How to download IELTS Scorecard - Tips to follow

You can easily get your IELTS score card through the electronic downloading facility. You have to follow these steps: 

1. Login to www.ielts.org/TRF with your email address (same as the one given in the application form) and your password (the one you got in your registration e-mail). 
2. Click the option Download Results on the left-hand side menu. 
3. Choose the range of dates for the results that you wish to download. This should include the date on which you took the test. 
4. Select your chosen format for showing the results, i.e. CSV or XML. 
5. Hit Submit for seeing all the results dispatched to your institution within the range of dates that you specified earlier. 

Remember that IELTS results are officially released only 13 days after the date of the test and may require another 24-48 hours post the same for the data to appear on the site.

You will get the TRF (test report form) as a paper copy through mail delivery. This happens 13 days after the date of the IELTS paper test. You will get it 5-7 days after your computer-based IELTS testing date. You should wait for at least 7 working days in order to get delivery. Taking the IELTS examination on the computer will help you get the results within 3-5 days of appearing for the same. The results will be shown as scores in the 0-9 bands. You can also ask for an enquiry on results (remark) within a period of 6 weeks from the date of the test. This entire mechanism will need 2-21 days on average. If the band score is changed, then you will get a refund on the fee paid for requesting the remark.

You can get a TRF (test result form) copy by contacting the exam centre where you sat for the test. You should submit your written request and furnish an ID document copy. If you require more copies to be sent to various institutions, you should reach out to your IELTS centre for more help in this regard. After giving the IELTS exam, you will get a single copy of the TRF and it can only be replaced once it is damaged or lost. For getting a TRF copy, you will have to contact the centre where you sat for your test. You should offer a written request, furnishing a copy of the ID document used on the day of the test. Those wishing to use IELTS results for immigration can apply for an extra TRF copy from the centre. The application proof should be furnished in this regard.

You can view your results and will get an email-based notification with the link for seeing the IELTS scores. If you have taken the IELTS on paper, then you can see the results online around 13 days after taking the test. If you have taken IELTS on the computer, then the results will be made available around 3-5 days after the date of the test. You cannot track the IELTS score card otherwise, even when the results are being delivered.

The calculation of the IELTS score card takes place through a specific system. The band score is the average of the four scores that you have obtained in the speaking, listening, writing and reading sections. These are rounded off till the nearest half or whole band. For example, if you get 6.1, then the score will be rounded off to 6.0. Scores up to .25 will be rounded till the corresponding half band and those ending in .75, the score will be rounded up to the next band.