PTE Exam Registration 2026: How to Register for PTE?

Your PTE exam preparation depends upon how consistently you prepare for it. You need to practice daily to polish your English language skills, read articles, and immersive yourself thoroughly into the language to get a better preparation outcome before your exam.

Your total exam preparation time also depends upon your previous knowledge of the language and how good are your basics in English. Remember, good basics are the key to solving any English exam question. 

Candidates are advised to prepare for the PTE Academic exam before booking their test slot. Hence, candidates who have appeared for their PTE Academic exam before or who are well prepared for the exam can use the one month for revision and appear for the test. Others would definitely need a more substantial amount of time to be well-versed in the exam.

The current fee in India is INR 18,000, inclusive of 18% taxes. This covers your test and score reporting. Sending digital scorecards to universities is free. Test takers can send their PTE test scores to as many universities as they like without having to pay any extra charges - a facility that is not currently available in any of the other English language proficiency exams.

No, making two My PTE accounts is not acceptable by the Pearson PLC Group for security reasons. The conducting body of the exam recommends that eve if you accidentally make two separate My PTE accounts, then you should merge them both before making an appointment. 

Students can pay the PTE exam booking fees either by using a debit card (only Visa® or Master Card®) or credit card (JCB®, Visa®, Master Card® or American Express®). Payment can also be made using a acrd registered on some other name, for example - from a parent's credit card. Payments through PayPal are not accepted. 

No, creating multiple PTE accounts is strictly prohibited. Only one account is allowed per candidate for fair practices. Pearson recommends that you must merge duplicate accounts before registering for the PTE exam.

You can reschedule your PTE exam for s many as 6 times. If you need to reschedule your exam slot for the 7th time, then you will have to cancel the current exam slot and book a new one.  

You can reschedule a PTE exam slot for 6 times at max. If you need to shift your PTE exam date to another suitable date, make sure to reschedule your PTE exam by logging into your My PTE portal as soon as you get aware of your unavailability on the current exam date.   

Rescheduling PTE exam and the amount to be paid for rescheduling depends on the number of days left for your actual exam date. If more than 14 days are left for your PTE exam, then you can reschedule it without paying any extra charges. If less than 14 days are left for your PTE exam, then you will be charged some extra fees. Conditional PTE exam rescheduling fees is given in the table below-

The costs of cancelling your PTE exam slot, based on the days left for your exam are given below.

Yes, you can easily reschedule your PTE exam for free, given that you keep track of the date. You can log into your My PTE account and check the instructions for rescheduling your exam.

Remember, if there are more than 14 calendar days to your exam day when you opt for rescheduling, you won't have to pay any money and it will be free of cost.    

Yes, it is completely possible to get a complete refund of your PTE exam fee upon cancellation. 

To get the complete refund of INR 18,000, you must cancel your appointment at least 14 days before your scheduled exam. 

Yes, Pearson reserves all the rights to cancel or reschedule your PTE exam slot on their behalf. Pearson can also change the test content or the number of test takers in a single test session during the PTE exam. 

Note that in case, if Pearson cancels or reschedules your test slot, it will also arrange a refund or rescheduling on some othet time slot; the details of which will be shared with you via mail.    

The Pearson PLC Group aims to accommodate students with special requirements and/or special needs by constantly working and expanding the available accommodations based on the request they receive each year. However, for a special request to be considered, there are some set parameters for the medical evidences to be presented by the students.

Accommodations like a short break, some extra time or a separate room will only be granted if the medical proofs/documents submitted by the students meet the following criteria:

1. The students are required to submit a letter or certificate, signed by an authorised medical practitioner, written when the candidate aged 12 years of age or above. Candidates are simply required to present the latest documentation that they have to prove their case. 
2. The certificate/letter should be provided on a letterhead and must contain the date of issuing and the signature of the authorised medical practiotioner and must also contain specific details of the medical practitioner such as their name, title, details of practice along with other credentials.
3. The letter should clearly state that the candidate applying for the edxam has a long-term disability and that requires extra/special accommodation for taking such exams. Details of the learning disbilities and the official assessments that have been carried out hould also be provided. 
4. The letter must be written in English. 

On meeting certain eligibility criteria, the request for "special requirement" should be raised while creating an account on the "my PTE" portal. On completing the account information (profile), the students will be asked to fill out an additional form and attach all the medical certificates and evidence they have to prove their claim for special request. Thereafter, the customer support team from the Pearson PTE exam will verify each case and then reach out to the candidates with special requests and book their slots. Candidates must note that they must fill out the special request form 6 weeks before taking the PTE exam. This will leave enough room for the authorities to timely process your request. 

Test takers can bring their own comfort aids to the exam room without making a request in advance. All the comfort aids brought by test takers will be checked before entry to the exam room by the Test Administrator. Here is the list of what all comfort aids are allowed in the PTE exam hall:

• Tissues
• Pillow
• Cough Drop
• Spectacles
• Hearing Aid
• Neck brace or collar
• Insulin Pump (attached to body)
• Sweaters

The PTE test dates are available all year round. However, a student can appear for the PTE exam for a maximum of 12 times within a period of 12 months.  

On your PTE Academic test day, bring a valid, original, unexpired ID, preferably your passport. Some centers may accept other government IDs, so check the official website for alternatives.

Yes, Pearson, on its own discretion allows you only to reschedule your test to another test date - without any extra charge. This can be availed of only in two circumstances - illness and/or family emergency, either of which doesn't allow you to reach the PTE test centre on the due date. 

Yes, confirmation of exam appointment booking is shared with all the test takers. The confirmation or acknowledgement of PTE exam booking is also available on the My PTE dashboard and is also sent over email within ~48 hours of registration.

No, Pearson does not accept any last minute or on the spot registrations. All efforts are made for the comfort and safety of the test takers, which is why only prior applications, submitted online, are accepted. Pearson recommends online or phone registration only.

It is highly unlikely that you won't receive a confirmation email of your PTE exam registration. Hence, first, you must check the spam folder. If still your email is missing until 48 hours from making the payment, contact Pearson support directly.

Yes PTE Academic accepted by Australia, New Zealand, and few others for immigration. You must check score requirement for your visa. So PTE is good for immigration purposes all over the world.

If you cancel your PTE exam when there are less than 7 days left for your PTE test day then, you will not get any refund of your PTE exam fees submitted at the time of booking. This is the only condition for getting absolutely nothing refunded on your PTE exam cancellation. 

However, if you get aware of your unavailability for the test anytime earlier, say 13-8 days before the test day then, you may still get a 50% refund of your PTE test booking amount, i.e. INR 9,000.  

Yes, one can get an Australian PR by the medium of taking the PTE Academic test. The PTE Academic test is accepted for kinds of visa applications in Australia and New Zealand. The minimum PTE score required for Australia PR is 65.

The following test accommodations are available on prior request on each test centre of the PTE exam:

1. Access to the wheelchair
2. Adjustable workstation or chair
3. Separate room
4. Adjustable monitor brightness
5. A single 10-minute break which is otherwise not available for other test takers. 
6. Extra time - 25%
7. Additional equipments like lamp and magnifying glasses.  

Test takers are required to highlight the need of special requirements at the time of registering for the test. Upon registration, they will be asked to fill out a form in which the test taker has to define the reason of their request. 

Pearson's Customer Support Team will then carefully review your request and contact you. Remember that this process should be completed at least 6 weeks before your due test date.