Where can I take IELTS or PTE in Dhaka?

Pearson's test centre list named four PTE centres in Bangladesh on 10 October 2026, three of them in Dhaka. Our PTE test centres in Bangladesh guide notes that Pearson's seat search showed four Dhaka venues on 9 October, so check the live seat list when you book.

Pearson's list does not say which tests each centre runs on which day. In myPTE, choose PTE Academic, PTE Academic UKVI or PTE Core first and then the city; only centres with open slots for that test appear.

Fees are national, so Dhaka costs the same as anywhere else in Bangladesh. IELTS figures are from IDP's Bangladesh fees page, IDP's session lists and the British Council's booking page, read on 10 October 2026; PTE figures are from Pearson's price finder with Bangladesh selected. The two IELTS providers differ only on Life Skills. Refund rules are in our IELTS fee in Bangladesh and PTE fee in Bangladesh guides.

Fees are the same at every venue, so choose on travel time and test type. For IELTS for UKVI, IDP's options are in Dhanmondi and Banani. If you want to handwrite the Writing test, IDP's lists showed that option at Dhanmondi - IDP Office, Banani - Compass Education, Uttara, Mirpur and Dhanmondi - Penston English Institute. Uttara, Mirpur and Bashundhara suit the north of the city.

Outside Dhaka, IDP also lists Narayanganj and Narsingdi as test cities. See our Chattogram, Sylhet and Rajshahi guides for the other divisions.

IELTS with IDP: book a Dhaka session online, upload a clear colour passport scan under 1.5 MB, and pay by Visa or Mastercard or in cash at an IDP office within two days, or the booking goes on hold (IDP Bangladesh). IDP emails venue and time details 5 to 7 days before the test, and its session lists say computer results arrive in 1 to 5 days.

IELTS with the British Council: register with a passport or a smart national ID card with a chip, except for UKVI, which needs a passport; pay online by card, DBBL Nexus, bKash or Rocket, at Standard Chartered Service 1 branches, or at a British Council IELTS registration centre (booking page). It offers 0% instalments over three months through participating banks and says computer results typically come in 24 hours.

PTE: book in your myPTE account on pearsonpte.com. Pearson's ID policy asks for a valid passport for every PTE test (a physical passport, not a copy), and the name, date of birth, citizenship and gender you book with must match it exactly, or you lose the fee. Pearson says results usually arrive within two days.

Every attempt costs the full fee, so try a free IELTS mock test or a free PTE mock test first, and use the PTE to IELTS converter if your university states its requirement in the other test.