PTE in India: fees, booking, ID and centres

Choose the product by your application

• PTE Academic: for institutions that accept Academic and Australian purposes that name it. Check the course or visa separately.
• PTE Core: the Pearson product IRCC lists for Express Entry. Do not replace it with Academic because you are testing in the same Indian city.
• PTE Academic UKVI: for a UK application using a four-skills SELT as evidence.
• PTE Home A1, A2 or B1: speaking-and-listening SELTs for the specified level and route. Home is a test-centre product, not an exam taken from your house.

Example: an applicant in Punjab applying to a Canadian college and also considering Express Entry has two receiving requirements to check. The college’s Academic acceptance does not establish that Academic can be used for Express Entry. Read the Canada purpose guide before buying preparation for the wrong product.

If undecided, use Start Here. For a full product comparison, open the exam overview; this India guide focuses on local planning rather than repeating every task.

Passport and identification checks

Pearson’s current Academic ID policy uses a valid passport as the default. Its current country-exception PDF does not list India as an alternative-ID exception. For an Indian Academic appointment, bring the original valid passport matching your booking; Aadhaar, a phone scan or a photocopy is not the Academic passport requirement.

For Core, Pearson lists the passport as accepted everywhere; the Canadian permanent resident card option applies in Canada. Academic UKVI and Home follow the separate UK SELT ID list. A valid passport is accepted for those products in India too. If relying on any alternative SELT document, confirm the exact current policy with Pearson before booking instead of borrowing Academic’s rules.

Compare every required identity field, including given names and middle names, with the document. If a form cannot accommodate your name or your details need correction, contact Pearson rather than guessing. Resolve a passport renewal or a passport held for another application before committing to a test date.

Test eligibility and course admission are also different. Under-18 Academic candidates need the relevant parental-consent process; Pearson’s Home FAQ specifies people over 18. Do not apply one product’s age guidance to the whole test family.

Using a result taken in India abroad

The receiver decides acceptance, not the Indian test location alone. Record the accepted product, required scores, permitted test age and verification method for each application. Use the Australia guide, Canada guide or UK guide for destination context.

When the result arrives, follow the score-sharing guide. Check the specific attempt and reference requested by the application. A downloaded PDF or high overall score does not replace a missing skill threshold or secure reference.

Prepare against the actual target

Write down your four ability targets, or the booked Home level. Use the correct product’s official materials, diagnose errors and review unseen practice before deciding whether the test date is realistic. Browse task lessons for focused help rather than memorising a generic answer for every prompt.