speaking — with a band score for each and an overall average.
Universities, employers, and immigration authorities in the UK, Australia, Canada, and New Zealand use IELTS bands to set their language requirements (typically 6.0–7.5 for university; 5.0–6.5 for skilled migration). Knowing the test format is half the battle — most candidates lose points to format unfamiliarity, not language ability.