Updated Pearson PTE Scoring Criteria – Effective August 7, 2025

This is the official updated scoring table for the PTE exam, reflecting key changes that will take effect starting August 7, 2025.


What’s New
– Two new question types added:
   • Summarize Group Discussion
   • Respond to a Situation
– Reading score has been removed from Read Aloud
– Writing score has been removed from Fill in the – Blanks (Type In)


Human Scoring Required
The following sections will now be manually scored:
– Describe Image
– Summarize Spoken Text
– Write Essay


Increased Difficulty
The following tasks are now more challenging:
– Summarize Written Text
– Summarize Spoken Text


How to Prepare
– Focus your study plan based on new scoring weights
– Understand how each section contributes to your final score
– Adjust your strategy to improve performance under the new format


👉 Review the full table below and adjust your study roadmap to stay ahead of the changes!

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