Calculate your overall IELTS band score
So you just finished taking the IELTS test. You even discussed all the answers with your friends while coming out of the test centre and have a pretty good idea of how many questions you answered correctly. But you still don't know what your overall IELTS band score might look like, right? Then this calculator is for you!
Your Overall IELTS Band Score is the average of the four individual module scores, rounded to the nearest whole or half band. Each module score has equal weight.
Play with the numbers and estimate your overall IELTS score before you receive your results in a few days.
If you need explanation for how the band scores are calculated for each section, scroll down the page.
IELTS Band score Calculator
LISTENING
READING
SPEAKING
WRITING TASK 1
WRITING TASK 2
How are IELTS Band scores calculated for each module?
IELTS Listening Band Score Calculation
IELTS Listening band scores depend on how many correct answers you get in the listening module. There are no negative marks in IELTS so only your correct answers are counted for calculating your band score in the Listening section. The approximate band score calculation is as follows:
| Correct Answers (out of 40) | Band Score |
| 16 | 5 |
| 23 | 6 |
| 30 | 7 |
| 35 | 8 |
Play around with the numbers to estimate your listening band score using the calculator below:
LISTENING
IELTS Reading Band Score Calculation
Just like the listening section, your reading band score depends on the number of correct answers in the reading section. The interesting thing to note is that the reading band scores are calculated differently for general and academic IELTS. Refer to the tables below for the approximate IELTS band score calculation for the reading module.
Academic Reading Bands
| Correct Answers (out of 40) | Band Score |
| 15 | 5 |
| 23 | 6 |
| 30 | 7 |
| 35 | 8 |
Play around with the numbers to estimate your academic reading band score using the calculator below:
READING (AC)
General Reading Bands
| Correct Answers (out of 40) | Band Score |
| 15 | 4 |
| 23 | 5 |
| 30 | 6 |
| 34 | 7 |
| 38 | 8 |
Play around with the numbers to estimate your general reading band score using the calculator below:
READING (GT)
IELTS Speaking Bands
To better understand the level of performance required to secure a particular band in Speaking, refer to the IELTS Speaking assessment criteria for these modules:
- Download Speaking assessment criteria (PDF, 120KB)
IELTS Writing Bands
To better understand the level of performance required to secure a particular band in Writing, refer to the IELTS assessment criteria for Task 1 and Task 2:
- Download Writing task 1 assessment criteria (PDF,124KB)
- Download Writing task 2 assessment criteria (PDF, 68KB)
NOTE: In the writing section, task 1 and task 2 do not have equal weightage. Task 2 is worth twice the marks of task 1. Hence it is important to focus more of your effort on task 2 than on task 1.
