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The IELTS Band ScoresMulti-levelIELTS is a multi-level exam. You get a score between 1 and 9 for each section. Half scores such as 6.5 are possible.Universities often demand an IELTS score of 6 or 7. They may also demand a minimum score in each of the 4 sections.

You can use the IELTS Band Score Calculator (IELTS_Band_Score_Calculator.html) on this site to convert your readingand listening raw scores.

IELTS Listening marking schemesFor the listening test, which contains 40 questions, the approximate band scores can be calculated using this table.Band Score 9 8.5 8 7.5 7 6.5 6 5.5 5 4.5 4 3.5 3 2.5Score / 40 39-40 37-38 35-36 32-34 30-31 26-29 23-25 18-22 16-17 13-15 10-12 8-10 6-7 4-5

IELTS General Reading marking schemesFor the general reading test, which contains 40 questions, the approximate band scores can be calculated using this table.Band Score 9 8.5 8 7.5 7 6.5 6 5.5 5 4.5 4 3.5 3 2.5Score / 40 40 39 37-38 36 34-35 32-33 30-31 27-29 23-26 19-22 15-18 12-14 9-11 6-8

IELTS Academic Reading marking schemesFor the academic reading test, which also contains 40 questions, but is more difficult, the approximate band scores can becalculated using this table.

Band Score 9 8.5 8 7.5 7 6.5 6 5.5 5 4.5 4 3.5 3 2.5Score / 40 39-40 37-38 35-36 33-34 30-32 27-29 23-26 19-22 15-18 13-14 10-12 8-9 6-7 4-5

IELTS Writing marking schemesThe two writing questions are marked out of 9 according to the following criteria:

Task AchievementCoherence and CohesionLexical ResourceGrammatical Range and Accuracy

Click here to see the full writing band descriptors for IELTS (IELTS_Writing_MarkSchemes.html).

IELTS Speaking marking schemes

IELTS Band Scores and Marking Criteria http://www.examenglish.com/IELTS/IELTS_Band_Scores.html

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