IELTS test modules

There are two IELTS test modules available - the Academic Module and the General Training
Module. The results of the Academic Module may be used to determine a candidate’s suitability
for study at undergraduate or postgraduate level. The General Training Module is suitable for
candidates wishing to continue their studies at diploma level only. The General Training Module
is also used for immigration purposes to Australia or New Zealand, and for students who wish
to complete their secondary education in an English-speaking country. The General Training
Reading and Writing Sub-tests are less demanding than the corresponding Academic Module
Sub-tests, but the Listening and Speaking Sub-tests are the same for both modules

You will be given a mark between 0 and 9 for each of the 4 Sub-tests (there are no half marks in
the Writing and Speaking Sub-tests). Your Overall Band Score is an average of the 4 Subtest
Band Scores, with fractional scores rounding up or down to the nearest x.0 or x.5 score (with
x.25 and x.75 rounding up.)
Therefore, if you score 6.5 in the Listening Sub-test
5 in the Reading Sub-test
7 in the Writing Sub-test
and 6 in the Speaking Sub-test
Your total score is 24.5
By averaging the scores (dividing the total score 24.5 by 4) in the example above, you would
achieve an Overall Band Score of 6.0 (which is 6.125 rounded down).