HOW TO CALCULATE IELTS SCORE
Understanding IELTS scores – When you apply to a university abroad, you will be asked to prove your English language proficiency through standardized test like IETLS. One of the world’s most popular English proficiency tests, IELTS is taken by more than 2.5 million people across the globe. The test is considered as an important element of the admission process. While different universities abroad have different admission requirements, IELTS scores are accepted by majority of universities across the world.
How to calculate IELTS scores?
IELTS scores range between 0 and 9. Your score can be either in full or half band, i.e., 7.0 or 5.5 respectively. You will score a band for each section: listening, speaking, writing and reading, followed by an overall band score. The overall band score is the average of all the sections. For better understanding, here is an example:
How to calculate IELTS Score:
Section | Scores |
Listening | 5.0 |
Reading | 7.0 |
Writing | 6.5 |
Speaking | 6.5 |
Total IELTS band score | 5.0+7.0+6.5+6.5=25/4
= 6.25 |
In some cases, the overall band score is rounded of. Here is an example of such a case: if you score 3.5 for listening, 4.0 for reading, 4.0 for writing and 4.0 for speaking, you will be scoring an overall band score of 4.0 i.e., 15.5 divided by 4 is equal to 3.875. After the round off, it will be considered 4.0.
How to calculate IELTS Score: Example
Section | Scores |
Listening | 3.5 |
Reading | 4.0 |
Writing | 4.0 |
Speaking | 4.0 |
Total IELTS band score | 3.5+4.0+4.0+4.0=15.5/4
= 3.875 |