IELTS One Skill Retake is a new feature designed to help you get your desired test score without retaking the full test. If you want to improve your score on one test skill, you can retake any of the four IELTS skills – Listening, Reading, Writing, or Speaking.
Benefits of taking IELTS One Skill Retake
Focus on one skill: If you didn’t do your best in the first test, One Skill Retake gives you a second chance to show your English level and improve your score in one section without having to retake the full test. Save time and money by only doing the part of the test related to one skill rather than testing all four skills again.
Take a test, you know: IELTS One Skill Retake follows the same format and timing as the regular IELTS test. This means you will already be familiar with the test. You don’t need to worry about preparing for a new exam and learning different task types.
Receive a new Test Report Form: You will receive a new IELTS Test Report Form with your IELTS One Skill Retake score. It also includes the scores from your original test and an overall CEFR score. Your results will be valid for two years from the original test date, which you can find on your Test Report Form.
Your original test scores will remain the same: There will be no change to your other scores from your original test. And once you’ve received your results, if you would prefer to use your original score, you can.
Conditions to book IELTS One Skill Retake
You can book the test if you’ve recently completed a full IELTS on computer test.
You must also have taken your original IELTS test from MOSAIC Engage. You can sit for the OSR at the same venue as your original test.
You must have the same ID that was used for the original test. You will have to bring the original, valid ID to the test day.
You can only retake one skill once per original test, and you must sit the One Skill Retake within 60 days of your original test. Note: You must register for OSR at least 5 days before the 60 days deadline. For example, if June 30th is the 60th day after your original test, you must register by June 24th to take the OSR test.
You can only book OSR if you do not have an EOR in progress.
A limited number of institutions accept/recognize OSR, please check if the institution you are applying to accepts OSR. Click here for a list of institutions.
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has not officially accepted the new IELTS One Skill Retake (OSR). Please ensure you check thoroughly before you apply for IELTS OSR for immigration purposes. Refund/cancellation is not possible if the Receiving Organizations do not recognize/accept OSR.