After you are done with your IELTS exam, your result will be available after 13 days from test date. The result will be issued in Test Report Form (TRF) format, and you will receive only one TRF. The TRF shows your scores in all four section: reading, listening, writing and speaking, along with your overall band. All five scores are given on a 9-Band scale.
Provisional Online Result
You will be able to view your provisional result online after 13 days of your test. The provisional test results are not formal results, and printed copies or screenshots of the result page will not be accepted as your IELTS result. You will have to wait for your TRF to be mailed to get the format scores. Provisional result will be available to view online only for 28 days.
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After the completion of your IELTS exam, you will receive IELTS scores for each for the four sections on a band of 1 – 9. Along with that, you will also get an overall band score. See the scoring pattern below to understand how your IELTS score will be calculated.
Band |
Skill Level |
Meaning |
Band 9 |
Expert user |
Has fully operational command of the language |
Band 8 |
Very good user |
Fully operational command of the language with only occasional unsystematic inaccuracies |
Band 7 |
Good user |
Has operational command of the language, though with occasional inaccuracies and misunderstandings in some situations |
Band 6 |
Competent user |
Can use and understand fairly complex language, particularly in familiar situations |
Band 5 |
Modest user |
Has partial command of the language, coping with overall meaning in most situations, though is likely to make many mistakes |
Band 4 |
Limited user |
Have frequent problems in understanding and expression. Is not able to use complex language |
Band 3 |
Extremely limited user |
Conveys and understands only general meaning in very familiar situations. Frequent breakdowns occur in communication |
Band 2 |
Intermittent user |
Has great difficulty understanding spoken and written English |
Band 1 |
Non-user |
Essentially has no ability to use the language beyond possibly a few isolated words |
Band 0 |
Did not attempt the test |
No assessable information provided |