{"id":40573,"date":"2026-02-15T22:11:41","date_gmt":"2026-02-15T22:11:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uomosul.edu.iq\/en\/ieltscenter\/?p=40573"},"modified":"2026-02-15T22:11:41","modified_gmt":"2026-02-15T22:11:41","slug":"discontinuation-of-paper-based-ielts-tests-and-implementation-of-the-computer-based-testing-system-in-iraq","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uomosul.edu.iq\/en\/ieltscenter\/2026\/02\/15\/discontinuation-of-paper-based-ielts-tests-and-implementation-of-the-computer-based-testing-system-in-iraq\/","title":{"rendered":"Discontinuation of Paper-Based IELTS Tests and Implementation of the Computer-Based testing System in Iraq"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The British Council announces to all applicants wishing to take the IELTS (IELTS for UKVI) and (IELTS) tests in Iraq that the paper-based tests will be discontinued as follows:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 The last session for the paper-based IELTS for UKVI test will be held on 14 February 2026.<br \/>\n\u2022From this date, the paper-based UKVI test will no longer be available for booking or administration at any of the\u00a0 test centers in Iraq.<br \/>\nAdditionally, the paper-based IELTS test will also be discontinued in the near future, with a specific deadline to be announced later.<br \/>\nThis decision is part of the transition plan to computer-based testing. The standard testing format for test-takers will be IELTS on computer, which will be available at test centers in Iraq.<br \/>\nThe International English Language Testing Center at the University of Mosul would like to clarify that it is currently using the computer-based testing system (IELTS on Computer) exclusively, in line with the British Council&#8217;s official policy.<br \/>\nFor further information regarding test dates and booking procedures, please contact the International English Language Testing Center at the University of Mosul or follow official announcements.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The British Council announces to all applicants wishing to take the IELTS (IELTS for UKVI) and (IELTS) tests in Iraq that the paper-based tests will be discontinued as follows: \u2022 The last session for the paper-based IELTS for UKVI test will be held on 14 February 2026. \u2022From this date, the paper-based UKVI test will no longer be available for booking or administration at any of the\u00a0 test centers in Iraq. Additionally, the paper-based IELTS test will also be discontinued in the near future, with a specific deadline to be announced later. This decision is part of the transition plan to <a href=\"https:\/\/uomosul.edu.iq\/en\/ieltscenter\/2026\/02\/15\/discontinuation-of-paper-based-ielts-tests-and-implementation-of-the-computer-based-testing-system-in-iraq\/\"> [Read More]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":82,"featured_media":40574,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-40573","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/uomosul.edu.iq\/en\/ieltscenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40573","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/uomosul.edu.iq\/en\/ieltscenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/uomosul.edu.iq\/en\/ieltscenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uomosul.edu.iq\/en\/ieltscenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/82"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uomosul.edu.iq\/en\/ieltscenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=40573"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/uomosul.edu.iq\/en\/ieltscenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40573\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":40575,"href":"https:\/\/uomosul.edu.iq\/en\/ieltscenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40573\/revisions\/40575"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uomosul.edu.iq\/en\/ieltscenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/40574"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/uomosul.edu.iq\/en\/ieltscenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=40573"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uomosul.edu.iq\/en\/ieltscenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=40573"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uomosul.edu.iq\/en\/ieltscenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=40573"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}