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Free IELTS band score calculator (2026)

By Mustafa Darras · Updated 2026-09-18 · No email required

This page converts Listening and Reading raw scores (correct answers out of 40) into an indicative IELTS band. It matches the “free IELTS band score estimate” calculator intent. Writing and Speaking are not raw-score skills — for those, use a criterion diagnostic.

Calculate your band

Indicative band
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Indicative planning tool only. Exact official cut-offs can shift slightly by test version. Confirm with IELTS scoring in detail.

Listening (indicative)

Raw /40Band
39–409.0
37–388.5
35–368.0
32–347.5
30–317.0
26–296.5
23–256.0
18–225.5
16–175.0
13–154.5
10–124.0

Academic Reading (indicative)

Raw /40Band
39–409.0
37–388.5
35–368.0
33–347.5
30–327.0
27–296.5
23–266.0
19–225.5
15–185.0
13–144.5
10–124.0

General Training Reading (indicative)

Raw /40Band
409.0
398.5
37–388.0
367.5
34–357.0
32–336.5
30–316.0
27–295.5
23–265.0
19–224.5
15–184.0
Primary source: IELTS.org — scoring in detail. Band9AI is not affiliated with IELTS, British Council, IDP, or Cambridge.

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