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IELTS Prep from British council but it has only 4 practice tests, something (for free) is better than nothing. Also, you can prepare using Road To IELTS website, you will get the link after you have applied for a slot. This should be useful for just practice tests, also they do provide subscription based full tests. Once again, these are authentic from British Council. You can contact us at Acquire Job Skills for profession guidance in writing-essay corrections/mock speaking practice-correction/feedback.

In my opinion, 2 to 3 months would be ideal if your English is average. If you deem yourself to be good at English in all four areas, then 1 month of professional guidance or two months of self-practice is sufficient. If you are an expert in English and use it on a day to day basis as part of your work and communicate in English on a daily basis, as little as 15 days to learn about the exam patterns should be fine.

If you are from a non-English medium school, first and foremost, you must improve your English/vocabulary to reach an average level with a bridge course for English, before you start preparing for IELTS.

Hi Bivash, IELTS test comprises of 4 sections, of which Listening, Reading, and Writing sections will be on the same day without any breaks, and speaking section is conducted on a separate day, which could be either before or after the other three sections.  E.g., if speaking is on a Monday, rest three could be on a Friday and vice versa.  Some students get it on a Friday/Saturday consecutively as well.