What is IELTS?

IELTS stands for International English Language Testing System. It is co-owned by IDP, British Council and Cambridge. Along with TOEFL, it is the most taken English Language test in the world. The IELTS scores indicate the test takers’ ability to understand English in four modules exactly: Reading, Listening, Speaking and Writing. The IELTS scores are described as bands, and the scale is 0 to 9. Most of the times, the Universities in France have a pre-requirements on the bands. For Example, Science Po has an IELTS Requirement of 7 bands. Here is a brief about IELTS and IELTS requirement for France:

Universities in France and IELTS requirement for France:

The Universities in France have many courses that are taught in English. In fact, these english taught courses are what makes France one of the most attractive study abroad destination. If you want to study in these Universities, there are some admission requirements and eligibility criteria that should be fulfilled. The language requirement is one of them. For French taught programs, you are required to have French language efficiency proofs, or language course should be taken. For English Language requirement, one of the ways to prove your proficiency is IELTS exam.

Here are some of the Top Universities in France and IELTS requirement for France:

Top Universities in France	IELTS Requirement for France
Ecole Polytechnique	6.5
Sorbonne University	6.5
CentraleSupelec	6.5
ENS LYON – Ecole Normale Supérieure	6.5
Sciences Po	7.0
Ecole des Ponts ParisTech	7.5 and more
University of Grenoble – Alpes	6.0 and more
University of Paris 1 Pantheon Sorbonne	6.5
University of Montpellier	6.0
University of Aix-Marseille	6.5

Study in France without IELTS: Universities with no IELTS requirement for France

At some Universities in France, if you are from an English Speaking Country, you are not required to appear for any English Language test such as IELTS. Moreover, for some Universities, you are not required to appear for tests or prove the language proficiency if your medium of instruction was in English in the previous education. For example, if you are graduated in your country where medium of instruction was English, to apply at a postgraduate level in France, you would not require IELTS. These are some of the examples of the Universities that will let you study in France without IELTS:

Universities with no IELTS requirement for France:

1. American Business School, Paris
2. EBS Paris
3. EPITA Graduate School of Computer Science
4. ESAIP School of Engineers
5. ESC Rennes School of Business, France
6. ESGCI, Paris
7. ESLSCA Business School
8. IESA International
9. INSEEC Business School
10. ISC Paris

These are just some of the schools and Universities to look forward to. Paris itself has 17 Universities inside the city, and there are top cities like Lyon, Montpellier and Toulouse. There are number of options and France as a whole does not have high English Language requirements. Interviews and Previous studies are taken more into consideration than the tests.

Go through the admission process and eligibility requirements of the course and University you are interested in, and you will get the language requirements for the particular course.