IELTS is more competitive than Band 4 and Band 6.

Nowadays, in order to achieve the "enrollment rate", many schools no longer require students to take CET-4 and CET-6 before graduation, so the value of CET-4 and CET-6 is slowly declining. On the contrary, IELTS is highly recognized internationally, so it has become the best choice for people who want to find employment.

If you consider studying abroad, IELTS score is a necessary and effective proof of studying abroad. Language exchange scores prove that most Commonwealth countries now use IELTS to authenticate their skilled immigrants.

Without considering going abroad, IELTS is more competitive than CET-4 and CET-6. Whether you are taking the postgraduate entrance examination, taking the doctoral exam or getting a job, whether you are in a foreign company, a bank, taking the civil service exam and so on. Under the same conditions, if you can get a good IELTS score, you will be more popular than those who have a CET-4 or CET-6 score.