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Disastrous and Nightmarish Experience
I appeared for IETLS through IDP Pakistan. The test-taking circumstances for the Speaking exam were 'nightmarish'. The examiner seemed frustrated. She was just hopping through a list of questions without even paying attention to my responses, like stereotypical English language teachers we used to have in convents when we were children. I got 8+ in Listening and Writing, and 9 in Reading. However, I got 7 in Speaking due to the examiner's constant interruptions and moody behaviour. If by mistake you register with IDP Pakistan, this Speaking examiner will make the situation even worse for you. I complained IDP about her conduct, but IDP only reviewed the recording and said the interruptions were only made to direct the focus of your response, however, that is UNTRUE. After each interruption, she completely changed the question and asked something not relevant to the previous questions. This did not allow me to fluently develop my responses in Part 1 and 3. IDP Pakistan is highly NOT RECOMMENDED if you want to take IELTS. Even for the other sections, the invigilators keep roaming over your head and keep disturbing you during the other test. Please try Duolingo English test if you want to take English exams. A lot of organisations now accept their results. Additionally, it is just for $59 (PKR 16,500), while IELTS and TOEFL cost almost PKR 60,000. This is a nightmare for a person who hardly earns PKR 50,000 a month. Taking Duolingo test is possible from the comfort of your home. There are no intimidating forces around you and you can just be yourself. Please avoid IELTS, especially from IDP Pakistan. Highly condemn how they investigate cases and eventually blame the candidates and call their complaints 'unjustified' rather than investigating the improper conduct of their examiners. How do they investigate if the examiner's conduct was intimidating and unfriendly? Do they have any means to gauge this? Just horribly devastating. IELTS, we pay you to provide a service and we need a decent test service in return. IDP Pakistan is a terrible, terrible organisation to sit for IELTS.