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IELTS minimum score for new FSW application round 2013

Ajoy the king

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what would be the minimum IELTS score in each band to apply under FSW category in 2013?
 

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Ajoy the king said:
what would be the minimum IELTS score in each band to apply under FSW category in 2013?
omg..u still hanging around here and now u r dreaming for 2013..hahaha.. get busy wid something else my friend, dont destroy ur life for canada. u luv canada arent u. LOL
 

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Ajoy the king said:
what would be the minimum IELTS score in each band to apply under FSW category in 2013?

7 in each module ;)
 

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jaggy had replied...ie Mini 7bands in each module!!

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babbu.mann said:
jaggy had replied...ie Mini 7bands in each module!!

rabb rakha
Babbu
kindly suggest link where it states 7 in each module for ielts
 

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siddharth_pharma84 said:
kindly suggest link where it states 7 in each module for ielts
http://gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p1/2012/2012-08-18/html/reg2-eng.html
 

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omg..u still hanging around here and now u r dreaming for 2013..hahaha.. get busy wid something else my friend, dont destroy ur life for canada. u luv canada arent u. LOL
i m asking for my friend u dumb head...by the way, u r the one who is supposed to reapply after getting refused...well, good luck with your new application :p
 

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limeloveaman said:
Its 7 CLB not bands..

I don't know what u referring.......its clearly mentioned......7 bands in each abilities/module.......there is nothing like 7 CLB
 

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jaggy999 said:

I don't know what u referring.......its clearly mentioned......7 bands in each abilities/module.......there is nothing like 7 CLB
Dear jaggy,
dnt be confused CLB and ielts both are different. they will convert ur ielts score to CLB (canadian language benchmark).
 

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Quoting Qorax post below:-


Language Skills : Minimum Ability for PR application : Year-2013

Hi,

Here it goes...

Previously there was no "qualifying ability threshold" set by CIC for applying, however it was 'expected' that an applicant would score around Avg Band-6, but was not mandatory as long as s/he met the total 67 points. Though individual assessments were the norm -- but it wasn't judicially stable.

However, with the present changes -- an applicant now must score around Avg Band-7 or above to be 'eligible' for PR processing. This is NOW "mandatory".

Pls. check that gazette notification. They r Initially setting the score at CLB/NCLC 7. Which corresponds to Avg Band-7 if u see the "language grid" below:



Thus, if u NOW don't get "Moderate Level" in ur IELTS (which is: Listening=7band, Reading=6band, Writing=6band, Speaking=6band : Total Avg=7band) ur application is Kaput!
 

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We have a discussion in the sticky thread on new FSW rules. From there, the following post may help:

OhCanadiana said:
HOW TO ESTIMATE LANGUAGE POINTS FROM IELTS SCORES
(under the proposed FSWC program)​

Given the number of questions on calculating language points, I put together the following tables. Just look up your IELTS band for each section and add up the FSWC points.

Listening
IELTS CLB FSWC POINTS
5.5 or less <=6 Not eligible for FSWC
6.0 7 4 points
6.5 7 4 points
7.0 7 4 points
7.5+ 8+ 5 or 6 points (depending on where cut-off is defined for CLB 8 vs CLB 9 equivalency,
IELTS 7.5 is 5pts and IELTS band(s) approaching 9.0 would be 6pts)

Reading
IELTS CLB FSWC POINTS
5.5 or less <=6 Not eligible for FSWC
6.0 7 4 points
6.5+ 8+ 5 or 6 points (depending on where cut-off is defined for CLB 8 vs CLB 9 equivalency,
IELTS 6.5 is 5pts and IELTS band(s) approaching 9.0 would be 6pts)

Writing
IELTS CLB FSWC POINTS
5.5 or less <=6 Not eligible for FSWC
6.0 7 4 points
6.5+ 8+ 5 or 6 points (depending on where cut-off is defined for CLB 8 vs CLB 9 equivalency,
IELTS 6.5 is 5pts and IELTS band(s) approaching 9.0 would be 6pts)

Speaking
IELTS CLB FSWC POINTS
5.5 or less <=6 Not eligible for FSWC
6.0 7 4 points
6.5+ 8+ 5 or 6 points (depending on where cut-off is defined for CLB 8 vs CLB 9 equivalency,
IELTS 6.5 is 5pts and IELTS band(s) approaching 9.0 would be 6pts)

The FSWC points assume they continue using IELTS and that the 'equivalencies' stay similar based on:

In the proposed FSWC plan:
CLB/NCLC 7: 4 points per ability
CLB/NCLC 8: 5 points per ability
CLB/NCLC 9: 6 points per ability

and that previously (per OP-6):
Basic was given by CLB/NCLC 4 or 5 gave 1 point per ability up to 2 points max
For IELTS test results received on or after November 28, 2008, that was equivalent to:
Listening Reading Writing Speaking
4.5 - 5.0 3.5 - 4.5 4.0 - 5.0 4.0 - 5.0

Moderate was approx. CLB/NCLC 6 or 7 and gave 2 pts per ability
Listening Reading Writing Speaking
5.5 - 7.0 5.0 - 6.0 5.5 - 6.0 5.5 - 6.0

High was CLB/NCLC 8 +
Listening Reading Writing Speaking
7.5 - 9.0 6.5 - 9.0 6.5 - 9.0 6.5 - 9.0
Approx. CLB/NCLC 6 or 7


NOTE: This updated chart clears up the areas where the previous chart had uncertainty (e.g., 'maybe' categories for lower ranges) based on the OP-25 chart in section 9.7 (much clearer than the ranges in OP6!) It is now clear that the minimum score for CLB Level 7 is 6.0 across the board (not 6.5 for listening as I had estimated using linear distribution within the range) :)
 

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Could the above estimates have been superseded by more specific figures in the table found in the Canadian Experience Class application guide (cic. gc. ca / english / information / applications / guides / 5609ETOC. asp), under "Using your test results"? It lists the IELTS equivalents for CLBs from 4 to 8. Unfortunately it does not specify the IELTS equivalents for CLB 9.