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Estimate your IELTS band — and get the plan to reach your target.

Answer 12 questions across Reading and Listening, plus a quick self-check on Writing and Speaking. Get your estimated band, your four-skill breakdown, and a week-by-week plan.

7.0/ 9.0
⏱ ~10 minutes● 12 questions✓ Instant band

How the free IELTS diagnostic works

1

Answer 12 questions — Reading and Listening, plus a quick self-rating for Writing and Speaking. About 10 minutes, no signup.

2

See your estimated band (0–9) with a breakdown of all four skills, so you know exactly which paper is holding your overall score back.

3

Get a personalised study plan that targets your weakest skill first and maps a week-by-week path to your goal band.

What it covers

The diagnostic auto-scores your Reading and Listening with real IELTS-style questions and converts each to a band from 0 to 9. Because Writing and Speaking need a human or AI assessor, they're captured with a quick self-rating and then built into your study plan with real practice. Your overall estimate is the average of the four skills, rounded to the nearest half band — exactly how the real IELTS overall band works.

Frequently asked questions

Is the IELTS diagnostic really free?

Yes. Taking the diagnostic and seeing your estimated band and skill breakdown is completely free, with no account required. You only create a free account if you want to save your personalised plan and start studying.

How long does it take?

About 10 minutes — 12 questions covering Reading and Listening plus two quick self-ratings for Writing and Speaking.

How is my band estimated?

Your Reading and Listening answers are scored and converted to a band from 0 to 9. Writing and Speaking are self-rated. Your overall is the average of the four, rounded to the nearest half band.

Can a quick diagnostic test Writing and Speaking?

Not automatically — those need a human or AI assessor. The diagnostic uses a quick self-rating for them, and your study plan then builds in real Writing and Speaking practice.

What do I get at the end?

Your estimated overall band, a breakdown of all four skills with your weakest ones highlighted, and a week-by-week study plan built to close the gap to your target band.

Built by Derstina — personalised exam prep with real IELTS Reading, Listening and grammar drills, full timed mocks and band tracking, plus dozens of other exams.

Question 1 / 12
Reading

Pick an answer to continue

Estimating your band…

Scoring your Reading and Listening and mapping all four IELTS skills.

Your estimated IELTS band
6.0 / 9
Estimated overall · average of your four skills
Where you areYour target
6.0+1.0 to go7.0

Your four skills

Reading and Listening are measured; Writing and Speaking are self-rated.

Your personalised plan

Your 8-week path to band 7.0

Built from your diagnostic — weakest skill first.

Today
6.0
Projected by test day
6.5–7.0
target 7.0
TodayWeek 4Test day
mock checkpoints keep the projection honest as your real scores come in
8
weeks
24
sessions
20min
a day
3
mocks
Built around your weakest skill

What your plan unlocks
Half a band often comes down to one weak skill dragging the average down. Fixing your lowest skill first is usually the fastest way to lift your overall band — and your plan re-adjusts every time a real score comes in.
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Week 1 · your first drill
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