Name of exam TOEFL IELTS

Abbreviation meaning Test of English as a International English

Foreign Language Language Testing System
Who its aimed at non-native English non-native English
speakers speakers
Level All levels can enter though All levels can enter though
mainly taken for university mainly taken for university
entrance. entrance.
How many papers? 4 Reading / Listening / 4 Reading / Listening /
Speaking / Writing Speaking / Writing
GENERAL OR
ACADEMIC.
How long does each paper Reading 60-80mins Reading 60mins
take? Listening 60-90mins Listening 40mins
Speaking 20mins Speaking 11-14mins
Writing 50mins Writing 60mins
Computer based? Mostly Internet based. No.
Limited availability paper-
based tests.
How is it graded/scored? Scale of 0-120 points Scale of 0-9 in 0.5 band
Each section worth 0-30 increments.
points. Score valid for 2 years.
Scores valid for 2 years.

IELTS TOEFL
IELTS Description
Score Score

9 118-120 Expert User

8.5 115-117
Very Good User
8 110-114

7.5 102-109
Good User
7 94-101

6.5 79-93
Competent User
6 60-78

5.5 42-59
Modest User
5 35-41
4.5 32-34 Limited User

Extremely Limited/Intermittent/Non
0-4 0-31
User

IELTS Band
CEFR Level[24]
Score

8.5 and higher C2

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8.0
C2/C1

7.5 C1

7.0 C1

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6.5
C1/B2

6.0 B2

5.5 B2

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5.0
B2/B1

4.5 B1

4.0 B1