FAQs – Frequently Asked Questions

Yes and no. The answer is not simple until you don’t evaluate your performance. Many students with strong English backgrounds and self-practice score in their desired band. Such students don’t need any IELTS coaching.

However, most students must enrol in an IELTS institute to help with exam preparation. For example, students with non-English backgrounds during their schooling or college days need a tutor, as their command of the English language is not up to the mark.

Such students need a teacher until they don’t achieve the desired result. Remember, IELTS is a test designed to check your English proficiency and skills in language use for an easier life in EFL (English as Foreign Language) countries.

According to their levels, students take their time to do the test. Some students find reading modules hard and need constant practice and detailed discussion sessions with a teacher until they don’t score the required band in their IELTS mock test. Similarly, some find problems in writing Task -1, while some find writing Task -2 difficult. With proper use of grammar and using all 4 writing parameters, you can score well in the exam. However, it’s not everyone’s cup of tea to understand the parameters or to address the problems that halt your score and progress.

Many students who are not good at English do self-practice and often struggle in the exam. Hence, it all depends on the level of the student and the score he/she wants. Students with a good English background and, say,/want band 7 in IELTS GT writing usually seek IELTS coaching.

We don’t believe in bragging, nor are we in competition with anyone. That doesn’t yield any results. We are devoted to helping students score and migrate to their dream countries for a better future. Hence, it’s up to our students to consider us the Best Institute in Ludhiana; we respect their thoughts either way.

We don’t know what others do, but we are focused on providing a world-class education to our students, and we are 100% committed to doing so.

We take a result-oriented approach and provide detailed attention to each student at Voxcel. We don’t differentiate if the student is good in English or has just started his/her IELTS exam journey. We teach with great love and passion and have organized our classes to bespeak what we offer to the learners.

We are adherent believers of experiential learning; hence, we keep trying new strategies on our students, depending on their level and how they can improve their IELTS performance. For example, if some students are good in True/False/Not Given and need help in Paragraph Matching in IELTS reading, we focus on their weaknesses individually rather than burdening them on doing those things again and again in which they are already good. This saves a lot of time, and they do their IELTS quickly. Moreover, this will help us produce desirable results and cement the 100% trust of students.

Hence, we don’t get into the best IELTS institute in the Ludhiana race; rather, we develop new methodologies for our students to help them improve their exam performance and secure their study visa or PR visa.

The IELTS exam is not about doing all 4 modules: Listening, Reading, Writing, and Speaking daily. It’s about how good you are at English and how well you can understand and communicate.
Many students even take double batch classes and do all 4 modules twice, yet they fail to score even band 6 in each module, let alone go further than this.

IELTS is not about modules, but it is about the practice and improving your weaknesses. Until and unless you don’t find your weak points in English and work on them, you will always fail the IELTS exam.

We understand this and have designed our classes so that students perform great in their exams, yielding great IELTS results. Every alternative day, we have a Problem-Solving Sessions Day, where we individually address every problem of students and prepare different approaches using the performance parameter, which we keep calculating weekly. This way, we can learn what is working and what isn’t.

Remember, “One man’s medicine is another man’s poison”, and we believe every student has his/her own mindset and different level to grasp the subject. We also create self-study plans for students according to their IELTS practice and capability and help them to advance in their progress.

Sometimes, we do 4 modules, depending on the overall class performance and allotted time. Mostly, we don’t rush things and focus on each module attentively, so days are allotted so that even if you skip a class, we will cover it for you the following day.

Although there’s no time constraint when you are studying, we have seen many students getting tired of doing a language after a few hours, and they stop being productive and don’t even remain attentive in class and choose to bury themselves in their imaginations.

Time duration matters when you want to achieve something without dangling it, especially in the IELTS exam. We are humans with some limitations. Unlike computers, our mind stops producing the output after a few hours and learning a language for 8 hours by doing merely modules will hardly produce any desirable results. For some students, such long-hour classes do wonders, but the majority fail to remain attentive – and when they go home, they are so much drained that they hardly have the energy to revise what they learned in their IELTS coaching centre.

We have been told to provide 8-hour classes, but what we teach in a 4-hour class is sufficient for students if they attentively work on them at home. Many learners want a good score on the exam but fail to do hard work and even revise what they learn in class. This is why they look for long hours in batches where they don’t have to study at home, but again, they fail to stay productive and attentive in such classrooms, and the result remains the same.

Let’s consider this from this angle. In your school classroom, you have/had around 30 students. Some were good in their studies, while some struggled and scored passing marks. What’s the difference between those students, albeit when they had the same teaching experience and were taught in the same schooling hours? Some studied at home for hours, revising what they learned in school during the day. This developed their cognitive skills, and they scored at the top marks. The same is true with IELTS coaching, and we position ourselves to offer experiential learning, which enhances students’ critical thinking.

It’s not only about Ludhiana. Even if you are looking for the best IELTS coaching in Punjab or any region per se, you should visit the place and look at their teaching methodologies and what they offer. Look how they teach. Take demo classes and give a mock test to see how they evaluate your writing and speaking and how well they offer their feedback to improve your performance.

Many students blindly follow their friends or enrol in such institutes where someone in their social circle passed from, neglecting the level of English understanding difference between them. They lose money in the process and their time, patience, trust in teachers, and sanity.

When we attend such students, they are often frustrated with IELTS and call it a scam or fraud. They fail to see what mistakes they have made, like never working on their weaknesses or never taking any professional help to improve their performance.

Most of the time, when asked how they prepared, they all showed the same pattern. They talk about doing module after module and never get the right feedback on their writing and speaking. They only changed IELTS institutes and never bothered to find a real teacher to help them.

This is a very common mistake, and the dangerous side is that when such students come to us or any good teacher, they often lose their confidence, and it takes a lot of effort to ignite confidence in them.

So whenever you enter any IELTS coaching centre in Ludhiana or anywhere, ask about their teaching patterns, which will solve your problems and how they will address them during the mock test.

Yes!! This is your right, and you definitely should never compromise on it. Until you get the detailed assessment on IELTS writing Task -2, how will you understand where the problem lies? The average IELTS writing score globally is 5.5 band. Most students find writing modules challenging and struggle to score a minimum band 6 in Academic and General Training. Students remain stuck at band 6.5 even after taking many IELTS exams.

They don’t get the assessment they deserve, which they can use to learn which aspects of their writing need improvement. They are mostly told they need to improve their Task Response and GRA, but they are never shown how to do so.

When students take IELTS coaching, they hope to get proper teaching. Alas! Most teachers don’t do this, which only harms the students in the long run. Many leave their abroad dreams and find other ways to immigrate. Immigration (PR and Study Visa) is not cheap. It’s terrible to think that you are not eligible for the Visa just because you didn’t get a good score in writing.

Voxcel teachers understand this pain, and our teaching process is customized for students. We don’t believe in traditional teaching methods but enhance the methodologies according to the individuals.

IELTS Writing Task -2 has Four Parameters: Task Response, Coherence and Cohesion, Lexical Resource, and Grammar Range & Accuracy. All parameters are checked individually by the examiners and scored on a scale 9. In layperson’s terms, each parameter covers 25% of your overall band score of Task -2. Knowing all of them will help you to pinpoint the weaknesses and work on them.

When you come for IELTS coaching at Voxcel, you will get real-time experience taking an exam. We will explain everything on the IELTS official website and tell you how to improve your performance.

YES! You will, and why shouldn’t you? IELTS institutes that don’t provide detailed assessments on writing task -1 don’t deserve to carry on their operations. They have no right to play with anyone’s future. We discuss the public version of the Writing Task – 1 parameter (Task Achievement, Coherence and Cohesion, Lexical Resource, and Grammar Range & Accuracy) with students and tell every little detail in depth. This prepares their mind and creates a pattern to follow the guidelines when they write task -1 for the marking.

We don’t hesitate to discuss the same topic repeatedly until they grasp the concept. On our Problem-Solving Sessions Day, many students ask repeated questions about Task 1, and we happily address them.

A student enrolling in an IELTS coaching institute has the right to discuss anything related to his studies. We discuss problems on regular days, either in class or after class. We are pleased to see our students’ good IELTS exam results.

The graphs can be tricky, and the language often needs a good understanding to use the right word. Many students struggle for days till they start improving them. Although Writing Task – 1 is of 3 bands, it can change the overall score of your writing throughout the course if attempted accurately.

When students receive a detailed assessment of their mistakes, the burden lessens because they sharpen their focus on writing well and accurately. For example, most students struggle to write good sentences in the Simple Past and Passive Voice.

Saturday. This is the day students are given an IELTS mock test to perform what they learn during the entire week. It’s how we understand their progress.

From Monday to Friday, we use different measures and approaches to address individual weaknesses and create a plan for students to improve their scores on past tests. This way, we compare students’ performances and continue working on the weak areas that need attention.

Our IELTS mock test provides a similar experience to an actual IELTS exam. We evaluate and score writing and Speaking similarly to the exam results. For example, Writing and Speaking are marked on four parameters, and we give a detailed assessment of both. We conduct thorough discussions with the students and even write nine sample answers if they don’t understand the topic. This way, students remain motivated and inspired to keep pushing through.

Students are encouraged never to skip the IELTS mock test because it gives them an idea to book exam dates. It’s better to know where you stand and your strengths and weaknesses than to waste loads of money on the exam.

Moreover, it’s also our way of judging the new students who come for a demo class. We give them a Mock Test to see where they stand and how much work they need. It doesn’t matter if you are an old student of IELTS or are alien to it; your English abilities will tell you how long the journey can be. This way, we present reality to the learners without sugarcoating anything.

Yes!!! We are an official partner of IDP IELTS and are honoured to be so. This doesn’t mean the British Council (IDP India bought British Council India’s operation in 2021)is any less. Both are the same and mirror each other. We got the opportunity to partner with IDP IELTS first, so we grabbed it, and most of the Ludhiana, Punjab students asked for the IDP IELTS exam. Now, IDP only operates in India, so there is no confusion. However, the British Council is still in many nations. You can read the blog in detail here.

IELTS now conducts a CD-IELTS exam for IELTS and IELTS for UKVI, so tech-savvy students can easily take the test a few times daily.

In some IELTS centres, IELTS is spoken via video call.

Firstly, it helps students who have glossophobia. In the absence of a physical teacher, they can perform better and can have a hold on their breaths. Often, it’s seen that many students who are capable of scoring band 7 in Speaking fail to score even band 6 due to their fear of the teacher. This technique has raked great reviews, and many students now video call speaking. It also saves time and resources for the IDP.

Moreover, IDP IELTS offers students speaking slot options, which they can choose according to the available dates for their exams. This helps students prepare their minds in advance for IELTS speaking.

Other than that, there’s NO DIFFERENCE in BOTH EXAMS. Both are co-partners of the Cambridge Assessment of English and conduct the same exam on a given date in a particular country. For example, if you are taking an exam IDP in Ludhiana and someone is taking a British Council exam in New Delhi on the same date, the exam and checking pattern and criteria will be the same. There will be no difference in the result.

‘IELTS Scepter’ is designed to help students who want to score their desired band in the IELTS exam. The Scepter/Spectre symbolizes sovereignty carried by royals, rulers, monarchs, etcetera. sySymbolizeswhich, which has the same essence and offers you the supreme power to draw for your exam.

It is a handbook of timeless knowledge collected from various trusted sources. The book covers what a student needs to focus on in all four modules and how to do so. If the book is studied repeatedly, it will produce positive results in the examination. The authors are given due credit, and Voxcel writers own some content.

Over the years, Voxcel has helped students secure their IELTS band score and Visa, but one thing has always bugged us. Students were often confused and clueless about what to do and what not to do. Most of them had/have false myths regarding the exam. The book solely aims to provide insight into the exam and how it can be cracked. For example, what mistakes students often make in their writing and speaking exams are discussed.

The book is an excerpt from the ocean of knowledge available on the web and in various books. Students often get scared when they see so much information available and feel perplexed about where to look. This book solves this paradox and presents a platform for them.

Most students fail to score their desired band score because they are unprepared or don’t have the right mindset to write the exam. This book aims to teach students why evaluating mistakes is crucial to improving their overall IELTS performance.

We teach students in the same fashion, thus producing great results continuously.

Yes! You deserve it 100%, and we advise no student to settle for less. If you know where you lack IELTS speaking, you will work on that area. Sometimes, it can be punctuation; sometimes, tenses (especially Simple Present and Simple Past) and sometimes, you don’t know how to use intonations.

Many things play a key role in IELTS speaking, and if you don’t know them, you will repeatedly score low band. For example, many students from rural Punjab often mispronounce ‘Work’ as ‘Berk’ or ‘Job’ as ‘Yob’ etc. The list is endless; surprisingly, they are unaware of their bad pronunciation.

When you ask students which is the most critical parameter in IELTS speaking, they often say grammar. They are right to some extent because grammar is the backbone of any language. Sadly, most ignore the importance of punctuation and how it can improve your overall speaking band score.

Speaking is judged on four parameters: Fluency and Coherence, Pronunciation, Lexical Resource, and Grammar Range and Accuracy. Knowing them in detail impacts your speaking performance. Each parameter, just like writing, covers 25% of the total score.

Many didn’t know the treasure value of simple present and simple past tenses during the speaking interview. A lot of aspirants make many mistakes and fail to maintain consistency. The IELTS examiner considers these grave mistakes. Moreover, they fail to show the range in their sentences and keep talking like a toddler, which limits them to a 5.5 band score or less.

The answer should be well-fleshed out and should be coherent. For example, Section – 1 answers should be around 20 – 25 seconds minimum and Section – 3 answers should be 40-45 seconds minimum. Most don’t consider these and repeat the question in their answer beginning. It’s wrong. Examiners hate repetition, and repeating their questions to cover up some content and time will only harm your IELTS speaking. Instead, you can paraphrase the question and add up the content by giving some views from personal experience and an objective point of view. This will signal the examiner about your excellent command of speaking.

The answer is neither simple nor complex. Only you can answer when to take the IELTS Exam. The decision is significant, as it involves a good amount of money. The exam is not cheap and comes with a price tag that the majority can’t afford repeatedly.

A teacher can help and advise, but deep inside, you know how much time you need, considering your skills in the English language.

Sadly, many or millions of students make this mistake and fill out their IELTS exam before they are well-prepared. They think they have been taking coaching for 2-3 months, and now it’s time to go for the exam. They fail to maintain consistent performance, yet they become assured of their success in the IELTS result. Sadly, their performance in the exams mirrors the class’s mock tests.

If you cannot score band 6 in listening and reading even after doing it consistently, how can you score those in the exam when the level of the paper is almost similar? Sadly, students fail to grasp this and keep losing their precious money in the process.

Some students are insecure and compare themselves with those with good English backgrounds. Such students again think taking IELTS coaching for a few months is enough, and teachers are mad and want their money. NO! That’s not always the case. It’s simple to evaluate your performance.

We always tell our students to assess how much scores they consistently get in mock tests. We always use Cambridge Books in our classes. The level is the same since Cambridge Assessment English owns IELTS and conducts the tests with its co-partners, IDP and the British Council.

It’s that easy, and still, many students prefer to turn deaf ears only to rejoin the classes and then listen carefully to what teachers say.

Sometimes, students are well prepared and fail to score on the exam. It happens because we often fail to comprehend the pressure cooker environment. We shouldn’t be discouraged; instead, we should learn from our mistakes and prepare to improve.

Hence, please fill out the IELTS exam only when you are on a particular band level and showing consistency in it. It will increase your chances of scoring a similar band you hope for.