Universities in western countries has to ensure the candidate they provide admission for the courses at their educational institute, should have the ability to understand English during the lectures as all the Professors and tutors will be from native English speaking countries and eventually they lectures will be in English alone; in addition to that, they also should be capable of having good writing skills in English language as there will be many assignments which are to be submitted along with some thesis and dissertation while they submit their project. If else, the candidate will not understand the lectures and will consequently end up with poor marks. Furthermore, there will be group sessions in which the candidate has to involve during the session and catch up with other students, so English language is mandatory.
Immigration department of western countries has two functions of which one is to make sure eligible candidates who can live in their country and try to search jobs and secondly they should not infiltrate the language of their citizens, so they make IELTS exam as mandatory for applying permanent residency. They also a demand a band score of more than 6 in all modules which they consider as competent score and also the eligibility criteria to apply and if the candidate score more than band 8 in all modules which a proficient score, they provide visa within six months of applying. At Prestige institute, guidance for all will be provided during the consultation and demo class of IELTS.
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https://englishstudio.com/blog/5-reasons-take-ielts-test/
https://magoosh.com/ielts/about-ielts-exam/ielts-faq/why-is-the-ielts-e…