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IELTS
(International English Language Testing System)

If you are a person with good English and abilities, you will not find passing the IELTS test. However, the band score requirement specified by the admitting institutions and universities is stringent and in case of not obtaining the required score at the first attempt, you will only be able to repeat the IELTS test after a gap of three months.

It is therefore important that you prepare yourself for scoring high in the IELT test. You need to know which of the English skills are going to be tested and what the parameters for measuring these skills are going to be.

IELTS - ABOUT RESULT

Results are returned to the candidates within two weeks.

Candidates receive scores on a band scale from 1 to 9.

Candidates receive a score for each module of the test as well as an overall score.

Overall Band Scores and Listening and Reading Band Scores are reported in half bands.Writing and Speaking Band Scores are reported in whole Bands.

There is no pass or fail mark.

The IELTS Handbook provides a written Interpretation of Results.

Results are valid for two years.

INTERPRETATION OF GRADING

Each Band corresponds to a descriptive statement giving a summary of the English of a candidate classified at that level. Overall Band Scores can be reported in either whole or half Bands.

The nine bands and their descriptive statements are as follows:

9 Expert User

Has fully operational command of the language: appropriate, accurate and fluent with complete understanding.

8 Very Good User

Has fully operational command of the language with only occasional unsystematic inaccuracies and inappropriacies. Misunderstandings may occur in unfamiliar situations. Handles complex detailed argumentation well.

7 Good User

Has operational command of the language, though with occasional inaccuracies, inappropriacies and misunderstandings in some situations. Generally handles complex language well and understands detailed reasoning.

6 Competent User

Has generally effective command of the language despite some inaccuracies, inappropriacies and misunderstandings. Can use and understand fairly complex language, particularly in familiar situations.

5 Modest User

Has partial command of the language, coping with overall meaning in most situations, though is likely to make many mistakes. Should be able to handle basic communication in own field.

4 Limited User

Basic competence is limited to familiar situations. Has frequent problems in understanding and expression. Is not able to use complex language.

3 Extremely Limited User

Conveys and understands only general meaning in very familiar situations. Frequent breakdowns in communication occur.

2 Intermittent User

No real communication is possible except for the most basic information using isolated words or short formulae in familiar situations and to meet immediate needs. Has great difficulty understanding spoken and written English.

1 Non User

Essentially has no ability to use the language beyond possibly a few isolated words.

0 User

Did not attempt the test No assessable information provided.

IELTS INDIA CENTRES

IELTS Administrator The British Deputy High Commission British Council Division 737 Anna Salai Chennai- 600 002 India Tel: +91 44 852 5002 Fax: +91 44 852 3234 Email: nirupa.fernandez@in.britishcouncil.org	IELTS Administrator The British Deputy High Commission British Council Division 5 Shakespeare Sarani Kolkata - 700 071 India Tel: +91 33 282 5947 Fax: +91 33 282 4804 Email: calcutta.exams@in.britishcouncil.org
IELTS Administrator The British Deputy High Commission British Council Division Mittal Tower 'C' Wing, 2nd Floor Nariman Point Mumbai - 400 021 India Tel: +91 22 282 3560 / 3530 Fax: +91 22 285 2024 / 22 281 6619 Email: vivek.singh@in.britishcouncil.org	IELTS Administrator The British Deputy High Commission British Council Division 17, Kasturba Gandhi Marg New Delhi - 110 001 India Tel: +91 11 371 1401 Fax: + 91 11371 0717 Email: PV.Chaary@in.britishcouncil.org
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