IELTS by destination
IELTS preparation for candidates in India
India sits among the world's largest IELTS markets, with candidates preparing for study in Canada, the UK, Australia and beyond, and for skilled-migration routes. Computer-delivered IELTS is now offered widely across Indian test centres — and practising in the same on-screen format is the preparation step most candidates skip.
- Computer-delivered format
- CD
- Both variants covered
- AC+GT
- Listening practice days
- 120+
- To start practising
- $0
India · 01
Academic or General Training?
Choose IELTS Academic if your goal is university admission abroad — undergraduate, postgraduate or professional registration. Choose General Training for most migration pathways and for work experience streams. Listening and Speaking are identical across both; Reading and Writing Task 1 differ, and General Training Reading is scored on a harder conversion table, so practise against the right one.
India · 02
Why the computer-delivered format rewards practice
On the computer test the audio plays once with no pause, Writing has no spell-check, the timer hides its seconds in the final minute, and answers are typed rather than transferred to a paper sheet — which also means there is no separate transfer time in Listening. Candidates switching from paper practice routinely lose marks to the interface rather than the English. Full mocks in the same interface make those behaviours automatic before test day.
Every mock here scores Listening and Reading instantly against the official-style band conversion, and the writing checker returns a structured four-criterion practice estimate, so each sitting ends with numbers you can act on rather than a wait.
India · 03
A study routine that fits around work and college
The practice library is organised as numbered days — a complete timed Listening or Reading paper each day, roughly 30 to 60 minutes — so preparation fits into evenings rather than demanding whole weekends. The Mistake Bank collects every wrong answer across attempts, and the reports page breaks accuracy down by question type so you always know what tomorrow's session should target.
The preparation path
How to prepare for India from here
Three steps, in the same on-screen format you will face at the test centre.
Pick your variant
Academic or General Training — your route decides it, and Reading and Writing Task 1 differ between them.
See the testsSit a timed baseline mock
One full paper in the real computer-delivered interface shows your true starting band and where the marks go.
Start freeDrill what costs you marks
Question-type drills, writing checks and the study plan turn your weakest areas into your daily practice.
Browse practiceFree tools
Built for India candidates
No account needed — each one answers a question this destination's candidates actually ask.
Where to start
Pick the skill holding your band back
Each path is a routine you can repeat every week, and it starts on the page where the practice happens.
“I lose marks to spelling and distractors”
A weekly Listening routine
- 1Sit one timed Listening section with the audio played once, as on test day.
- 2Review every wrong answer: spelling, plurals, and the distractor you fell for.
- 3Drill the question type you lose most, then sit another full section.
Questions candidates ask
Frequently asked questions
Can I practise computer-delivered IELTS online from India?
Yes — every mock here runs in a browser and reproduces the computer-delivered interface used at test centres: one-play audio, timed sections, on-screen highlighting and typed answers.
Is the General Training Reading test easier than Academic?
The texts are less academic, but the band conversion is stricter: the same raw score earns roughly a band lower on General Training. Practising with GT-specific papers and the GT conversion table is essential.
How is Writing scored here?
The writing checker returns a structured practice estimate across the four official criteria — Task Achievement, Coherence and Cohesion, Lexical Resource, and Grammatical Range and Accuracy — clearly labelled as a practice estimate, not an examiner score.
Your next practice session
Sit your next practice test the way you will sit the real one
One free practice item in every module, instant marking, and new tests every week. No card required.