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What is IELTS Academic?

The purpose of the IELTS Academic exam is to evaluate your proficiency in the English language, particularly in areas that are important for undergraduate or graduate study. Find out which universities accept IELTS and what scores are necessary to be admitted to their degree programs. Vocabulary from the IELTS Academic test is frequently used in academic contexts and may also be necessary to register with professional associations.

You can take the exam on paper or on a computer at our designated testing locations. The test may also be available for online administration. Learn more about the IELTS testing process.
There are four components to the IELTS Academic test: Speaking, Reading, Writing and Listening. More information about these sections is provided below.

IELTS Band Scores

How they are calculated

The IELTS band score tables below explain the scoring to help you calculate and understand your score. Understanding the requirements for your target score is essential for success in IELTS.

How the IELTS Band Scores are Calculated

All TELTS scores are between 0 and 9. You can also get .5 scores as well (for example, 6.5 or 7.5). You will get a band score for each skill (listening, reading, writing and speaking) and also an overall band score. The overall band score is the average score of all the skills. See the table below as an

Example 1:

Listening	Speaking	Reading	Writing	Average of 4	overall
6.5	6.5	6.5	5.0	6.12	6.0

Example 2:

Listening	Speaking	Reading	Writing	Average of 4	overall
4.0	4.0	3.5	4.0	3.875	4

If your overall score is 6.1, your score will go down to 6. This is the nearest whole band score. In other words, 6.1 is closer to band 6 than to 6.5.
If your overall score is calculated to be 6.85, your final result will be band 7. This is because 6.85 is closer to band 7 than to band 6.5.
If your overall score is an average of 6.25, your score will be increased to 6.5. The score 6.25 is actually precisely between band 6 and 6.5, so in this case IELTS will push it up to the nearest score which is 6.5.
If your overall score is an average of 6.75, your score will be increased to 7. This score again is precisely between 6.5 and band 7. In this case, your score will be rounded up to band 7.
As you can see above, your score is rounded up or down to the nearest 0.5 or whole score as shown above. You can confirm this information on the official BC IELTS Website.

IELTS Academic

Each of the four sections of the paper has ten questions. The answers to the first question will come before the answers to the second, and so on, because the questions are presented in the same order as the information in the recording.
The topics of Parts 1 and 2 are common social situations. In Part 1, there is a dialogue between two speakers (for instance, discussing trip plans). In Part 2, there is only one speaker (a lecture about local facilities, for example).
Training and instructional scenarios are covered in Parts 3 and 4. Part 3 is a dialogue between the two primary speakers, who could be two college students having a tutor-guided discussion. Part 4 features a single speaker discussing an academic subject.

Time allowed	Approximately 30 minutes (plus 10 minutes to transfer your answers to an answer sheet)
Number of parts	4
Number of questions	40
Marking	Each correct answer receives 1 mark. Your final score is given as a band score in whole or half bands, e.g. 5.5 or 7.0.

Time allowed	60 minutes (including transfer time)
Number of sections	3: the total text length is 2150–2750 words
Number of questions	40
Marking	Each correct answer receives 1 mark. Your final score is given as a band score from 1–9 in whole or half bands, e.g. 4 or 6.5.

Time allowed	60 minutes
Number of tasks	2
Marking	Task 2 contributes twice as much as Task 1 to the Writing score.

The Speaking exam involves the test taker and the examiner having a face-to-face interview. The Speaking exam is videotaped. The test consists of three sections, each of which has a set of tasks designed to assess your speaking abilities in a different way. You will be asked questions about yourself and common subjects in Part 1, like your studies, hobbies, and home and family. You are shown a card in Part 2 that asks you to discuss a certain subject. You have one minute to prepare, then you have to speak for up to two minutes before responding to general inquiries about the subject. There will be more questions concerning the subject in greater detail in Part 3.