Your IELTS results

Find everything you need to know about your IELTS results. Learn about the band scores, what examiners look for and how to request a remark.

Check Your Result

Getting your IDP IELTS result is easy. If you take IELTS on a computer, will get your results within 3 to 5 days of sitting your test. Or if you choose to sit a paper-based test, your results will be available 13 days after your test.

Your results are reported as band scores which range from a band 0 to a band 9, with each band corresponding to a level of English-language proficiency. You will get an overall band score, as well as one for each part of the test – Listening, Reading, Writing and Speaking.

If you are not happy with your IELTS results, you can request a remark (Enquiry on Results) within 6 weeks of your test date. This process takes between 2 and 21 days, and if your band scores change, you will get a refund on the fee associated with requesting a remark.

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When will you receive your results?
Your computer-delivered IELTS results will be available online within 3 to 5 days after your test date.
Your paper-based IELTS results will be available online at 12:00 am GMT on the 13th day after the test.
Your IELTS Life Skills Results are available online from 12:00 am GMT on the 7th day after the test.
Your IELTS test centre will send your official Test Report Form (TRF) to your postal address.
  • Computer-delivered IELTS: Your TRF will be posted 3 to 5 days after your test date.
  • Paper-based IELTS: Your TRF will be posted 13 days after your test date.


Due to Covid-19, some test centres will not be sending results by post. Please check with your test centre about the other ways you may access your results.

How is IELTS scored?

To help you work towards the IELTS score you need, watch this short video and find out how IELTS is scored in all four parts of the test.