PTE Score Card shows the overall performance on all items in the PTE test. The PTE score ranges from 10-90 points. PTE Scores for communicative skills (listening, reading, speaking and writing) are based on all test items that assess these skills, either as a single skill or together with other skills.
When are the PTE Results declared?
PTE exam results are available within 3-5 working days from the date of taking the test. Many candidates in India have received their PTE results within 48 hours after taking the test. Every test taker gets notified by email as soon as their test result is available. Test takers can check the result and the PTE report card by securely logging into their myPTE account online.
What is the validity of PTE Results?
Candidates can check the score report in their myPTE accounts for TWO years as the PTE exam score remains valid for TWO years. Beyond that, it requires retaking the test.
How to send your PTE Score?
PTE publishes scores online through the secure online portal. The Score Report Code in PTE Scorecard allows universities and institutes to verify a score online securely. Test-takers do not need to share prints or PDF files.
Steps to follow for sending PTE scores:
- Login to PTE account.
- View Score Reports.
- Choose ‘Send Scores’.
- Type the institute name in ‘Institution/Organization/Department/School’ field and search.
- Select the name of the institute in the search result list.
- Review your details and click NEXT.
- Follow the instruction for each of the institutes.
PTE Score Card List of Contents
Check PTE sample score card below to understand the contents:
The contents of PTE general score card and PTE Academic score card as follow:
- Photo and Test-taker’s ID
- Mail ID of the candidate
- Citizenship
- Country
- Gender
- Test date and center with ID of the center
- Number of attempt in PTE
- PTE score card issue date
- PTE score card is valid through
- Overall score followed by the score breakdown of communicative skills and enabling skills
PTE score card with IELTS
PTE Academic and IELTS comparison with score equivalent guide. The table below shows the score ranges that predict some degree of performance at the next level, and it explains what you are likely to be able to do within those score ranges.
| PTE Academic | IELTS | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| 89-90 | 9 | Expert |
| 83-85 | 8.5 | Very good |
| 74-84 | 8 | |
| 73-77 | 7.5 | Good |
| 64-72 | 7 | |
| 58-63 | 6.5 | Competent |
| 50-57 | 6 | |
| 42-49 | 5.5 | Modest |
| 35-41 | 5 | |
| 30-34 | 4.5 | Limited |
| 0-30 | 0.4 | Extremely limited |
With the help of this chart PTE score card vs IELTS band score, the score equating becomes easier.
PTE IELTS score card Update
The latest update in PTE score comparison concordance to IELTS score has changed the
dynamics of its popularity.
| PTE Academic | <29 | 30 | 36 | 42 | 50 | 58 | 65 | 73 | 79 | 83 | 86 |
| PTE Academic(Updated) | <22 | 23 | 29 | 36 | 46 | 56 | 66 | 76 | 84 | 89 | N/A |
| IELTS | 0-4.0 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 5.5 | 6.0 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 8.5 | 9.0 |
Till 6.5 bands in IELTS, the score of PTE is reduced. It means that PTE has made things easier for students. Students, for this very reason, would not opt for Australia and NZ more. Generally, for academic purposes (further studies), a student required 5.5 to 6 bands in IELTS equivalent to 50-58. Making things easier, now it is 36-46. Personally, I came across many students who were too poor to get 50, and they would be stuck at 45 is good news for them.
On the other hand, PTE has screwed those who seek permanent residency. Things for PR applicants have become tougher. Even chaps with good English used to struggle to get 79; they’d now have to bend on their backs to get 84. Those who enjoyed saying 8.5 bands equivalent score by scoring 83 will have to settle down with 7.5 bands. Obviously, getting 90 in PTE actually never meant 9 bands in IELTS because the latter is hypothetical. Showing the true side, now PTE accepted that their total score of 90 could not equal 9 bands.
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Understanding PTE Score
Below mentioned table aims at evaluating the PTE Academic score scale that will assist candidates with better udnerstanding of PTE score card:
| PTE Academic Score Range | CEFR Equivalent | IELTS Equivalent Band | Skill Evaluation |
| 85-90 | C2 | Band 9 | Effective understanding of audio or visuals, summarizing of spoken and written sources, fact reconstruction, cojerent presentation, fluent and precise appraoch. |
| 76-84 | C1 | Band 7-8 | Understanding of longer texts, recognition skills, language flexibility, well-structured answer for critical explanation. |
| 59-75 | B2 | Band 5.5-6.5 | Presentation of abstract topics, degree of oral fluency and spontaneity, ability to produce detailed subjects. |
| 43-58 | B1 | Band 4-5 | Understanding of main idea, ability to deal with situations, ability to describe experience. |
| 30-42 | A2 | N/A | Understanding of sentences and expressions, communicative approach, description of environment and matters. |
| 10-29 | A1 | N/A | Understanding of everyday exoressions, approach of self-introduction, approach of interaction. |
How PTE Overall Score Is Calculated?
A thorough look at the Pearson PTE score card shows the complicated PTE score calculation process – First the average of the enabling skills is obtained. Communicative skills have 4 components – reading, listening, speaking, and writing. The average of enabling skills is considered as the 5th component. The average of these 5 components is rounded off to get the Overall PTE score.
In case the average is 88 is considered as 90. This calculation is a bit complicated and PTE score card analysis is 100% accurate. A few PTE mock tests with score cards demonstrate this PTE score calculation process in detail.
Here is a PTE score card sample to give you an idea about how a PTE scorecard looks.
*The article might have information for the previous academic years, which will be updated soon subject to the notification issued by the University/College.
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