TheIELTSTestCentrehasastrictpolicyonCandidateMalpractice.Candidatesareexpectedtoadheretotestregulations,andviolationsofthesewillnotbetolerated.
Impersonation:IdentificationchecksaremadeatRegistrationonTestingDay,andthroughoutthetest.Ifanindividualissuspectedofimpersonatingacandidate,thatindividualwillnotbeallowedtowritethetest.
Non-permittedsuppliesorequipment:Cell-phones,audioorvisualrecordingdevices,dictionaries,otherbooks,bagsandanyothersimilarequipmentisnotpermittedinthetestroom.Anyindividualfoundtobeprovidedwithsuchequipmentwillnotbepermittedtocompletethetest.
Cheating:Cheatingwillnotbetoleratedduringtesting.Candidateswhoattempttoviewthepapersofothercandidates,ordisturbothercandidatesinanyway,willbegivenonewarning.Asecondwarningwillresultinwithdrawalofthetestpaper.Thecandidatewillnotbepermittedtocompletethetest.
Failingtohandintestpapers:Candidatesarerequiredtoturninalltestpapers.Anycandidatewhoattemptstokeepatestpaperwillnotbepermittedtocompletethetest.
Inallcasesofmalpractice,evidenceoftheoffencewillbeprovidedbytrainedtestinvigilators.Wheremalpracticehastakenplacenotestrefundorresultswillbeissued.
