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Scoring
Pattern
The result will
consist of a score in each of the four skills (Listening, Reading,
Writing and Speaking) which is then arranged to give the Overall Band
Score or final mark. Performance is rated in each skill on a scale of
9 to
1. The nine overall
Bands are as follows:
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9 |
Expert
User |
4 |
Limited
User |
|
8 |
Very Good
User |
3 |
Extremely
limited user |
|
7 |
Good User |
2 |
Intermittent
user |
|
6 |
Competent
User |
1 |
Non
user |
|
5 |
Modest
User |
0 |
Did
not attempt the test |
Pass Mark
There is no fixed pass mark in IELTS. The acceptability of a score is
totally at the discretion of the institute-applied or govt. body
(immigration). However, as a general rule, scores below Band
5 are considered to be
too low and above Band 6
are deemed to be adequate to good. Band 5
to 6 Band scores
are borderline. An overall score of Band 6.5
is mostly accepted as a good score. The individual module's Band score
is considered as per the requirement.
For
example, an Engineering Institute will emphasise on a good Band
Score (6.5 or above) in Listening Module, as the institute's mode of
teaching is lecture-oriented, whereas if a person is seeking a job
in public - relations, then more weightage is given for a good Band
Score (6.5 or more) in the Speaking Module.
In the Listening
module and the Reading module, each question carries one mark and there
is no negative marking for incorrect answers. Then the overall score is
converted into a Band score from
9
to
1. The
other two modules (Writing and Speaking) are rated as per the
effectiveness, language skills, communication ability, clarity, fluency
and spontaneity of the candidate. The same in these two modules can be
developed by referring to the assessments made in various books. The
candidate must gauge and try to comply with the examiner's assessment
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