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IELTS score estimate · Academic & General Training

Know your IELTS band before exam day.

Get a realistic section-level IELTS estimate in under 3 minutes. See exactly which band is limiting your score — and what to do about it. Free, no account needed.

Common targets: 6.0–6.5 for Canadian colleges and immigration. 6.5–7.0 for UK universities. 7.0–8.0 for professional registration (nursing, teaching, engineering).
Supports both Academic and General Training. The format choice appears in the estimate flow — it changes the reading passages, writing tasks, and scoring logic.

Mini test: 5 questions · ~7 minutes · Section-level result · Free

IELTS is accepted by over 11,000 institutions worldwide.

What the estimate covers

Section-by-section breakdown.

Reading

Where many students lose bands unexpectedly. Academic and General Training use different passage types. Time pressure and question variety are both factors.

Listening

The most improvable section with consistent practice. Scores here tend to be more stable than reading once exposure builds.

Writing

Typically the main bottleneck. Task response and coherence in Task 2 are the fastest areas to improve with focused feedback.

Speaking

Many students underestimate their speaking band. Fluency and coherence matter more than grammar alone. An honest self-rating here improves the overall estimate.

Your realistic range

Not a best-case prediction. A calibrated estimate based on your actual section inputs and exam timeline.

Your main bottleneck

The one section most holding your overall score back — not just your lowest score. Knowing this changes where to focus.

Your fastest path

The 1–2 sections where focused improvement will move your overall score the most, based on your current profile.

Free estimate. No account. 3 minutes.

Start with the diagnostic or enter your mock scores. Either way, you'll leave with a clear picture of where you stand.