The IELTS test at Polito

THINGS TO KNOW

• You will take the IELTS Academic test on computer.
• Registration is available on your personal page, Learning  section – Languages – English – IELTS.
• You must register in two Steps: follow the instructions on the IELTS Test registration page.
• If you do not complete both registration Steps, you will not be considered regularly registered for the test session.
• The dates and deadlines indicated in the calendar are final and cannot be changed.
• If you cannot attend the IELTS written Parts, cancel your registration and choose another IELTS test date, always before the deadlines indicated in the calendar.
• you must have a valid Identification Document in order to register for the IELTS test
• if you do not respect the rules for admission to the test and the deadlines specified in the calendar, you will be subject to the sanctions imposed by Polito (see the next paragraph "Do I have to pay?").
• withing 60 days of the test date, you can register for IELTS One Skill Retake - you can retake one Part of the IELTS test in order to improve your score. Find out more about the IELTS One Skill Retake.

WHAT TO DO

1. carefully read the information provided on this page
2. consult the Polito IELTS sessions calendar
3. verify in the Student Guide the minimum score required to pass the English Language exam 
4. check if you have to pay for your IELTS registration (in the next paragraph)
5. follow the instructions on the page IELTS Test registration
6. if you are a student with Special Needs, follow the instructions in the Students with Special Needs page

THNGS TO KNOW

1. The registration fee to take the IELTS test (IELTS fee) is 164.90 euro for each session.
2. You can take the IELTS test one time free of charge if:
   • you are enrolled in a Bachelor’s degree programme (DM 270/04 or DM 509/99) at Politecnico di Torino and the English language exam is one of your curricular requirements
   • you are enrolled in the Professional Bachelor’s degree programme Industrial Manufacturing Technologies (class L-P03)
   • you are enrolled in a "Laurea Specialistica (DM 509/99)" at Politecnico di Torino and the English language exam is one of your curricular requirements
   • you are enrolled in a Master’s degree programme (DM 270/04) with refugee status in Italy, or in another country (only if part of a university project).
3. You cannot take the IELTS test free of charge if:
   • you are enrolled in a Master’s degree programme (DM 270/04) at Politecnico di Torino (except for refugee students), in a Postgraduate School or in Single courses
   • you have already earned the English language exam credits because you presented an English language certificate to Politecnico di Torino (curricular requirement already fulfilled)
   • you have already taken the IELTS test free of charge at Politecnico one time
   • you have already been refunded the IELTS fee in your previous academic paths
   • you are a PoliTo staff member
4. Your IELTS registration can be considered successfully completed only after you pay the IELTS fee (if due).
5. If you cancel your registration before the deadline available in the sessions calendar or if you justify your absence from the exam and:
   • you registrered for the IELTS test free of charge, you will be able to register again for a new exam session free of charge;
   • you paid for the IELTS test, the IELTS fee will be refunded into your student virtual account and you will be able to register for a new session and pay with that money.
6. If you do not justify your absence and: 
   • you registered for the IELTS test free of charge, you will be charged the IELTS fee. The next time you register for the IELTS test, you will not be charged any fee
   • you paid for the IELTS test, the IELTS fee will not be refunded to you but you do not have to pay any penalty fee.
7. If you passed the test in a session and you also registered for another IELTS session, the IELTS fee for the second registration will not be refunded to you, unless you cancel your registration before the deadline of the sessions calendar (point 5)
8. You must pay the IELTS fee through your student virtual account when you register for the IELTS test before the deadline illustrated in the sessions calendar. If you are charged the IELTS fee for not having justified your absence, you must pay it within 30 days of the payment due date. If you do meet this deadline, a hold will be placed on your academic progress and you will not be able to perform any further operations (such as exams, withdrawal from studies, etc.).

To learn more about payment and refund methods please read the Tuition Fee Regulations.

WHAT TO DO

1. Check if you have to pay the IELTS registration fee or not.
2. Register for the IELTS test in 2 Steps.
3. Pay the IELTS fee before the registration deadline indicated in the sessions calandar.
4. During the registration process you will be redirected to your student virtual account to pay the IELTS fee. Pay the IELTS fee (with immediate payment or by MAV) and then go back to the IELTS registration procedure (Teaching Portal > Languages TAB > IELTS registration) to complete your registration.
5. Check your Polito mailbox to verify if you got a message confirming your registration for the test. If you do not receive this message, it means that you have not completed the IELTS registration correclty (in this case you are not registered for the session).
6. Send a ticket to the CLA if you think that you should be able to take the IELTS test free of charge but the procedure asks you to pay for the fee.

THINGS TO KNOW

• the Written parts are always scheduled on one day, without breaks, in this order: Listening, Reading and Writing.
• the exam takes about 2 hours and a half.
• you must arrive between half an hour and one and a half hours before the beginning of the exam to register and stop in the wardrobe room, where you must leave all your personal belongings.
• there is a wall clock in the examination room (LAIB). You will receive sheets of paper and pens.

THINGS TO DO

• show up to the Written parts on the time and place indicated in the invitation email sent by the examination board, International House.
• you will be allowed to bring into the examination room exclusively the Identification Document that you used for registration and a bottle of water without label (if needed).
• you will be asked to leave your personal belongings in the wardrobe room. For this reason, we suggest that you do not bring any valuables on the day of the exam.

IMPORTANT: 

You cannot choose the dates of the Written parts . If you cannot be present, please cancel your registration before the deadlines available on the IELTS sessions calendar and choose a different IELTS date, always before the deadlines.

THINGS TO KNOW

• Duration: 11-14 minutes
• when you register on the IELTS platform, you can choose the date and time slot for your Speaking part, subject to availability at the time of registration.
• choose a time slot that is compatible with the schedule of your written Parts. Please note that you will take the Speaking part at a different venue.
• requesting a change of date/time for the Speaking part is not possible after the publication of the invitations
• you will be called for registration approximately half an hour before the test start time.

IMPORTANT:

If you cannot be present at the Speaking part or if you do not show up, you will not be able to take it at a later date and you will not be allowed to sit the Written parts. If you do not justify your absence as described in the Absence at the exam paragraph, your absence will be considered not justified and you you will incur the penalties imposed by Polito.

WHAT TO DO

• be on time in the place indicated in the invitation sent by the examination board (International House Milano)
• bring with you the Identification Document that you used for registration.

THINGS TO DO

If you are absent from the IELTS test due to health reasons or other reasons (if applicable), you may provide justification for your absence by sending the relevant official documentation to International House Milano at ih.ielts@ihmilano.it within 4 days of the date of the Written Parts. The Examination Board will evaluate your documentation.

THINGS TO KNOW

• if you do not show up at the Speaking Part , you will not be able to take it at a later date or sit the Written Parts.
• if you do not provide justification for your absence from the Written Parts and/or the Speaking Part in accordance with the procedure described above, you will incur the penalties imposed by Polito.

WHAT TO DO

• check the dates, times and venues of your IELTS test sent by email by the examination board (International House Milano).
• check your Polito mailbox and the CLA website for messages regarding the IELTS test.

• immediately report any problem tothe CLA via ticket (foreign language learning – English – IELTS – invitation and test) or to the examination board (International House Milano) by e.amil (ih.ielts@ihmilano.it). 

   

THINGS TO KNOW

• you will receive an invitation email approximately one week before the test. This message will be sent to the mail address that you provided when you registered on the IELTS platform.
• you may also receive other emails and/or find possible updates to:
  • provide instructions for safe access to the examination venues 
  • inform you about possible changes in the invitation after its publication, (caused by unpredictable events)

It is your responsibility to check the publication and display of the IELTS invitation on the Teaching Portal and to report any problems in good time.

Specific information on the publication of IELTS results and the registration in the transcript of records is available on the Results and certificate collection page.

Politecnico di Torino:

• takes into account the Overall score only (i.e., the final score, calculated as the avarage of the scores obtained in the individual Parts), no minimum score is required for each individual Part.
• considers the English Language exam as passed/failed according to the minimum requirements*. Results are not converted into a grade on a scale of 30.
• does not cancel any previous registration of your IELTS score from your Personal Study Plan.  If you score lower in the next IELTS test, the existing registration remains unchanged.

IMPORTANT:

• BEFORE registering for an IELTS session, check the minimum score required by Politecnico in order to pass the English Language exam*
• if you have a deadline preceding the date of publication of the IELTS results (see IELTS sessions calendar), consider registering for an earlier session.
• the results may not be published on the scheduled date if the examination board encounters problems of any kind. For this reason, do not wait until the last IELTS session if you have other important deadlines (graduation, submission of mobility documents, etc.).

*Check the minimum score required by your degree programme in the Student Guide, section “Foreign language learning” - "English language" (make sure you select the Student Guide of your first year of enrolment). 

If you have any doubts, please send a ticket to the Student Careers Unit .

IELTS ONE SKILL RETAKE

THINGS TO KNOW

• If you do not pass the IELTS test because you scored too low in one of the four Parts, you can register to retake only that Part (subject to a fee) in order to improve your overall score by increasing the average of your partial scores.
• You can register on the IELTS platform within 60 days of the date on which you took the Written Parts.
• The service is subject to a fee (€170), which you must pay when registering on the IELTS platform.

WHAT TO DO

• Register on the IELTS platform.
• Pay the fee directly when registering on the IELTS platform.
• Once you receive confirmation of your registration by email from IELTS, contact us via ticket, selecting the following topic: Foreign Language Learning  – English Language – IELTS – Registration/cancellation/admission. We will send you the instructions to complete your registration also on the Polito platform (no further payment will be required).