Choose your test format
We offer a range of convenient IELTS test dates in nine locations across Sri Lanka and the Maldives. All registrations are handled by the British Council in Sri Lanka and the Maldives.
We recommend that you book your place before the registration deadline. The table below shows the upcoming test dates in all cities and the registration deadline.
Find out more about paper-based and computer-delivered IELTS.
IELTS Test fee
The fee for an IELTS Academic or General Training test is LKR 25,100. Maldives Fee will be MVR 3500.
IELTS for UKVI and IELTS Life Skills fees
- IELTS for UKVI Academic or General training:
Sri Lanka: LKR 42,900;
Maldives: GBP 200
- IELTS Life Skills A1 or B1
Sri Lanka: LKR 32,150;
Maldives: GBP 150
If you are applying for a visa to emigrate to the UK then you may need to apply for the IELTS for UKVI test.
The revised fees for 2020 will be as follows
| IELTS Academic or General Training | LKR 30,200 |
| IELTS for UKVI Academic or General training | TBC |
| IELTS Life Skills A1 or B1 | TBC |
This fee structure will be effective for payments made on or after 1 December 2019.