IELTS Exam Fees: Cancellation Fee, Rescheduling Fee, Rechecking Fee, and Additional TRF Fee

IELTS Exam Fees in India for both paper-based and computer-based are INR 17,000. You can pay the IELTS test fee both online and offline via various payment methods. IELTS test fee depends on the type of IELTS examination. The IELTS UKVI price (UK visa and immigration) process is INR 17,250. IDP and British Council have also provided cancellation, rechecking, and score sending options which will also cost you. If you want to recheck your score, you need to fill out an EOR (Enquiry on Results) form. The IELTS exam fee for rechecking in India is INR 12,750.

IELTS examination fee can be paid through net banking or credit/debit cards. Candidates need to fill out the ICICI and HDFC Bank forms for offline payment. To reschedule or cancel, you need to pay an additional exam fee IELTS. You will receive a confirmation on the registered email or phone number after the payment.

IELTS Exam Fees 2024

Candidates need to pay the IELTS fees during registration. The IELTS Exam Fee consists of

• Registration fees
• Cancellation fees for the IELTS exam
• Rescheduling fees
• Rechecking fees
• Additional Test Report Form fees.

Before payment of IELTS exam fee, candidates need to check the IELTS dates. After selecting the IELTS exam date 2024 from the available options, it will be forwarded to the payment section. Candidates need to select either IELTS computer-delivered or paper-based tests from the options. The conducting bodies of IELTS have launched the IELTS indicator for candidates during the pandemic to take IELTS from home.

Registration fees

IELTS registration fees are the ones that you need to pay at the time of registering for IELTS. This IELTS application fee has to be paid every time you want to retake the IELTS test.

• The IELTS on Computer for UKVI fee is INR 17,250
• IELTS on Computer fee is INR 17,000
• IELTS Life Skills (A1 and B1) fee is INR 16,050
• IELTS for UK Visas and Immigration fee is INR 17,250
• Pen and Paper-based IELTS fee is INR 17,000
• One Skill Retake IELTS cost is INR 11,300

IELTS Exam Fees for Cancellation

If you are required to cancel the IELTS appointment due to unavoidable circumstances, you will receive a refund after a deduction of 25% administration IELTS fee. The computer-delivered IELTS needs to be canceled three weeks prior to the IELTS exam date. The paper-based IELTS test needs to be canceled five weeks prior to the IELTS exam date. Refund of IELTS exam fee will be received in two ways:

• If you paid the IELTS test fee online, you will receive a refund in the respective bank account used for making the online payment
• If you had paid via ICICI bank, you will receive the refund via NEFT

If you are opting for cancellation of the exam within the five weeks in IDP, you can receive a refund for IELTS test charges if there are any of the following reasons:

• Critical illness: Admitted to hospital/serious injury
• Loss of Death: death of a close member of the family
• Trauma: victim of an accident or crime
• Military Service

For IELTS UKVI, all applications for cancellation and refund must be sent to the Centre using the IELTS test date Transfer & Cancellation/Refund Application Form along with the original receipt of payment of the test fee.

• An administrative charge of Rs. 4,300 will be applicable in such a case.
• If the application for cancellation is received 9 days before the test date, the balance of IELTS test fees of Rs. 12,900 will be refunded within 10 - 12 working days from the date of application.
• Requests received less than 9 days before the test date will not be accepted, and no refund will be given to the candidate.

For IELTS One Skill Retake, the application can be cancelled 72 hours or more before the test starts time under the following conditions:

• Serious medical conditions may prevent you from attending or performing normally on test day; such conditions require supporting evidence of a medical certificate from a qualified medical practitioner.
• Evidence of bereavement, trauma, or other forms of significant hardship.
• Military service.

IELTS Examination Fee for Rescheduling

If you wish to change the IELTS test date, you must select a new date that is no more than three months away from the original exam date. Only one IELTS test date change or postponement is permitted per candidate. You will be asked to pay an administrative fee of INR 3,312 for changing the test dates, in addition to the IELTS rescheduling price.

IELTS Exam Fee for Rechecking

If you want to recheck your score, you need to fill out an EOR (Enquiry on Results) form. The IELTS exam fee for rechecking in India is INR 12,750. You will receive a full refund of the rechecking IELTS score reporting fee if the score is changed to a higher score.

IELTS Exam Fee for Additional Test Report Form

You can request for additional IELTS TRF to be sent to their selected universities. To send additional Test Report Forms (TRFs) of IELTS exam results, you will be required to pay an extra fee. You need to submit an online application by visiting your login section at www.ieltsidpindia.com. For any additional score reporting, fees of INR 250 - per university are required. You can only apply for online score reporting to a maximum of 5 universities in a day. The additional IELTS TRFs can be delivered in either one of the three ways:

• International Courier: This has additional IELTS fees of INR 1500 per address. The time taken for the score to reach the university is approximately 4 days. A tracking number is provided.
• By Airmail: This has an IELTS fee of INR 250 per address. The time taken is approximately two weeks. No tracking number is provided.
• Electronic: Only universities/colleges who have opted for electronic download of scores will receive the IELTS score. It costs INR 250 per university.

Cost Of Sending IELTS Scores to Universities

After paying the IELTS exam fees and attending the exam, there is one more cost that you need to consider. Based on your score, you can choose universities to send the former.

IELTS Test Fee Payment Method

There are three ways to pay IELTS registration fees: Online payment, demand draft, and bank deposit. Candidates need to note that payment by cash or card is not accepted at any of the British Council offices. The IELTS test fee can be paid by using the following modes:

• Credit/ Debit (Visa or Master) and Netbanking
• Demand Draft—Please ensure that the demand draft is drawn in favor of "IDP EDUCATION INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED, Payable at New Delhi" and is made from the list of approved banks. The list is in the Terms & Conditions document here.
• Bank deposit—Alternatively, candidates can deposit cash in ICICI/HDFC bank branches through a customized deposit slip that can be downloaded from the IELTS IDP India website or obtained from the nearest IELTS IDP branch office/ referral partner. A copy of the original customer deposit slip must be attached to the IELTS application form.

IELTS Test Fee by City

The exam fees for some cities in India are:

Candidates can look out for more information on the aforementioned IELTS exam costs for India. By visiting the official IDP website, candidates can view the IELTS paper and computer costs. Candidates can also find out the cost of IELTS revaluation for the EOR application on the official website.