| IELTS test fees | |
| IELTS test fee (2025) | £225.00 |
| Cancellation fee (25% of test fee) | £56.25 |
| Test date transfer fee |
£35.00 |
| Enquiry on Results (EOR) fee | £140.00 |
| Postal fee additional TRF issued to a recognised organisation | £15.00 |
| One Skill Retake | £168.00 |
The payment link for the IELTS test fee will be sent to you once we have received your application
Applying for an IELTS Test
To apply for an IELTS on computer or on paper test at the University of Reading, please visit the British Council booking site.
Cancellation and test date transfer
You can cancel your IELTS test registration at any time before taking your test by notifying us via ielts@reading.ac.uk
Refund / transfer eligibility (and deductions or charges) is dependent upon on when you cancel and whether exceptional/ medical circumstances apply.
Refunds
More than 5 weeks before the test date
If you cancel your IELTS test registration more than 5 weeks before the test you will receive a refund of the full test fee.
More than 14 days (but less than 5 weeks) before the test
If you cancel your IELTS test registration more than 14 days before the test you will receive a 75% refund of the total test fee. You may be eligible for a 100% refund (or a free transfer) if you cancel your booking within first 14 days (‘cooling off’ period) following your test fee payment.
Within 14 days before the test
If you cancel your registration within 14 days of your test you will not receive a refund. However you may be eligible for a 75% refund if you cancel your booking within first 14 days (‘cooling off’ period) following your test fee payment.
Test date transfer
You may change your test date at any time before the test. However, your transfer request may be treated as a cancellation dependent on how near to the test day it is made.
You must select a new test date, where available, within three months of your original test date. If your preferred test date is more than three months after your original test date, your transfer will be treated as a cancellation.
You can only transfer the same booking once
More than 5 weeks before the test date
If you wish to transfer your IELTS test registration more than 5 weeks before the test date then you may do so without charge.
More than 14 days before the test
If you wish to transfer your IELTS test registration more than 14 days before the test you will be charged the transfer fee of £35.Within 14 days before the test
You may not transfer your registration within 14 days of your test.
Exceptional circumstances and Special considerations
On rare occasions, there may be instances where you are unable to attend your test or are disadvantaged on the test day owing to illness, injury, or another exceptional event outside your control and you no longer qualify for a standard cancellation, refund or transfer close to the test date. In these cases, including instances such as bereavement, civil unrest or domestic crisis, you may make an application to your test centre for special consideration due to exceptional circumstances. You can find more information on this process here.
You may make a case for exceptional circumstances by emailing ielts@reading.ac.uk before the test and up to five working days after the test date (if you did not attend the test). We will respond to you within seven working days of receiving your case in writing once we have assessed your case for exceptional circumstances.
All cases for exceptional circumstances and supporting evidence must be received by your test centre no later than five working days after the scheduled test date.
If your test centre approves your case, you will receive a full refund less an administration fee of no more than 25% of the test fee or a test date transfer (fee of £35 will be applicable).
We define exceptional circumstances as:
- serious medical conditions which 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.
Enquiry on Results (EOR) Form
- If you have received your Test Report Form (TRF) and you are not happy with your result, there is a process for querying your results.
- There is a fee of £140 for this service - the fee will be refunded in full if the mark is changed
- Your result will normally be available in 0 to 21 days (depending on several factors including the number of sections requested for remark).
- If you would like to continue with this process, please notify the British Council via the Test Taker Portal and selecting the results tab.
- All EOR requests must be made within six weeks of your test date.
- If you have not received a response after 28 days, please contact us on ielts@reading.ac.uk.
Application for Additional TRFs
- We are only able to issue one Test Report Form (TRF) per test taker
- If you wish to have your results sent to a recognised organisation, you can enter this information on your application (up to a maximum of 5)
- If you only decide after you receive your results that you would like to send them to a recognising organisation, then we can do this on your behalf
- Please complete the Application for the issue of additional TRFs form and contact us on ielts@reading.ac.uk for more information
- To send results electronically, the receiving organisation must have registered with the TRF Verification Service. If they are not registered, only postal copies can be sent. All postal results will incur a postal fee of £15 per TRF and will be sent via tracked mail. On receiving the completed form the test centre will notify you if a postage fee applies and send the appropriate payment link.
