IELTS Is two sitting exams whereas CELPIP completed in one sitting of 3 hours exam only.
The cost of IELTS exam is Rs 16200/- whereas the cost of CELPIP exam Rs 12850/-. IELTS exam is a pen paper & computer-based exam whereas CELPIP is computer exam-based exam only. Presently more than 90 % candidate gives the pen pares based IELTS only.
IELTS takes 13 days to declare the result, CELPIP declares the result between 3 to 5 days.
In Listening module CELPIP consists of 38 listening whereas IELTS has 40 questions. CELPIP gives you 55 minutes, for 38 questions whereas IELTS 30 minutes 40 questions with.
In IELTS exam for CLB 9 score you have score L=8, R=7, W=7, S=7 out of 9 whereas in CELPIP for CLB 9 you have score L=9, R=9, W=9, S=9 out of 12. CLB 9 is the landmark score that give you almost sure selection for CANADIAN – PR
Scoring CLB 9 is much easier through CELPIP than IELS
In reading all the questions in reading in the CELPIP exam are the fill in the blanks whereas in IELTS exam multiple types of questions in reading , CELPIP has 38 question against the 40 questions of IELTS .
In writing CELPIP provides an auto word counter plus spell checker whereas the IELTS does not have any of this feature.
In speaking CELPIP exam has only 8 speaking questions, while IELTS exam has around 20. In CELPIP you have to speaking 1 minute only for each question IELTS for some questions you have to speak for 3 minutes. For speaking test CELPIP gives you 15-20 minutes time for 20 quartinos whereas IELTS exam gives you 11-14 minutes.
IELTS pen-paper is a group exam whereas CELPIP provides a dedicated cabin to each candidate.
CELPIP uses Canadian English, while IELTS uses British or American English. Canadian way of spoken English is easy to understand.
In Listening module CELPIP consists of 38 listening whereas IELTS has 40 questions.
CELPIP gives you 55 minutes, for 38 questions whereas IELTS 30 minutes 40 questions with.
For a CLB 9 score, CELPIP requires 9 out of 12 (75%), while IELTS requires 8 out of 9 (90%).
CELPIP requires 33 out of 38 correct answers for CLB 9, while IELTS requires 37 out of 40.
CELPIP allows up to 5 incorrect answers, while IELTS allows only 3.
All the questions in reading in the CELPIP exam are the fill in the blanks whereas in IELTS exam multiple types of questions in reading.
CELPIP have the four parts in reading with individual paragraphs for each, IELTS have one very lengthy paragraph.
CELPIP has 38 listening questions, while IELTS has 40 questions in reading.
For a CLB 9 score, CELPIP requires 9 out of 12 (75%), while IELTS requires 7 out of 9 (78 %).
CELPIP requires 31 out of 38 correct answers for CLB 9, while IELTS requires 34 out of 40.
CELPIP exam has no physical examiner, while IELTS exam is taken with an examiner and has to go on a separate day and separate examination center.
Speaking time per question is only 1 minute in the CELPIP exam, while it is 3 minutes in the IELTS exam.</span>
CELPIP exam has only 8 speaking questions, while IELTS exam has around 20.
Test takers are given 15-20 minutes to complete the speaking section of the CELPIP exam, while they have 11-14 minutes for the IELTS exam.
To score CLB 9, test takers need to get 9 out of 12 (75%) on the speaking section of the CELPIP exam, while they need to get 7 out of 9 (78%) on the IELTS exam.
CELPIP provides an auto word counter, while IELTS does not offer this feature.
Bad handwriting does not affect CELPIP scores as typing is required instead of handwriting.
CELPIP offers a spell checker feature in the writing module, whereas IELTS does not provide this facility.
Editing with cut/copy/paste options is more straightforward in CELPIP than in IELTS
Overall, CELPIP’s writing module is more convenient, user-friendly, and provides a better testing experience than IELTS.