International English Language Testing System
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International English Language Testing System

Acronym	IELTS
Type	Standardised test. Available in 2 modules: "Academic", "General training". The IELTS test partners also offer IELTS Life Skills, a speaking and listening test used for UK Visas and Immigration.
Administrator	British Council, IDP Education, Cambridge Assessment English.
Skills tested	Listening, reading, writing and speaking of the English language.
Purpose	To assess the English language proficiency of non-native English speakers.
Year started	1980; 44 years ago (1980)
Duration	Listening: 40 minutes (including the 10-minute transfer time),
Reading: 60 minutes,
Writing: 60 minutes,
Speaking: 11–14 minutes.
Total: 2 hours, 55 minutes.
Score range	0 to 9, in 0.5 band increments.
Score validity	2 years
Offered	Up to 4 times a month. Up to 48 times a year.[1]
Regions	More than 1,200 test centres in over 140 countries.[2]
Languages	English
Annual number of test takers	Over 3 million in 2017.[3]
Prerequisites	No official prerequisite. Intended for non-native English speakers.
Fee	To find out the test fee in local currency, use the IELTS Worldwide search to identify a local centre.[4]
Used by	More than 10,000 colleges, agencies and other institutions in over 140 countries.[5]
Website	www.ielts.org

Consulting the table, state whether the hypothesis is entailed, neutral, or refuted. Give your final answer in JSON format {"answer": "YOUR ANSWER"}.

Statement: International English Language Testing System is a standardised test for English language competency.

answer: entailed