IELTS Score Calculator

IELTS Band Score Calculator

The IELTS test evaluates your English language proficiency for academic or general training purposes. You can get up to 9 points for each section, and the overall band score is the average of these scores. Use this tool to calculate your IELTS band scores. Read along for more information on the test.

You can leave the writing and speaking sections empty if you are only interested in the listening and reading sections.

IELTS Test Format

Test Section	Number of Tasks/Questions	Timing
Listening	4 recordings, 40 questions	30 minutes + 10 minutes transfer time
Reading	3 passages, 40 questions	60 minutes
Writing	2 tasks	60 minutes
Speaking	3 parts	11–14 minutes

IELTS Listening Section

The Listening section evaluates your ability to understand spoken English across different scenarios. You will hear four recordings featuring native English speakers:

• Recording 1: A conversation between two people in an everyday social setting.
• Recording 2: A monologue on a general topic, such as a speech about community services.
• Recording 3: A conversation involving up to four people in an educational or training context.
• Recording 4: A lecture or presentation on an academic subject.

There are 40 questions based on these recordings, testing your ability to understand key details, opinions, and arguments. You have 30 minutes to complete the test, followed by 10 minutes to transfer your answers to the answer sheet.

IELTS Reading Section

The Reading section measures your ability to understand written texts. It includes three passages with increasing difficulty. Depending on whether you are taking the Academic or General Training test, the content differs:

• Academic Reading: The texts are taken from books, journals, and newspapers, covering a range of topics from descriptive and factual to analytical and discursive. These are designed for individuals preparing for university or professional registration.
• General Training Reading: The texts are more practical and relevant to daily life, including excerpts from advertisements, handbooks, and guidelines.

You will need to answer 40 questions within 60 minutes, testing your ability to identify main ideas, understand details, and infer meanings from the context.

IELTS Writing Section

The Writing section evaluates your ability to communicate effectively in written English. It consists of two tasks:

• Task 1: In the Academic test, you will summarize, describe, or explain data presented in a graph, chart, table, or diagram. In the General Training test, you will write a letter responding to a given situation, which may be personal, formal, or semi-formal in style.
• Task 2: For both formats, you will write an essay responding to a problem, argument, or viewpoint. Academic essays should be formal and focused, while General Training essays can adopt a slightly personal tone.

You have 60 minutes to complete this section: 20 minutes for Task 1 and 40 minutes for Task 2. Task 2 carries more weight in the scoring.

IELTS Speaking Section

The Speaking section assesses your ability to communicate verbally in English. This one-on-one test with an examiner is divided into three parts:

• Part 1: A brief introduction where you answer general questions about familiar topics, such as your home, family, or interests. This part helps you relax and adjust to the test environment.
• Part 2: You will be given a task card with a specific topic. After 1 minute of preparation, you must speak for 1-2 minutes on the topic. The examiner may ask follow-up questions related to your talk.
• Part 3: A discussion based on the Part 2 topic, exploring more abstract issues. This part tests your ability to analyze and speculate effectively.

The test lasts 11–14 minutes and evaluates fluency, coherence, vocabulary, grammatical accuracy, and pronunciation.