OET grade requirement checker

Each sub-test is scored from 0 to 500. The NMC and ECFMG ask for 350 (grade B) in Listening, Reading and Speaking, and 300 (C+) in Writing.

Your scores

Listening C+

Reading B

Writing C

Speaking B

Scores run from 0 to 500 in steps of 10. Grade letters from the OET grade table.

Sub-test	Yours	Listed minimum	Compared
Listening	330 C+	350 B	20 below
Reading	360 B	350 B	At or above
Writing	290 C	300 C+	10 below
Speaking	350 B	350 B	At or above

Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC)

Listening, Writing are below the listed minimum.

This compares numbers only. It is not a decision about registration or certification; the NMC decides.

Also check at the source

Required scores within two years at the point NMC considers the complete application.
Each sitting must include all four sub-tests.

Minimums from the NMC's OET page, checked 23 September 2026. Rules change; the source always wins.

Scores and grade letters

There is no overall OET score. Each grade letter covers a band of the 0 to 500 scale.

Doctors applying to the GMC can use the NMC and GMC route checker. Other regulators, employers and universities publish their own rules.