Sending your IELTS Score to Different Universities: Check IELTS Test Results and IELTS Score Sending Options

Once you get your IELTS test results, it is time to send your IELTS Score to the University, as a world of opportunity can open up for you. If you choose to study at an English-speaking university, you’ll first need to find out how to send your IELTS test results to the universities you are applying to.

• To send your IELTS score report to universities, you need to log in to your official account and choose your preferred institution.
• You can send your IELTS official score report to universities 5 times for free while completing registration.
• Many universities now take electronic IELTS scores, which are faster and have less chance of problems.
• For universities that need a hard copy, you can also request a TRF from the same IELTS login portal. After you get the TRF results, send the original papers because photocopies are usually not accepted.
• After receiving your IELTS test results, you can send your IELTS scores to as many universities as you want to.
• For additional test report forms, you have to pay INR 250 per university.
• IELTS score reporting can be done to a maximum of 5 universities in a day.

Your IELTS TRF or IELTS Test Report Form is the official document confirming your IELTS result. IELTS TRF is valid for 2 years from your test date. For the Australian migration process, your results will be valid for 3 years. If you postpone your university application for personal or professional reasons and your TRF falls out of date, you’ll need to retake the IELTS test.

How to Send the IELTS Score to the University?

You will receive your IELTS official score report within 3 to 5 days for the computer-based tests, and within 13th days for the paper-based test.

To send the IELTS score to the university, you need to log in to your official account and follow the step-by-step process to send your scores. To access your IELTS results online, you will need your passport or ID number, the same ID you used when you registered for the test, and your application number. There are two ways to send the IELTS TRF to universities. They are:

How to send your IELTS scores to Universities by post?

To send your IELTS test results to universities via Paper TRF delivery (postal mail), you need to:

• Contact your test center to send your scores to organizations that have requested to receive paper results via postal mail.
• You can share your results by postal mail with up to five organizations free of charge.
• If you would like to send your scores by postal mail to any additional organizations, you will be charged a processing fee.

How to send your IELTS scores to Universities Electronically

To send your IELTS test scores via E-delivery, you can:

• Contact your test center or select it via the booking portal.
• You can share your results by the IELTS band score Results E-delivery Service with as many organizations as you like.
• Please contact your chosen organization(s) to confirm how they prefer to receive IELTS scores (postal or e-delivery).
• You should also ask your chosen organization to confirm their address (for postal delivery) or account name (for e-delivery).

How to share your results if your test centre has closed?

If your test center has closed, you can arrange for your IELTS results to be sent to your chosen organizations by filling in the Additional IELTS Test Report Form. This service is available for up to two years from the date of your test, and is offered at a cost.

What is TRF in IELTS?

The full form of TRF in IELTS is Test Report Form. The IELTS Test Report Form is the paper-based score report received within 13 days of taking the IELTS test. You can get only one copy of IELTS TRF for yourself, but you can request up to five additional TRFs meant to go to universities, scholarship bodies, etc.

• You will receive your IELTS TRF report by courier.
• You can submit your scores to universities electronically.
• You can send your TRF report through the IDP office or the British Council free of charge.
• If you request more than five TRFs, you will have to pay an extra IELTS fee.

Beyond these five, any Additional Test Report Forms (ATRFs) will involve an administrative charge of INR 250 per university. The TRFs are sent to universities either electronically or physically. The physical mode requires the candidates to pay an extra courier charge of INR 1500.

What is the Additional IELTS TRF?

It may happen that after taking the test, the candidates feel like applying to more than five universities or colleges that they have already selected.

If the duration exceeds a month, they need to pay an additional IELTS fee to the conducting body - additional TRF British Council or IDP to deliver their IELTS test report form to those institutions.

• From 01 February 2020, IDP is no longer accepting physical/offline applications for ATRF.
• Please submit your ATRF application online by visiting your candidate login section on IELTS official website.

Some of the benefits of online application are:

• Not required to visit any IDP branch to submit the documents.
• Courier transit was taking so much time.
• Got instant acknowledgement through email.

When Will You Receive Your IELTS TRF?

If you took the paper-based IELTS exam, you will get your IELTS score and TRF after around 13 days of your test. But if you took the computer-based IELTS exam, then your IELTS result will mostly be available in 3 to 5 days only.

What are the Details mentioned on the IELTS TRF?

An IELTS TRF contains the following details:

• Test Type: Academic or General Training
• Centre Number
• Date of Test
• Candidate Number
• Candidate Details such as Family Name, First Name, and Candidate ID
• Personal Details
• Test Results
• IELTS TRF Number

What are the charges for sending IELTS test results or IELTS TRF?

The charges for sending the physical copy of the IELTS TRF are:

• Electronically: Sending the first five reports is free, which you get at the time of registering for the test. After that, you need to pay INR 250 per university for sending an additional score report.
• By Courier: You need to pay INR 1500 for sending your IELTS scores to organizations by courier service. The tracking ID/reference number will be shared with you once the report is dispatched.
• By Post: You need to pay INR 400 for sharing your scores with every organization. In this, IDP will not share the tracking or reference number with you. They are also not responsible for the delivery.

How Long Does It Take To Send IELTS Scores To Universities?

Sending IELTS results online to colleges typically takes around 5 business days, whereas delivering a hard copy scorecard to universities may take between 5 to 10 business days.

IELTS Raw Scores Needed for Band Levels

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IELTS Scores Sending to Universities

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IELTS Score Validity Period

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