Which is better in Hyderabad, IDP IELTS or BC IELTS?

It is a common question these days in the city of Hyderabad ‘Where should I take the IELTS test, IDP or the British Council? Actually it makes no difference. Both centres have exactly the same test and the grading is standardised (i.e. the same) across the world hence choose according to your convenience.

For Instance, If you went to appear for the IELTS one Saturday in Hyderabad at IDP and your friend went to the British Council on the same day, the test would be identical (except the speaking questions as the examiner chooses the questions).

Common Misconceptions about IDP and British Council 

A lot of people strongly believe that the IELTS exam system is widely different in IDP than in the British Council.

For instance, they wonder:

• IDP is more lenient in marking.
• The people who mark your exam papers are different.
• You need to register with IDP only if you are planning to go to Australia; while the British Council is for the U.K and U.S.

The truth is both the IDP and British Council, along with Cambridge English Language Assessment own IELTS. Cambridge English Language Assessment compiles the test and the IDP and British Council conduct it.

IDP is no more lenient in marking than the British Council as they follow the same marking system.

IDP vs British Council – Which One to Choose?

The first thing to keep in mind is that IDP and British Council are joint owners of the IELTS. It does not make any difference, whether you choose the IDP or British Council to register with.

What is the British Council?

The British Council is an organisation engaged in promoting the English language. In India, the British Council offers IELTS for UKVI, academic, general etc. It is an official IELTS test centre where aspirants can book their IELTS test dates online.

What is IDP?

International Development Program or IDP is an educational organisation engaged in student placements in New Zealand, Canada, Ireland, UK, Australia and the USA.

How to Choose Between IDP IELTS and British Council?

Every year lakhs of people prefer IELTS Coaching In Hyderabad to prepare for the popular English language test. Many of those aspirants go through this dilemma in choosing between the International Development Program and the British Council.

Content-wise there is no difference between IDP and British Council. However, in terms of infrastructure, there is a minor disparity; the International Development Program has more centres all over India than the British Council. As such, it has more test dates and more centres for the computer-delivered tests too.

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Conclusion

The bottom line is, in Hyderabad there is no difference between IDP and the British Council. You can choose either according to your convenience and rest assured that there will be no discrepancies in terms of the quality of the test.

Few Candidates who appeared for IELTS shared their Experience:

One candidate was asked which is the better between IELTS IDP and BC, he answered that the IDP exam methodology is quite better and tough as compared to BC.

He appeared 2 times from IDP in Hyderabad, and talked about IDP ,a particular listening section is difficult because it contains Australian slang which is different as compared to British English and other sections remain the same.

He suggests that if your english is good you can go for both sides. no need to fear and argue about this thing.

Another candidate talked about his experience with the IELTS exam.

He appeared for IELTS 3 times at Hyderabad.

1st attempt: wrote in 2016 (British council) which got expired though

2nd attempt: 2019 (British council)

3rd attempt: 2019 (again British council)

As you can see he gave the test 3 times due to various reasons. But he did not face any issue with british council.

Staff and examiners (speaking) were great!!

The 3rd candidate shared that according to him BC is better than IDP for BC is quite fair in its practices and won’t give you a bad score just because they want you to reappear or want you to fill the revaluation form.

Also, he has 10 years of experience, and observed that whosoever took the test through BC found it fair and square, unlike IDP.

And he gave IELTS through BC, there was no mess, no confusion and it went smooth.