IELTS 5.5+ gives you the maximum foreign-language score at DTM — the 2026 rules
Key facts
- B2 certificate (IELTS 5.5+) = maximum foreign-language score, no exam needed
- Worth 93.0 points if the language is your first subject, 63.0 if second
- New for 2026: B1 certificate = 75% of the maximum score
- Certificate must be valid (not expired) on submission day — IELTS lasts 2 years
For hundreds of thousands of abituriyents sitting Uzbekistan's university entrance exams this summer, one rule quietly decides more points than any single test day: a valid B2-level foreign-language certificate — which for English means IELTS 5.5 or higher — replaces the foreign-language exam with the maximum score.
What it's worth in real numbers
- If English is your first (main) subject: the certificate banks 93.0 points — the full block.
- If English is your second subject: 63.0 points, guaranteed.
- You skip the foreign-language section entirely — less exam-day risk, more time for the other subjects.
The 2026 change: B1 now counts too
From the 2026 admission season, applicants holding a valid B1 national or international certificate get 75% of the maximum foreign-language score on programmes where the language sits in the subject block. It's a real consolation prize — but the gap between 75% and 100% is exactly the gap between IELTS ~4.5–5.0 and 5.5, which for most students is a few months of focused practice.
Three traps to avoid
- Expiry. IELTS is valid for 2 years from the test date. If it expires before document submission, it counts for nothing.
- Cutting it too close. Computer-delivered results take up to ~5 days, paper up to ~13. Book with a safety margin before the admission window.
- Aiming at exactly 5.5. If your practice mocks say 5.5, exam-day variance can drop you to 5.0. Train until mocks show 6.0 — then 5.5 is your floor, not your ceiling.
🇺🇿 Qisqacha
OTMga kirishda amal qilayotgan B2 sertifikat (IELTS 5.5+) chet tili fanidan imtihonsiz maksimal ball beradi: birinchi fan bo'lsa 93.0, ikkinchi fan bo'lsa 63.0. 2026-yil yangiligi: B1 sertifikat maksimalning 75% ini beradi. Sertifikat hujjat topshirish kunida amalda bo'lishi shart (IELTS 2 yil amal qiladi). Maslahat: mock testlarda 6.0 ko'rsatmaguncha real imtihonga bormang — shunda 5.5 kafolatlangan bo'ladi.
Source / Manba: Infoedu.uz — Maksimal ball beruvchi sertifikatlar 2026 · Oliygoh.uz