Where can I take IELTS or PTE in Rajshahi?

Pearson's test centre list for Bangladesh named four centres on 10 October 2026, three in Dhaka and one in Chattogram, and none in Rajshahi. The nearest PTE seats are in Dhaka, so plan a day trip, and book a late-morning slot if you travel on the day.

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 Rajshahi 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.

IDP's Bangladesh page also lists Bogura as a test city, and the British Council lists Rangpur for the north. For IELTS for UKVI or Life Skills, the nearest IDP venues are in Dhaka. To the south, Khulna has two IDP venues.

IELTS with IDP: book a Rajshahi 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.