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DO computers check the reading and listening answer sheets?

Hello Mr. Azik,
No, the L/R answer sheets are not checked by computer. Some L/R answer sheets are checked randomly to ensure that they are marked correctly.
All the best,
David

Thank you for your response sir,
I wonder if you do the writing correction service.

Dear Mr Azik
Listening and Reading marking is done by trained IELTS examiners at a test centre or main test centre. If an examiner is sent to a remote site at the request of an organisation, then the examiners take the secured, completed exams back to the main test centre for marking. Random monitoring of papers is carried out, and a percentage of papers is double-marked (marked blind by two different examiners) to ensure accuracy. Writing is also marked by specialist examiners, while the Speaking test is marked by the examiner doing the interview and can be randomly checked (or remarked) via the recording. All examiners take part in ongoing training and have to have their certificates renewed every two years.
What made you ask about computer marking?
Kind regards
Teacher Jill

thank you for your response teacher Jill, the reason why i've posted this question is that i heard even if you write the correct anwer on the answershit, but different alphabetic letters (e.g uzbek, deutsch), the machine dont recognize it and consider it wrong. Some letters have the same sound, but are written in different ways in different alphabets.

Hi Mr Azik
The letter would need to be recognisably English in order to get the mark. For example, some people write Z with a line through the middle (to stop any confusion with letter 2) and in many countries 7 has a line through (to stop it looking like 1). Where alphabets have different or additional characters, these would not be marked correct. For example if someone using the Turkish alphabet wrote Manşɪn for mansion, it would be treated as a spelling mistake and marked incorrect. Similarly, if a student from Uzbekistan wrote cick for sick, it would also be marked wrong. In both cases, the sound in Turkish or Uzbek would be correct, but in English the spelling would be wrong. The short answer is, students must use the Latin alphabet and accepted spellings.
Kind regards
Teacher Jill