British Council to resume IELTS exams after 4-day stoppage across China

One day2 outlets reported this in 2 reports over 1 day

All 2 reports on Tue, 13 October 2026

What it is about

British Council China Guo Yi National Education Examinations Authority China Media Group Ministry Of Education Vcgthe British Council Chinese Beijing, Beijing, China

Who published it, and when

original reportfirst to report

South China Morning Post

globaltimes.cn

13 Oct, 09:00over 3 hours13 Oct, 12:30

How it spread - 2 original reports

Tue, 13 October 2026
2 reports
- South China Morning Post09:00first to report
  British Council to resume IELTS exams after 4-day stoppage across China
  IELTS examinations will resume across China on Wednesday, the British Council said after four days of cancellations that left test-takers scrambling at the height of the overseas university admissions season. The organisation announced on Tuesday afternoon that it would hold two free make-up sessions – on October 19 and 20 – for affected candidates and reimburse reasonable travel and accommodation costs for those who travelled to testing centres. The cancellations, which began on Saturday and...
- globaltimes.cn12:30
  British Council apologizes, adds free IELTS sessions for Chinese candidates affected by test cancellations
  The British Council (BC), which administers IELTS tests, announced in a statement on Tuesday that it would arrange two additional days of free test sessions in the Chinese mainland for affected candidates after computer-delivered IELTS exams scheduled for Saturday and Sunday were canceled due to technical issues.