IELTS Lesson #6 – Band Scores

IELTS sub-tests i.e. Listening, Reading, Writing and Speaking are evaluated in the range from 0 to 9. But, the method of evaluation varies across the sub-tests.

IELTS Reading Band Score

As mentioned in the overview of IELTS test, we already know that 40 questions are asked in reading. The scores in the range from 0 to 40 is equivalent to the band scores as given in the table below.

Academic Module

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

General Training

Correct Answers	Band Scores
40	9
39	8.5
38-37	8
36	7.5
35-34	7
33-32	6.5
31-30	6
29-27	5.5
26-23	5
22-19	4.5
18-15	4
14-12	3.5
11-9	3
8-6	2.5

IELTS Listening Band Score

IELTS Listening test scores are same for both General Training and Academic Module.

Academic and General Training

Correct Answers	Band Scores
40-39	9
38-37	8.5
36-35	8
34-32	7.5
31-30	7
29-26	6.5
25-23	6
22-18	5.5
26-23	5
22-18	4.5
17-16	4
15-13	3.5