Meet University
English Admission
Requirements

With Approved:

Imperial IELTS Test

Imperial IELTS Courses

Accepted for University Admissions

Imperial IELTS Test and Imperial Intensive IELTS Courses are accepted for admission at University of Greater Manchester.

Get the score you need and obtain your conditional & unconditional offer letter for your course.

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Foundation programmes

Undergraduate degrees

Postgraduate & PhD study


Welcome Note

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Kathryn. C
Senior Lecturer in English for Academic Purposes (EAP)

Dear Students,

The University of Greater Manchester, in collaboration with Imperial English UK, now offers you a simple and convenient pathway to meet the University’s English language admission requirements.

This new option has been introduced to give you a more affordable and more convenient way to study from your own home. It helps you avoid long waiting times for test results, so you do not miss your chance to join your degree course.

You can now take the approved Imperial IELTS Test and or join the Imperial  IELTS Courses to meet the English requirement for your university admission.

If you achieve the required score, the University may issue a conditional or unconditional offer.

If you do not meet the required score yet, you can join the Imperial IELTS Course to improve your score.

We are here to support you at every step until you meet all the requirements for your degree at UoGM.

We look forward to welcoming you to your studies and to student life in Manchester.

Imperial IELTS Test

Authorised & Secure - Test conducted at approved test centres with strict security and invigilation.

Requirements:

Mobile or tablet
Microphone
Speaker
Internet connection
Headphones

Grammar

Time allowed: 45 minutes

This is a bank of multiple-choice questions starting from Elementary up to Advanced.

Writing

Time allowed: 90 minutes

You have two writing tasks:
• A general writing of around 150 words
• An essay of around 250 words

You do not need any specialist subject knowledge to complete the tasks.

Reading

Time allowed: 1 hour

You read two texts. Each text has 10 questions.

Text 1:
• 7 paragraph matching questions
• 3 sentence completion questions

Text 2:
• 5 True/False/Not Given questions
• 5 multiple choice questions

Listening

Time allowed: No overall time limit
You get 2 minutes after each audio to complete your answers.

Audio 1 – Conversation
• Part 1: 5 multiple-choice questions
• Part 2: 5 sentence completion questions

Audio 2 – Monologue
• Part 1: 6 note completion questions
• Part 2: 4 multiple-choice questions

Speaking

Time allowed: No overall time limit

You hear 8 questions and have 90 seconds to record each answer.

Questions 1–4: General/personal questions
Questions 5–8: Opinion-based questions

These assess your understanding of the question, vocabulary range, grammar accuracy, and pronunciation.

Fully online. student friendly test that's a fast, flexible and affordable alternative to IELTS.

Get fast results with no long waiting times and progress with university application without delays.

CLEAR Score breakdown, simple, transparent results that universities can easily verify.

Imperial IELTS Courses

If you don’t meet the required test results, join the IELTS Course.

Study fully online or join classes on campus in Birmingham — flexible options to suit your needs.

The course consists of General English, Academic English and IELTS classes.
Classes are three days each week

Session 1 is from 9:00 am to 11:00 am UK time.

Session 2 is from 11:30 am to 12:30 pm UK time.

IELTS
4.5 - 6.0

5 Months
180 hours

Fees £2900 GBP

Entry Requirement
Imperial IELTS / IELTS
Test Result 4.5

Total Lessons - 60
27 Intermediate Lessons
26 Advanced Lessons
7 IELTS Lessons

IELTS
5.0 - 6.0

4 Months
165 hours

Fees £1900 GBP

Entry Requirement
Imperial IELTS / IELTS
Test Result 5.0

Total Lessons - 51
18 Intermediate Lessons
26 Advanced Lessons
7 IELTS Lessons

IELTS
5.5 – 6.0

2 Month
63 hours

Fees £1000 / GBP

Entry Requirement
Imperial IELTS / IELTS
Test Result 5.5

Total Lessons - 21
14 Advanced Lessons
7 IELTS Lessons


IELTS
6.0 – 6.5

1 Month
60 hours

Fees £1100 / GBP

Entry Requirement
Imperial IELTS / IELTS
Test Result 6.0

Total Lessons - TBC
0 Proficiency Lessons
0 IELTS Lessons


IELTS
6.5 – 7.5

1 Month
60 hours

Fees £1200 / GBP

Entry Requirement
Imperial IELTS / IELTS
Test Result 6.5

Total Lessons - TBC
0 Proficiency Lessons
0 IELTS Lessons


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