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mockDe Editorial Team

Certified IELTS Examiners & Trainers

20+ years combined Cambridge ESOL, IDP, and British Council examining experience

The mockDe editorial team comprises certified IELTS examiners, former British Council and IDP assessors, and experienced IELTS trainers. Every guide is written against the official IELTS band descriptor framework published by Cambridge Assessment English and independently reviewed before publication. Our content does not contradict Cambridge's published marking guidelines.

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Meet the examiners

Ananya Iyer

Lead IELTS Writing Examiner

Cambridge ESOL Examiner · 14 years · Band 8.5 Academic

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Former British Council IELTS examiner and Cambridge ESOL assessor. Has marked over 4,000 IELTS Writing scripts across Academic and General Training. Specialises in Task 2 coherence and argument structure.

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Rahul Menon

IELTS Speaking & Listening Coach

IDP Certified Examiner · 11 years · Band 8.0 Overall

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IDP-certified speaking examiner who has conducted over 2,000 IELTS Speaking interviews. Trained in Cambridge's official Examiner Calibration Programme. Expert in fluency, pronunciation, and lexical range scoring.

Speaking Parts 1–3Fluency & PronunciationLexical ResourceListening Strategies

Priya Nair

Score & Visa Specialist

IELTS Trainer & Immigration Adviser · 9 years

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Certified IELTS trainer and registered immigration adviser specialising in IELTS requirements for UK, Canada, and Australia visa pathways. Has helped 1,200+ students meet score thresholds for PR and skilled worker applications.

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What students say about our guides

"The writing guides on mockDe are the most honest I have read. No template tricks, just the actual examiner logic. Got my 7.5 Writing on the second attempt."

Sneha R.

India → Canada PR

From Band 6.0 → 7.5

"I was stuck at 6.5 Speaking for two attempts. The VisaScreen article explained exactly why the 7.0 bar is hard and the 6-week plan helped me focus. Passed with 7.5."

Ahmed K.

UAE → UK Skilled Worker

From Band 6.5 → 7.0

"The articles are written by actual examiners, not bloggers. You can tell because the advice matches exactly what the examiner told me in feedback. Cleared all four bands in one go."

Maria P.

Philippines → Australia PR

From Band 6.0 → 7.0 each

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