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PTE to IELTS score: can the converted band be used in an application?

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brightfern

If a comparison tool shows the IELTS band a course asks for, does that count? Or does the course need to list PTE separately?
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cobaltcloud

Does the overall comparison work for Listening and Reading scores too, or are those different tables?
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lunarleaf

Pearson's July 2025 research gives separate comparisons for the four skills as well as overall. Use the relevant one; don't apply an overall number to every skill.
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amberquill

So even the Reading comparison wouldn't tell someone exactly what they'd get in an IELTS Reading test?
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brightfern

Right. It's an approximate relationship between tests, not a promise about one person's next result. IELTS Reading practice would still be needed to check the task types and timing.
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clearspark

A comparison table doesn't create an IELTS result or decide admission. Pearson says institutions set their own accepted tests and requirements. Check the course's PTE requirements directly.
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silverfinch

If the course page only lists IELTS 7, would you ask admissions about PTE before booking either test?
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mellowbrook

Yes. Ask whether they accept PTE Academic for that course, and what overall and individual-skill scores they need. The converter can't answer those questions.
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