What is IELTS Band?

 

IELTS 9 BAND SCALE....

Your performance on test day in each language skill - Listening, Reading, Writing and Speaking - is reported as a band score on a scale of 1 (the lowest ) to 9 ( the highest). All parts of the test and the overall Band score are reported in whole or half bands ( e.g. 6.0, 6.5, 7.0, 7.5, etc).

You come across your friends, seniors in the college, neighbours say about the BAND they got. What actually the BAND means. Here explains in detail for you... 

Band  9  - Expert User :     has fully operational command of the language: appropriate,                                                   accurate and fluent with complete understanding.

Band 8  - Very good user : has fully operational command of the language with only                                                      occasional unsystematic inaccuracies and inappropriacies.                                                       Misunderstandings may occur in unfamiliar situations.                                                            Handles complex, detailed argumentation well.

Band 7  - Good user  :    Has operational command of the language although    with                                                    occasional  inaccuracies, inappropriacies and                                                                       misunderstandings in some situations. Generally handles                                                        complex language well and understands detailed reasoning.

Band 6 - Competent user : Has generally effective command of the language despite                                                      some inaccuracies, inappropriacies and misunderstandings.                                                Can use and understand fairly complex language, particularly                                                 in familiar situations.

Band 5  - Modest user : Has partial command of the language, coping with overall                                                       meaning inmost situations, although is likely to make mistakes.                                              Should be able to handle basic communication in own field.

Band 4  - Limited  user : Basic competence is limited to familiar situations. Has frequent                                          problems in understanding and expression. Is not able to use                                                    complex language.

Band 3  - Extremely Limited : Conveys and understands only general meaning in very                                                             familiar situations. Frequent breakdowns in communication                                                       occur.

Band 2  - Intermittent user : No real communication is possible except for the most basic                                                     information using isolated words or short formulae in                                                             familiar situations and to meet immediate needs. Has great                                                     difficulty understanding spoken and written English. 

Band 1  - Non-user : Essentially has no ability to use the language beyond possibly a few                                         isolated words.

Band 0 - Did not attempt the test : No assessable information provided.

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