PTE Test Result & Scores

What is PTE Score?

PTE band score helps evaluate your English proficiency skills. PTE scores in the band range from 10-90 on a global scale for the English language, and measures the accuracy of your English skills.

PTE Score Range

There are 20 different item types and each test taker does between 70 and 91 items in any given test. The overall score in the PTE test ranges from PTE band score range of 10-90 points. The PTE score calculator is carried out on the basis of PTE band calculator. The score scale of PTE Academic shows increments of four points.

PTE Score Validity

The validity of the PTE score calculator is of two years from the date of appearing for the test. Post to the expiry of the mentioned date, the PTE score calculator is not valid and won’t be accepted by universities

PTE Score Availability

PTE academic scores are available within five business days after appearing for the test. PTE test candidates are notified via mail about the PTE score calculator online and evaluation.

How to check PTE Score/Result?

To check the PTE Score Availability, candidates have to just follow these simple steps:

The PTE results will be out within 5 business days from the actual test date.
Go to the PTE official website and log in with your username and password.
Click ‘sign in’.
Once you are logged in, click on the ‘current activity’ link.
Then click on the PTE view score report link.
Use Adobe Reader to view your PTE score which will be available in PDF format.

What is PTE Passing Score?

PTE scores range from 10-90; however, there is no passing PTE score. Candidates scoring anywhere between 65-75 is considered to be a good PTE score for admission to top universities.

For other universities, a PTE score between 50-63 is widely accepted. These comparisons will give candidates an overview on PTE band scores and conversion of a PTE score to a band of IELTS and TOEFL. This should help you easily understand the equivalent IELTS and TOEFL scores based on the PTE scores.

PTE Band Score Chart:

Here is the PTE band score chart:

PTE Score Chart	PTE Score Description
85 and above	Can read and comprehend with ease. Can easily understand spoken English. Can summarize details from various audio sources and written texts. Can express self coherently. Can converse with clarity in complex situations.
Between 76 and 84	Can comprehend a range of complex texts with their implicit meaning. Can express themselves without any difficulty. Can communicate effectively for social, academic and professional purposes.
Between 59 and 75	Can comprehend the main concepts of a complex text. Can communicate with fluency and spontaneity without much difficulty.
Between 51 and 58	Can communicate with sufficient command over the language, but makes many errors. Can easily understand standard spoken language. Can share factual information about everyday matters with a certain confidence. Can comprehend most of the details from recorded and broadcast resources.
Between 43 and 50	Can comprehend standard language encountered in work, school, leisure, etc. Can tackle common situations that might arise in places where the language is spoken.
Between 30 and 42	Can comprehend phrases and commonly used expressions that are of relevant topics including personal information, shopping, local geography and employment. Can communicate in simple terms their personal background and immediate environment.
Between 10 and 29	Can comprehend basic everyday phrases and expressions. Can introduce himself/herself and pose simple questions to others. Can interact with people.

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PTE Score to IELTS :

Candidates aiming to go abroad for academic or professional commitments appear for different exams like IELTS instead of PTE. Hence, it becomes important to know the equivalence of PTE scores to IELTS. Comparing the PTE Score chart with IELTS would provide a clear understanding of the equivalence of the IELTS score with the PTE Score band. Take a look at the table below to evaluate the PTE score band by comparing it to the IELTS score band:

PTE	IELTS	Proficiency Level
89-90	9	EXPERT
83-85	8.5	VERY GOOD
74-84	8	VERY GOOD
73-77	7.5	GOOD
64-72	7	GOOD
58-63	6.5	COMPETENT
50-57	6	COMPETENT
42-49	5.5	MODEST
35-41	5	MODEST
30-34	4.5	LIMITED
0-30	0.4	EXTREMELY LIMITED

According to the above PTE band score chart, 50-57 band scores in PTE and 6 in IELTS are the same. Similarly, 64-62 band scores in the PTE and 7 in IELTS band score represent the same value. However, to understand the PTE band chart in consideration with global English skills, the following guide can help you in evaluating how the PTE band score list is related to IELTS score list:

PTE vs IELTS Band Score Comparison or PTE score to IELTS

PTE Band Score	86 and above	83-85	79-82	73-78	65-72	59-64	51-58	43-50	35-42	30-34
IELTS Band Score	9	8.5	8	7.5	7	6.5	6	5.5	5	4.5

PTE Score to TOEFL :

Candidates can compare their PTE bands with other scores like TOEFL as well. The table below will give you a detailed comparison between PTE and TOEFL:

PTE	TOEFL	Proficiency Level
89-90	118-120	EXPERT
83-85	115-117	VERY GOOD
74-84	110-114	VERY GOOD
73-77	102-109	GOOD
64-72	94-101	GOOD
58-63	79-93	COMPETENT
50-57	60-78	COMPETENT
42-49	46-59	MODEST
35-41	35-45	MODEST
30-34	32-34	LIMITED
0-30	0-31	EXTREMELY LIMITED

PTE vs TOEFL Band Score Comparison or PTE score to TOEFL

A 50-57 PTE score and 60-78 TOEFL score are the same. Similarly, scoring 64-62 in PTE holds the same value as scoring 94-101 in TOEFL.

Candidates can take reference from the table below to understand the comparison between the two:

PTE Academic	38	42	46	50	53	59	64	68	72	78	84
TOEFL iBT	40-44	54-56	65-66	74-75	79-80	87-88	94	99-100	105	113	120

Although there is no passing PTE band score, top colleges and universities have a preference for an average 65-75 PTE score. In fact, few colleges and universities also consider a 50-63 PTE score as acceptable.

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PTE Score Chart

The PTE score is machine-scored. The scoring is of two types:

Partial Credit
Correct or Incorrect

Partial Credit:

Partial credit is marked for all right answers. For all wrong answers, points will be deducted from the points earned for the right answers. No marks are awarded for the wrong answers.

Correct or Incorrect:

The candidate will be awarded one point for each correct response. No points will be awarded for an incorrect answer.

How PTE Overall Score Chart is Calculated?

The overall score will be calculated based on the candidate's performance in all the sections. The PTE score calculators take the sum and average for the overall score. The two important contributors to the PTE score are

Communicative Skills
Enabling Scores.

PTE Communicative Skills Score:

The score for this category consists of reading, writing, speaking and listening. The score range for the skill is between 10 and 90 points.

PTE Enabling Skills Score:

These skills include grammar, spelling, pronunciation, vocabulary, oral fluency and written discourse. The score of enabling skill ranges between 10 and 90 points.

For the overall PTE score, all scores under Enabling Skills are added and the total is divided by 6. The average of this is added along with the four communicative skills scores. The average of these 5 parts together is taken as the overall PTE score.

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PTE Score Chart for Speaking and Writing Section:

Section	PTE Scoring System
Read Aloud	Partial credit
Repeat Sentence	Partial credit
Describe image	Partial credit
Re-tell lecture	Partial credit
Answer Short Questions	Correct/ Incorrect
Summarize Written Text	Partial credit
Writing Essay	Partial credit

PTE Score Chart for Reading Section:

Section	PTE Scoring System
Multiple-choice, choose a single answer	Correct/ Incorrect
Multiple-choice, choose multiple answers	Partial credit for each correct response. Points deducted for incorrect options chosen
Re-order paragraphs	Partial credit for each correctly ordered, adjacent pair
Reading: Fill in the blanks	Partial credit for each correctly completed blank
Reading and writing: Fill in the blanks	Partial credit for each correctly completed blank

PTE Score Chart for Listening Section:

Section	PTE Scoring System
Summarize spoken text	Partial credit
Multiple-choice, choose multiple answers	Partial credit for each correct response. Points deducted for incorrect options chosen
Fill in the blanks	Partial credit for each correct word spelled correctly
Highlight correct summary	Correct/ Incorrect
Multiple-choice, choose a single answer	Correct/ Incorrect
Select missing word	Correct/ incorrect
Highlight incorrect words	Partial credit for each word. Points deducted for incorrect options chosen
Write from dictation	Partial credit for each word spelled correctly

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