IELTS Scoring

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IELTS score is calculated on a scale of 0-9. Overall scores of 0.5 are calculated to the nearest whole band score.

The IELTS Reading scores are calculated on the basis of the number of correct answers. The scores are out of 40 questions.

Academic Reading Scores

Band Score	9	8.5	8	7.5	7	6.5	6	5.5	5	4.5	4	3.5	2.5
Correct Answers	40-39	38-37	36-35	34-33	32-30	29-27	26-23	22-19	18-15	14-13	12-10	9-8	5-4

General Training Scores

Band Score	9	8.5	8	7.5	7	6.5	6	5.5	5	4.5	4	3.5	2.5
Correct Answers	40	39	37-38	36	34-35	32-33	30-31	27-29	23-26	19-22	15-18	12-14	6-8

The IELTS Writing scores are assessed using 4 marking criteria.

Task Achievement (Task 1)	Accuracy of information Providing overview Highlighting key features Support statement with data
Task Response( Task 2)	Task addressing Providing relevant points with strong supporting data Giving correct opinion Providing conclusion
Coherence and Cohesion	Organising data from paragraphs Proper central for each paragraphs
Lexical Resource	Good vocabulary, paraphrasing Spellings Avoiding errors
Grammar Range & Accuracy	Use a variety of sentence structure Good usage of verb and tenses Punctuations

The IELTS Listening scores are calculated on the basis of the number of correct answers. The scores are out of 40 questions.

Band Score	9.0	8.5	8.0	7.5	7.0	6.5	6.0	5.5	5.0	4.5	4.0	3.5	2.5
Correct Answers	39-40	37-38	35-36	32-34	30-31	26-29	23-25	18-22	16-17	13-15	10-12	8-10	4-5

The IELTS Speaking score is based on 4 marking criteria:

A tabulated representation of the meaning of each point of the IELTS band scale is mentioned below:

IELTS Band Score	Skill Level	Description
9	Expert	You are an expert user and have a great command over the English language.
8	Very good	You are a very good user and have a great operational command of the English language. Though, misunderstandings in certain unfamiliar situations may happen.
7	Good	You are a good user and have a good command of the English language with occasional mistakes.
6	Competent users	You are a competent user and have an effective command of the English language with some inaccuracies and inappropriate usage in certain situations
5	Modest users	You are a modest user and you have a partial command of the language. You can handle basic communication in your field.
4	Limited users	You are only a limited user and can understand the language only in familiar situations
3	Extremely limited users	You understand only the general meaning in very familiar situations, with repeated breakdowns in communication.
2	Intermittent	The examinee has great difficulty in understanding spoken and written English
1	Non-user	The examinee cannot use the English language in situations except a few isolated words
0	Did not attempt test	The test taker did not attempt any question.