Key points
- Authorship: the EdKnot team, as an organisation.
- Contact: support@edknot.com.
Company
Editorial standards and scoring methodology
How EdKnot sources, checks and dates what it publishes, how practice answers are scored, what an EdKnot score can and cannot tell you, and how to report an error.
Who publishes EdKnot
EdKnot is published by EdKnot Technologies Private Limited, an Indian company, as an organisation.
Every page on www.edknot.com is written and maintained by the EdKnot team. We do not name individual writers. Guides carry the byline "EdKnot Editorial Team", and the site's structured data names EdKnot as publisher. The company holds DPIIT recognition DIPP282729 under Startup India; its registered office and CIN are on the about page.
Where our facts come from
Facts about the test come from Pearson. Facts about visas come from the authority that sets them.
Format, scoring, results, fees and policies come from Pearson's score guides, handbooks, help centre and policy centre. IELTS fees appear only for comparison, from IDP and British Council pages.
We quote only numbers we could verify on an official page. When a figure sits on a page we cannot read, we link to it instead. On our reference pages, each named source links to its page.
Key points
- IELTS and CLB equivalents come from Pearson's concordance and the IRCC chart, kept in one place and reused by every page and calculator.
- On our comparison page, competitor facts come from each vendor's own pages; anything not stated is marked "not stated".
The sources we check against
| Source | What we take from it |
|---|---|
| Pearson, PTE Academic, PTE Core and PTE Academic UKVI | What we take from itTest format, length and result timing |
| PTE Academic Test Taker Score Guide and PTE Core Score Guide | What we take from itTask scoring, traits, skill credits, the score report |
| PTE Academic and PTE Core Test Taker Handbooks | What we take from itBooking, results, the Skills Profile, appeals |
| Pearson, Understand your score and PTE Academic scores | What we take from itCEFR alignment and typical study minimums |
| Pearson Help Center, Scoring | What we take from itViewing, sending and verifying results; validity |
| Pearson policy centre: rescore, retake, cancellation, refund | What we take from itRescores, technical reviews, attempt limits, cancellations |
| Pearson, test centres and fees | What we take from itTest fees by country, from the pricing service the page loads |
| Pearson, PTE updates 2025 and PTE Home | What we take from itThe August 2025 task changes; PTE Home levels |
| Department of Home Affairs | What we take from itAustralian English levels, points and validity |
| IRCC: Express Entry and citizenship | What we take from itAccepted tests, CLB levels and validity for Canada |
| gov.uk, Secure English Language Tests | What we take from itUK visa tests and levels |
| Immigration New Zealand | What we take from itSkilled residence English requirement |
How facts are dated and re-checked
A fact on a reference page carries the date we last checked it, and that date is part of the fact.
On the PTE statistics and results pages, each row names its source and the date it was checked. The scoring and fees pages give the source and check date for each table. Most were last checked on 21 October 2026; some rows carry 24 September, 22 October or 10 November 2026.
If a source page cannot be loaded on a check, the row keeps its earlier date and says so, as the IELTS row for the United Kingdom does. Pearson changes fees and policies without much notice, so confirm anything tied to a deadline on the source page.
Key points
- Fees are shown as Pearson lists them; any tax appears at checkout in myPTE.
- Data study figures carry the study window as their date.
How published and updated dates are set
The "Updated" date on a page moves only when that page's content changes.
Each page is built from a content file kept in version control. Its "Updated" date, shown on the page, in its structured data and in the sitemap, is the date that file's content last changed, never the build date or the day you visit. Edits that leave the content unchanged do not move it.
Guides show a "Published" date, and an "Updated" date if they changed on a later day; the updated date is never the earlier of the two. Two guides written before we recorded publication dates carry the site launch date, 7 July 2026. Hub pages show the latest date among the pages they list.
Key points
- "Updated" means the page changed. The check date beside a fact says when that fact was verified.
How practice answers are scored
Every EdKnot answer is scored automatically, against the traits and scales Pearson publishes.
Spoken and written answers are AI-scored trait by trait, using the traits in Pearson's score guides for each task: content, form, grammar, vocabulary, spelling, oral fluency and pronunciation, and for the essay, development, structure and coherence and general linguistic range. Reading and listening answers are scored automatically too. Practice and mock answers are scored the same way.
EdKnot scoring is fully automated. No person reviews, marks or moderates an EdKnot score.
A complete mock reports an overall score and the four communicative skills, each on the 10–90 scale, with a skills profile. Integrated tasks feed two skills, as in the real test. Each mock keeps the number of items per task inside Pearson's official ranges, and its section clocks follow Pearson's published times.
Key points
- Practice: one answer at a time, with a score for each trait.
- Mock: the whole exam under real timing.
What an EdKnot score means, and its limits
An EdKnot score is an estimate, not a prediction of your official result.
It shows which skills and tasks are costing marks. Only a Pearson score report can meet a university or visa requirement.
Read a mock score as a range: book the real test when two mocks in a row clear your target in every skill by three to five points.
Key points
- In Pearson's live test, a human expert reviews the content score on seven longer tasks. EdKnot has no such step, so a memorised or generic answer can score differently on test day.
- Speaking scores depend on the recording. If one is unexpectedly low, check the microphone, background noise and timing first.
- Practice scores run higher on speaking. In our data study, Repeat Sentence scored about 19 points lower in mocks than in practice; across all 23 comparable task types the average gap was about 2 points.
- Scoring is refined continuously. When a refinement affects a published figure, we re-measure it on current scoring.
How the data study was produced
The data study reports aggregates from answers scored on EdKnot, with its method beside the figures.
"Where PTE Marks Are Actually Lost" (November 2026) covers thousands of scored practice and mock-test answers submitted on EdKnot from 7 July to 10 November 2026, across 26 task types, 58% from mocks and 42% from practice, each answer counted once. Internal, test and staff accounts were removed, and no individual answer was read.
Practice and mock averages are compared only where a task type has at least 30 attempts on each side; smaller task types are reported as indicative only.
Key points
- Every trait figure is measured by EdKnot's scoring, not Pearson's, so it shares the limits above.
- Eighteen weeks is still a short window, and the practice-versus-mock gap mixes exam pressure with self-selection.
- The study was rerun in November 2026 and is refreshed as the dataset grows; newer figures supersede older ones.
Corrections and how to report an error
If something on EdKnot is wrong or out of date, tell us and we will correct it.
Email support@edknot.com, or use phone or WhatsApp from the contact page. Send the page address, the sentence or figure, and, if you can, the official page that shows the right one. A correction moves the page's "Updated" date.
Key points
- Report a problem with a scored answer the same way, with the question type and attempt.
- Changes to the test, visas and fees are recorded in the dated PTE updates posts.
Independence and affiliations
EdKnot is independent. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by or connected to Pearson Education Ltd or Pearson VUE.
PTE rules, fees and policies belong to Pearson, and visa thresholds to the authorities that set them. Our comparison page says that EdKnot publishes it and dates its checks.
Key points
- Official figures are cited to the body that sets them.
- EdKnot figures are cited to EdKnot, with their date.
Related
- About EdKnotThe company behind the platform
- PTE statistics 2026Every figure with its source and check date
- Where PTE marks are lostThe data study and its method
- PTE scores explainedHow the official test is scored
- Free PTE mock testHow EdKnot scoring relates to the real test
- Contact usPhone, WhatsApp and email
Frequently asked questions
Are EdKnot scores the same as official PTE scores?
No. No independent platform can issue official PTE results. EdKnot scores are estimates on the same 10–90 scale, for planning your preparation; confirm your level through the real exam and the official score report.
Does a person check my EdKnot score?
No. EdKnot scoring is fully automated, and no person reviews, marks or moderates practice or mock answers. Human review exists only in Pearson's live test, where an expert reviews the content score on seven longer tasks.
How accurate are EdKnot scores?
An EdKnot score is an estimate, not a prediction of your official result. Treat a mock score as a range, and book the real test when two mocks in a row clear your target in every skill by three to five points.
What does the "Updated" date on a page mean?
It is the date the page's content last changed, taken from the history of its content file. It is never the build date or the day you visit. The check date beside a fact shows when that fact was last verified against its source.
How do I report a mistake on EdKnot?
Email support@edknot.com, or use phone or WhatsApp from the contact page. Send the page address, the sentence or figure, and the official page that shows the correct one if you have it.
Can I quote EdKnot figures?
Yes. Quote data study figures to EdKnot with the study date, and official figures, such as fees or visa thresholds, to the body that sets them.