India has 144 approved centres in 56 cities. New Delhi, Hyderabad and Mumbai have the most. IELTS Life Skills A1, the usual test for a first spouse visa, costs ₹18,000. Pick your city to see every centre.
12 approved centres in New Delhi
IELTS SELT ConsortiumBC New Delhi - RadissonRadisson Blu, Outer Ring Road, Paschim Vihar, New Delhi
IELTS SELT ConsortiumBC New Delhi - RegusBritish Council, Regus , Level S-2 American Plaza (near EROS Hotel),Nehru Place , New Delhi ,110019
IELTS SELT ConsortiumIDP New DelhiInternational Trade Tower, Unit No. 313, 3rd Floor, F-Block Nehru Place, New Delhi - 110019
IELTS SELT ConsortiumIDP New Delhi - PitampuraIDP CD IELTS Test Centre 14th Floor, Aggarwal Millennium Tower 2, Netaji Subash Place, New Delhi – 110034, India
LanguageCertLC - New DelhiWestend Mall Office No 502 Floor 6th Jananakpuri, New Delhi, India 110058
LanguageCertLC – New Delhi2nd Floor, 94/2, Block A, Wazirpur Industrial Area, Ashok Viha, New Delhi, India
PSI ServicesNew Delhi - CPS GlobalOffice no# 502, 6th Floor, Westend Mall, Near Picadilly hotel, Janakpuri New Delhi-110058, 110058
PSI ServicesNew Delhi - Hytech EducationOffice No 1402, 13th FLOOR, GOPAL HIGHTS, Plot no D-9, NETAJI SUBHASH PLACE, New Delhi 110034
Partner or spouse visa, first application: A1 in speaking and listening. IELTS Life Skills A1, PTE Home A1, LanguageCert ESOL SELT A1 or PSI Skills for English A1 (2 component).
Extending a partner visa: A2 in speaking and listening. IDP India's fee table lists Life Skills at A1 and B1 only; PTE Home, LanguageCert and PSI all have A2 tests on the list for tests taken outside the UK.
Skilled Worker or Student at degree level: B2 in all four skills. IELTS for UKVI 5.5 in each skill, PTE Academic UKVI 59, LanguageCert Academic or General SELT 60, or PSI Skills for English B2.
How long each step takes
Booking: GOV.UK says you should be able to sit within 28 days of booking, but not always at the nearest centre.
Results: PTE usually within 2 days; LanguageCert 3 to 5 working days; PSI usually 3 to 5 days.
Your result gives you a SELT reference number to put on your visa application. It counts for two years.
Decision: GOV.UK's usual time for a partner or spouse visa applied for outside the UK is 12 weeks; work, study and visit visas, 3 weeks.
Fees for the other three tests
PTE, LanguageCert and PSI show their India price when you choose the country and centre on their booking pages. Each one's booking link is in the finder above.
Questions
Where can I take the A1 English test in India?
At any of the 144 approved centres on the Home Office list dated 9 October 2026, in 56 cities. New Delhi has 12, Hyderabad 11, Mumbai 9, and Ahmedabad, Bengaluru and Chandigarh 7 each.
How much is the A1 English test in India?
IELTS Life Skills A1 costs ₹18,000 on IDP India's fee page, read on 13 October 2026. Moving the date costs ₹4,500.
How much is IELTS for UKVI in India?
₹19,250, on IDP India's fee page read on 13 October 2026.
Can I take the spouse visa English test online from home in India?
No. A SELT for a UK visa must be sat at an approved test centre.
Four B1 speaking and listening practice tests, marked against our B1 line, for 12 months.
Four B1 practice tests: two recordings and ten questions each
Every answer marked, with the reason and the transcript
A speaking task in each test, read against the band descriptors
Your first sitting of each test saved, so you can see your progress
Access for 12 months, until 13 October 2027. Sit all four B1 practice tests, the last at least four weeks after the first. If your last test is below our B1 line and no higher than your first, we refund the £29 in full. Or ask for a full refund within 14 days of paying, for any reason.
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