How are band scores calculated?

Scoring & Feedback

IELTSprep uses the same band score system as the real IELTS exam.

Reading and Listening

Your score is based on the number of correct answers. There is no penalty for wrong answers. The raw score is converted to a band using the official IELTS conversion table.

See the Scoring page for the full table with an interactive calculator.

Writing

Each task is scored by AI across four criteria: Task Achievement, Coherence & Cohesion, Lexical Resource, and Grammatical Range & Accuracy. Task 2 counts twice as much as Task 1 in your final Writing band.

Speaking

The AI examiner scores your responses using the same four IELTS Speaking criteria: Fluency & Coherence, Lexical Resource, Grammatical Range & Accuracy, and Pronunciation.

Overall band

Your Dashboard shows an estimated overall band, calculated as the average of your most recent result in each skill.