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Computer-Delivered IELTS test results are available online 5-7 days after your test. Paper-Based IELTS test results are available on the 14 th day after your test. Please note, we are not responsible for any errors or delays relating to web results release. Search for your provisional IELTS result below. Note: the system will not display results for more than 28 days after your test date. Your official Test Report Form will be released to you 13 days after the test unless otherwise specified in the information provided by your test centre. Official results by mail Your IELTS Test Centre will send your official Test Report Form (TRF) to your postal address. Computer-delivered IELTS test: TRF will be posted 3-5 days after your test date. Paper-based IELTS: TRF will be posted 13 days after your test date. Covid-19 update: some test centres will not be sending results by post.
When will I get my IELTS results?
You won’t have to wait long for your IELTS test results, which can be previewed online 13 calendar days after the test for paper-based and 3 - 5 calendar days after a computer-delivered test on the online registration system. IELTS Results remain online for 28 days but should not be used as an official confirmation of your performance.
The Test Report Form (TRF), a paper copy of your IELTS test score, will be dispatched via courier 13 calendar days after the test for a paper-based and 3 - 5 calendar days for a computer-delivered test Please allow at least 7 working days for the delivery (in case of a failed delivery we will contact you for correction/confirmation of address and resend the TRF within these 7 working days)
IELTS results will not be disclosed over the phone or through email.
If you lose your Test Report Form or forget your test results, please contact us at 0800-22000
We will send your Test Report Form directly to the institutions you’re applying to
Institutions need original copies of your Test Report Form (TRF). Photocopies are not accepted.
We can send up to five additional copies of your TRF directly to institutions you are applying to (universities, immigration officers, etc). If you would like us to do this, please include the relevant addresses when you book your test.
Please give the full postal address of the institution. Without the complete address we are not able to check whether the institution has access to the IELTS Test Report Form Verification Service that allows it to view your results after we have submitted them electronically. In case they do not access this service, we will send your TRF by post.
Universities / Institutions that have subscribed to the electronic download of scores (STED RO) will be sent results electronically. The university and its address details on ATRF Forms need to match exactly as mentioned on the downloadable STED RO list. Click here to download the STED RO list of the universities that accept IELTS scores electronically.
Get additional copies of your IELTS results
Additional Test Result Forms (TRFs) are available to any institution upon request. You have to pay a fee mentioned here, and your results are only available for up to two years after the date of registration. If a courier service is needed this may also incur additional costs.
Download the Additional TRF form and send them to your respective test centre, if your test centre has been closed, you can order additional test report forms.
You will need to provide the institution’s address and fill in the Application for Additional Test Report Form. We then send the TRF directly to the institution.
An additional Test Report Form takes around 10 days to be processed.
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In addition to this, Candidates may request up to two additional TRFs under conditions such as damage or loss. No reason or evidence for loss or damage needs to be submitted by the candidate. Submissions for additional TRFs must be made in writing to the center with copy of ID document used on test day and proof of payment of relevant fees. For details of applicable fee, please click on the link above.
Submissions for additional TRFs must be made in writing to the center with copy of ID document used on test day.
Understanding your IELTS score
You will be awarded an IELTS band score from 0-9 for each test section, which reflects your proficiency in English.
Your TRF shows a score for each of the four skills (Listening, Reading, Writing and Speaking), as well as an overall band score. You can score whole band scores (for example 5.0, 6.0, 7.0) or half band scores (e.g. 5.5, 6.5, 7.5) in each section of the test.
How to get your IELTS test re-marked
If you did not receive the score you expected, you can apply for your test to be re-marked. This is called an Enquiry on Results (EOR). You can choose which test sections you want to be re-marked and will need to request this at the test centre where you sat the test.
The fee for this service is detailed in the EOR fee document. Your fee will be refunded if your score is increased for any section of the test.
You need to apply for a re-marking no later than six weeks after the test date.
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Download the Enquiry on Results Form from the download section below and submit it to the test centre where you sat the test. Make sure you attach proof of payment.
Your result will normally be available in 2 to 21 days, depending on several factors including the number of sections requested for remark. If you have not received a response after 28 days, please contact info@britishcouncil.org.pk or 0800-22000
Want to re-take your IELTS test?
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There are no restrictions on re-taking IELTS. You can book a test as soon as you feel you are ready to do so.
Please note that your score is unlikely to increase unless you make a significant effort to improve your English before re-taking the test. Visit the preparation section to take a practice test and assess your level.
On the IELTS Test Report Form, you’ll find the overall band score and the results your students achieved in each part of the test.
Individual test scores
Scores for each of the four skills are equally weighted. The overall band scores are calculated by taking the mean result for each part of the test.
The overall band score
Overall band scores are calculated to the nearest whole or half band. If the average score across the four skills – Listening, Reading, Writing and Speaking – ends in .25, it is rounded up to the next half band.
If it ends in .75, it is rounded up to the next whole band.
Band score | Skill level | Description |
| Band 9 | Expert user | You have a full operational command of the language. Your use of English is appropriate, accurate and fluent, and you show complete understanding. |
| Band 8 | Very good user | You have a fully operational command of the language with only occasional unsystematic inaccuracies and inappropriate usage. You may misunderstand some things in unfamiliar situations. You handle complex detailed argumentation well. |
| Band 7 | Good user | You have an operational command of the language, though with occasional inaccuracies, inappropriate usage and misunderstandings in some situations. Generally you handle complex language well and understand detailed reasoning. |
| Band 6 | Competent user | Generally you have an effective command of the language despite some inaccuracies, inappropriate usage and misunderstandings. You can use and understand fairly complex language, particularly in familiar situations. |
| Band 5 | Modest user | You have a partial command of the language, and cope with overall meaning in most situations, although you are likely to make many mistakes. You should be able to handle basic communication in your own field. |
| Band 4 | Limited user | Your basic competence is limited to familiar situations. You frequently show problems in understanding and expression. You are not able to use complex language. |
| Band 3 | Extremely limited user | You convey and understand only general meaning in very familiar situations. There are frequent breakdowns in communication. |
| Band 2 | Intermittent user | You have great difficulty understanding spoken and written English. |
| Band 1 | Non-user | You have no ability to use the language except a few isolated words. |
| Band 0 | Did not attempt the test | You did not answer the questions. |
The Common European Framework (CEFR)
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The CEFR is an international standard for describing language ability. It marks an individual's language skills along a six-mark scale ranging from A1 (beginners) to C2 (advanced).
IELTS scores range from 0 - 9. IELTS teachers can map scores against the Common European Framework to help gauge a student's language ability.
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The scale helps IELTS teachers, examiners and students to compare language skills and scores from tests and qualifications.