IELTS OVERALL BAND SCORE CALCULATOR (NEPAL)

In the IELTS listening and Reading tests, each correct answer amounts to 1 point. Many test takers are unaware that there is also a provision for a partial score in IELTS. For instance, say the correct answer (one that IELTS has taken to be right) is ‘oil and water’ and you have only written ‘oil’, or ‘water’. In this case, you will be obtaining a partial score of 0.5.

You should also understand that there is no negative marking in the IELTS exam. So make sure that you do not leave blanks in your answer sheet. It is wise to take an informed guess by analyzing the question and predicting if the answer is asking for a noun, verb, adjective or an adverb.

Remember: by not answering a question you are reducing the probability for getting the answer right (for that specific question) to a nil. 

Alternatively, an informed guess could give you 1 full point (you never know).

How do you convert your IELTS test points into its equivalent band score? 

The IELTS overall band score calculator below should give you an idea. You might want to print this out and keep it along with your IELTS practice materials. Refer to it every time to need to monitor your progress.

IELTS Listening Scores:

Correct Answers	Band Scores
40	9.0
38-39	8.5
35-37	8.0
33-34	7.5
30-32	7.0
27-29	6.5
23-26	6.0
20-22	5.5
16-19	5.0
14-15	4.5
12-13	4.0

IELTS Reading Scores:

Correct Answers	Band Scores
40-39	9.0
38-37	8.5
36-35	8.0
34-33	7.5
32-30	7.0
29-27	6.5
26-23	6.0
22-19	5.5
18-15	5.0
14-13	4.5
12-10	4.0

                              British Council IELTS band calculator (Nepal)