IELTS for Norway: university requirements and a preparation checklist

Use the official Study in Norway finder to shortlist English-taught degrees, then open the institution's own programme page. Save the exact degree, intake, applicant category and admissions URL together; a university-wide summary may not cover a joint programme.

NTNU directs Erasmus Mundus and Joint Nordic applicants to separate programme rules. NMBU's table lists overall IELTS scores without separate skill minima; check your programme for additional conditions. These examples do not establish a country-wide score or guarantee admission.

Both pages list IELTS Academic Online. NTNU also lists PTE Academic Online. Do not assume another test format is accepted merely because its name is similar; verify the exact version on your programme's policy.

• Make one row per application: institution, programme, intake, accepted test version, overall target, each skill target, evidence deadline and official link. Leave an unlisted field as 'confirm', rather than guessing.
• Check every application against your proposed test. If two programmes use different overall, skill or retake rules, plan for the combination you must meet; do not convert an IELTS requirement into an assumed PTE requirement.
• Write down your test date and the date against which its age is checked. Leave time for results, submission and a possible retake when choosing a booking.
• If you intend to use an exemption, identify the exact policy clause and the document proving it. Ask admissions about any ambiguity before relying on it.
• Save the policy and your confirmation date with your checklist. Recheck both the programme page and the university language page before submitting your application.

• Start with an Academic Reading set and a Listening set. Record the question types you missed and the reason: vocabulary, locating evidence, distractors or answer format.
• Practise the weakest question type next. Review the explanation before retrying with a different set; track accuracy separately for reading and listening.
• Write one Task 1 response and one Task 2 response, then compare their structure and supporting details with the sample answers. Keep a short list of recurring errors.
• Record a Speaking Part 1 answer and listen back for clarity, pauses and whether you answered the question. A strong overall result does not compensate for a required skill minimum.
• If you choose an accepted PTE Academic route, switch to its task-specific practice hub. Use the institution's published PTE target rather than a conversion as your admissions requirement.

The links below lead to public practice and sample resources. They help you prepare; they do not provide an official test result or an admission decision.