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Prepare for your IELTS Academic Reading test with free practice tests from the British Council.

Prepare for your IELTS Academic Listening test with free practice tests from the British Council.

Get ready for your IELTS Academic Writing test with free practice tests from the British Council.

Find out how to reschedule or cancel a standard IELTS test

You can choose to take your IELTS test on computer in Ecuador at one of our official test centres. The British Council offers IELTS in Quito on various dates throughout the year.

You can take IELTS in Netherlands through our official partner, British Language Training Centre (BLTC (opens in a new tab)).

You can take IELTS in Switzerland through our official partner Swiss Exams (opens in a new tab).

You can take your IELTS test on computer in Costa Rica at our official test centre. IELTS testing in Costa Rica is delivered by our official partner, BritEd Costa Rica and you can take the test in San Jose.

The British Council Mauritius in partnership with The Guy Morel Institute Seychelles administers IELTS tests in Seychelles 4 sessions per year.

Make sure to check which test you need with the organisations you are applying to. If you need a visa for working or studying in the UK you may need to take IELTS for UKVI or IELTS for UKVI Life Skills.

We are pleased to announce that from 22 March 2026, all IELTS tests will be delivered on computer, providing a faster, more efficient and streamlined testing experience. IELTS on computer offers the same test format, questions and scoring as IELTS on paper. 

You can choose to take your IELTS test on computer in Belarus at one of our official test centres. IELTS testing in Belarus is administered by our official partner - the Study Centre International House.

IELTS is the world’s most popular English language test. It evaluates all four English skills — Listening, Reading, Writing, and Speaking and reflects how you’ll use English to study, work and live in an English-speaking environment.

The British Council Mauritius in partnership with the English Teaching Programme in Madagascar administers IELTS Tests in Madagascar four times per year. To register for the IELTS Test in Madagascar contact the English Teaching Programme in Madagascar for further information.

Take IELTS in Kosovo through our official partner RIT Kosovo (A.U.K) (opens in a new tab).

You can take IELTS test in Estonia through our official partner Tallinn University (opens in a new tab).

You can take IELTS tests in Norway through our official partner EDU Testing.

IELTS is the world’s most popular English language test. It evaluates all four English skills — Listening, Reading, Writing, and Speaking and reflects how you’ll use English to study, work and live in an English-speaking environment.