IELTS Exam Dates 2022 : Academic and General Training

The IELTS test may be rescheduled if the date of testing is a minimum of 15 days from the date of applying for a transfer. For a period of 34 days and higher, you may reschedule the examination without providing the reasons. The transfer of the testing date is allowed if the request is given in writing with test payment proof to the address- IDP Education Pvt Ltd, Global Gateway Towers, Tower-B, 5th Floor, Sikanderpur Ghosi, Sector-26, M.G. Road, Gurugram, Haryana-122002, India. Transfer requests received more than 5 weeks prior to the date of testing will be taken into account. There will be an administrative fee of INR 3,875. Transfer requests will not be considered if they are received within the duration of five weeks before the date of testing.

Yes you can postpone your examination date for IELTS by paying the administrative charge of INR 3,875 for rescheduling the test. You can reschedule the test for 34 days and more without giving any reason. The transfer is allowed if you give the test payment proof and written request to the official address- IDP Education Pvt Ltd, Global Gateway Towers, Tower-B, 5th Floor, Sikanderpur Ghosi, Sector-26, M.G. Road, Gurugram, Haryana-122002, India. The test date should be at least 15 days from the date of applying for the transfer. You should contact your test centre and you can postpone more than 5 weeks prior to the date of testing.

The testing dates for IELTS are provided up to four times every month, making it 48 fixed testing dates in a year. The IELTS date availability in the country may vary across the General and Academic modules. The Academic test is available on all these 48 dates while the General Training module is available for 24 dates in all. Tests mostly take place on Thursdays and Saturdays. Listening, writing and reading tests usually take place on a single day while the speaking test is held up to seven days before or after the date of testing. You can check the available dates for your city and location online at the IDP website.  For example, the next available dates are 28th May, 04th June, 11th June, 18th June, 25th June and 9th July, 2022 for the IELTS Academic examination.

You can apply for IELTS exam cancellation if the date of testing is a minimum of 15 days from the date on which the aspirant is applying for cancellation. If the testing date is between 15 and 34 days or if you are paying offline, candidates may request cancellation through the provision of backing documents and it will be executed upon approval of the online request. After approval, the refund processing takes 8-10 days after administrative costs are deducted. You have to login to the portal and submit your request for cancellation while uploading other documentation. You can get the refund upon cancellation if it is more than five weeks prior to the date of testing. Cancellation within five weeks of the testing date will mean being charged the entire fee unless there is a medical reason for postponement/cancellation.

You can book the IELTS exam date by following these steps: 

1. Login to the official IELTS India site. 
2. Choose Register for Test. 
3. Choose the preferred method, i.e. computer-based or paper-based. 
4. Choose the module, i.e. General Training or Academic. 
5. Choose your city or testing location. 
6. Choose the time and date from the available list. 
7. Enter necessary information for completing the application online. 
8. You will have to upload a scanned colour passport copy. 
9. Pay the test fee.

Upon completing the booking, you will get the acknowledgement at the registered phone number/email. You can book the slot online for the Speaking test on the chosen date and time. If you do not book yourself within the given time period, a slot will be given automatically (applies for PBT candidates). You will get a final confirmation mail 5-7 days before the test with all details.