Glossary
Test Report Form
Also written as TRF
The document that reports your results: a band for each of the four sections and your overall band. IELTS recommends treating a result as valid for two years. An organisation can choose to accept an older one.
Guides that use this term
IELTS Remark (Enquiry on Results): How It Works and How Long It Takes
A re-mark, officially an Enquiry on Results, is a second marking of one or more sections of your test. The answer comes within 21 days at most. With the British Council and IDP, you apply within six weeks of your test date.
General
What to Expect on IELTS Test Day
You sit Listening, Reading and Writing in one sitting with no breaks. Speaking may be on the same day or up to a week before or after. Bring the ID you booked with, and leave every electronic device outside the room.
General
How to Send Your IELTS Results to Universities
You do not post your own Test Report Form. You ask for it to be sent, through your booking portal or your test centre. Each organisation picks postal mail or e-delivery. Postal is free for up to five organisations, and e-delivery has no limit.
General
How to Get Band 7 in IELTS When You Are Stuck at 6.5
An overall 6.5 is an average of four section bands. This plan shows how to find the section and the criterion that hold yours down. Then it shows what band 7 asks for there.
Improvement planGeneral
IELTS Band Scores Explained: What Your Score Actually Means
IELTS reports each section and your overall result as a band from 0 to 9. This guide explains what each band means and how the overall band is calculated. It also covers pass marks and CEFR levels.
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Checked against ielts.org's IELTS scoring in detail page on 8 September 2026.