IELTS Test Centres in India: City-Wise Centres, Rules, Things to Remember

The International English Language Testing System or IELTS is one of the most famous English proficiency tests taken by non-native speakers of English to pursue higher education in countries like Australia, the UK, Canada, New Zealand, etc. It evaluates the basic communication skills of a candidate through the Reading, Writing, Speaking, and Listening sections. Even though there is no limit on the number of attempts for taking the IELTS exam, where will you be tested is important to know. So, in this blog, we have collated a list of IELTS test centres in India which you can choose from during the IELTS registration process!

Exam Name	International English Language Testing System
Accepting countries	English-speaking countries like the UK, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, and the USA.
Conducted By	British Council
Mode of Exam	Computer and Paper
IELTS Test Centres in India	77 locations

IELTS Exam Centres in India 2024

If you also want to give IELTS in India then here is a list of major cities where IELTS test centres are located. 

1. Ahmedabad-West
2. Ambala
3. Amritsar
4. Anand
5. Angamaly
6. Barnala
7. Bathinda
8. Bengaluru
9. Bhopal
10. Bhubaneswar
11. Calicut
12. Chandigarh
13. Chengannur
14. Chennai
15. Coimbatore
16. Dehradun
17. Faridkot
18. Firozpur
19. Gandhinagar
20. Goa
21. Gurdaspur
22. Gurugram
23. Guwahati
24. Hoshiarpur
25. Hyderabad
26. Indore
27. Jagraon
28. Jaipur
29. Jalandhar
30. Jammu
31. Kannur
32. Kapurthala
33. Karnal
34. Khanna
35. Kochi
36. Kolkata
37. Kollam
38. Kothamangalam
39. Kottayam
40. Kurukshetra
41. Lucknow
42. Ludhiana
43. Madurai
44. Mangalore
45. Mehsana
46. Moga
47. Mumbai-South
48. Mumbai-West
49. Nadiad
50. Nagpur
51. Navi Mumbai
52. Navsari
53. Nawanshahr
54. New Delhi-South
55. New Delhi-West
56. Noida
57. Patiala
58. Patna
59. Pune
60. Raikot – Punjab
61. Raipur
62. Rajkot – Gujarat
63. Rudrapur
64. Sangrur
65. Siliguri
66. Sri Ganganagar
67. Sri Muktsar Sahib
68. Surat
69. Thane
70. Thimphu (Bhutan)
71. Thrissur
72. Tiruchirappalli
73. Tirupati
74. Trivandrum
75. Vadodara
76. Vijayawada
77. Visakhapatnam

City-Wise IELTS Test Centres in India

Now that you are familiar with the cities where IELTS is conducted, let us go through a list of IELTS test centres and their address of correspondence. 

Test Centres	Address
Mumbai	British Council Division, British Deputy High Commission, 901, 9th Floor, Tower 1 One Indiabulls Centre 841, Senapati Bapat Marg Elphinstone Road, Mumbai–400013
Kolkata	British Council Division, British Deputy High Commission, L&T Chambers, 1st Floor, 16 Camac Street, Kolkata–700017
Chennai	British Council Division, British Deputy High Commission 737 Anna Salai, Chennai–600002
New Delhi	British Council Division, British High Commission, 17 Kasturba Gandhi Marg, New Delhi–110001
Ahmedabad	A503-506, 5th Floor, Amrapali Lakeview Tower, Near Vastrapur Lake, Vastrapur Ahmedabad Gujarat–380052
Hyderabad	4th Floor, SL Jubilee, Plot No 1202, 1215/A Road No 36, Jubilee Hills Hyderabad Telangana 500 033
Bengaluru	Prestige Takt 23, Kasturba Road Cross, Bengaluru–560001
Pune	917/1 Fergusson College Road, Shivaji Nagar, Pune–411004
Chandigarh	C515, 5th Floor, Elante Office Block, 178A, Industrial and Business Park, Phase 1, Chandigarh–160002
Jalandhar	SCO-39, Ladowali Road, Opposite DC Office, Jalandhar–144001
Ludhiana	SCO-41, 2nd Floor, Feroze Gandhi Market, Bhai Bala Chowk, Ludhiana
Surat	209-210, International Business Center, Dumas Road, Piplod, Surat
Hyderabad	3rd Floor North Wing, Challa Chambers, Kapadia Lane Raj Bhavan Road, Somajiguda, Hyderabad
Kochi, Kerala	4th Floor, BAB Towers, Opposite Kochi Shipyard, Atlantis, MG Road, Kochi
Coimbatore	1055/7, 1st Floor, Avanashi Road, Gowtham Centre, Coimbatore
Visakhapatnam	Door No 10-1-9/4, Vinay Ghar Heights, Asilmetta, Waltair Uplands, Near Sampat Vinayakar Temple, Visakhapatnam
Vadodara	205 Ocean 2nd Floor, Opp Vadodara Central Mall, Dr Sarabhai Road, Near Genda Circle, Vadodara
Bathinda	SCF 12-13, Above Domino’s, 100 Ft Road, Near Bhagu Road, Bathinda

IELTS Paper Based Test (PBT) Centres in India

State / Union Territory	Cities
Haryana	Ambala Gurgaon Karnal
Punjab	Amritsar Barnala Bathinda Chandigarh Faridkot Khanna Ludhiana Nawanshahr Gurdaspur Hoshiarpur Jagraon Sangrur Patiala Jalandhar Moga
Delhi NCR	Delhi
Uttarakhand	Rudrapur Dehradun
Uttar Pradesh	Lucknow Noida
Rajasthan	Jaipur
Chhattisgarh	Raipur

IELTS Computer-Based Test (CBT) Centres in India

State	Cities
Haryana	Gurgaon
Punjab	Bathinda Chandigarh Amritsar Ludhiana Jalandhar
Delhi (NCT)	New Delhi (Rajouri Garden) New Delhi (Nehru Place)
Uttar Pradesh	Noida
Gujrat	SuratVadodara
Rajasthan	Jaipur
Maharashtra	Mumbai Pune Thane
Andhra Pradesh	Hyderabad (Begumpet) Hyderabad (Kukatpally) Vijayawada
Karnataka	Bengaluru (St. Marks Road)Bengaluru (Whitefield)
Kerala	Kochi
Tamil Nadu	Chennai

IELTS Test Centres: Things To Remember on the Day of the IELTS Exam

The test taker will have to go through the following protocols on the day of the exam:

• Temperature checks
• Mandatory masks during the exam duration.
• You must maintain a distance of 2 meters from each other.
• Basic hygienic procedures such as the usage of sanitisers and handwashing, among others, are to be followed.
• Test rooms will be properly disinfected and sanitized before each session.
• You will have to sign a health declaration confirming that they are healthy and have no symptoms of coronavirus.
• Each piece of equipment in the exam centre will be sanitized before the commencement of each exam.
• Anyone with COVID-19 symptoms will be asked not to come to the testing centre on the day of the exam and to notify the authorities prior.

Facilities for Differently-Abled Candidates in IELTS Test Centres

• Assistance to applicants with visual, hearing, speaking, or listening impairments. If an applicant needs assistance at the test centre, they must notify the authorities at least six weeks before the exam.
• Grace time to answer the questions is also available for candidates who provide appropriate medical records as evidence.
• Visually impaired candidates will be given Braille papers to help them take the exam.

IELTS Test Centres: Rules & Regulations

There are strict rules in every test centre and all candidates must comply with all rules to avoid being disqualified. 

Do’s

• Provide valid identification proof during the registration before the speaking exam.
• Passport number, signature, date of birth, and photograph must be in sync with your passport and national ID.
• Carry your identity proof and passport or national ID (Voter ID, Aadhaar card, Driving license).

Don’t’s

• Do not impersonate someone else
• Do not attempt to cheat or replicate other’s work.
• Do not use a dictionary, spell-checker, electronic recorder, Bluetooth devices, or mobile phones.
• Once the test has begun, do not speak to other applicants.
• Do not take away any items used during the examination like exam papers, speaking task cards, response papers, and working papers.

What Should You Bring to the IELTS Test Centre?

IELTS test-takers are required to bring the following set of things to the IELTS test centre on the day of the exam.

• Bring your passport or national ID, whatever is used to register for the IELTS.
• Bring pens, pencils, and erasers to the paper-based exam.
• It is strongly advised that you don’t bring any precious possessions to the test.
• You are not required to bring passport photographs. As part of the registration procedure, the test centre personnel will capture each candidate’s photo.

So that was all about IELTS test centres in India. Hope the blog has answered your queries regarding the topic.

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