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# [My journey to a successful IELTS Exam](https://blog.umairhafeez.com/my-journey-to-a-successful-ielts-exam?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

I've been asked a lot of times about my IELTS (General) preparation and how did I manage to get a very good band in the 1st attempt. So I thought that I'll share my journey and learning with all of you. First thing first, please take the fear of fai...

Sep 21, 2020 · 4 min read · blog.umairhafeez.com  
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[Umair Hafeez](https://hashnode.com/@umairhafeez)

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[Dinys Monvoisin](https://hashnode.com/@dinmon)

[Sep 21, 2020](https://hashnode.com/posts/my-journey-to-a-successful-ielts-exam/5f68174e35d6463d2b5f90c8/comment/5f68a4156dfc523d0a894a54)

What about PTE exam, have you heard of it?

[Umair Hafeez](https://hashnode.com/@umairhafeez)

[Sep 21, 2020](https://hashnode.com/posts/my-journey-to-a-successful-ielts-exam/5f68174e35d6463d2b5f90c8/comment/5f68a4156dfc523d0a894a54#reply-5f68eb486dfc523d0a894eab)

Unfortunately no, I haven't heard about it before. I just did some search and found out that it is accepted mostly for study visas, while I went for the General category.

But I am pretty sure that all of these exams look for pretty much the same thing, only the patterns are different.