Upcoming English exam and interview dates

One calendar for every exam where English or spoken communication is scored: the global tests (IELTS, OET, Cambridge, TOEFL, PTE, CELPIP, Duolingo), India's recruitment and admission rounds (bank PO interviews, UPSC, SSC, CAT and the IIM interviews, CLAT) and the national tests our readers sit in the Philippines, Vietnam and Brazil. Every row links to the official notice.

Preparing for one of these? The IELTS Speaking, OET, bank PO interview, UPSC personality test and IIM WAT and PI hubs explain the format and give you a practice route for the speaking part.

October 2026

Sat 31 Oct 2026
CLAT 2027: Registration closes
English Language is about a fifth of the 120 questions.
India · official notice
Sat 31 Oct 2026
SBI PO 2026: Psychometric test
Phase III opens with this test; the Group Exercise and Interview follow.
India · official notice

November 2026

Sun 1 Nov 2026
IBPS SO (CRP SPL-XVI): Mains exam; interviews follow in November and December
India · official notice
1 Nov to 31 Dec 2026
IBPS PO (CRP PO/MT-XVI): Interviews
November to December, per the IBPS calendar. The interview carries 100 marks.
India · official notice
Mon 2 Nov 2026
Philippines Civil Service Exam (CSE-PPT, 14 March 2027): Applications open (until the 350,000 slots fill)
About half the verbal items test English vocabulary, grammar and paragraph organisation.
Philippines · official notice
Sat 7 Nov 2026
OET on Paper: Test day (book 24 days ahead)
Worldwide · official notice
Sat 7 Nov 2026
Cambridge B2 First (paper): Test day
Worldwide · official notice
Sun 8 Nov 2026
ENEM 2026: Day 1 (languages, including the English option, and the essay)
Brazil · official notice
Sat 14 Nov 2026
Cambridge C1 Advanced (paper): Test day
Worldwide · official notice
Sat 14 Nov 2026
VSTEP (ULIS, Hanoi): Sitting; register by 4 November (apply by wed 4 nov 2026)
Vietnam · official notice
Wed 18 Nov 2026
SBI PO 2026: Group Exercise and Interview
From 18 November. Entirely spoken: a group exercise and a personal interview.
India · official notice
Sat 21 Nov 2026
OET on Paper: Test day (book 24 days ahead)
Worldwide · official notice
Tue 24 Nov 2026
Cambridge B2 First (paper): Test day
Worldwide · official notice
Wed 25 Nov 2026
Cambridge C1 Advanced (paper): Test day
Worldwide · official notice
Sat 28 Nov 2026
Cambridge C1 Advanced (paper): Test day
Worldwide · official notice
Expected Sun 29 Nov 2026
CAT 2026: Exam day (three sessions)
VARC is about a third of the paper. Results in early January; IIM interviews follow.
India · source
30 Nov to 31 Dec 2026
SSC CHSL 2026: Tier-I computer-based exam
English is 50 of 200 marks.
India · official notice

December 2026

Expected December 2026
SSC CGL 2026: Tier-II
December per the notification; exact dates not yet published. English is 135 of 390 marks in Paper I.
India · source
Wed 2 Dec 2026
UPSC NDA (I) and CDS (I) 2027: Notification out; apply by 22 December (exam 11 April 2027) (apply by tue 22 dec 2026)
CDS has a 100-mark English paper; the SSB interview that follows is entirely spoken.
India · official notice
Sat 5 Dec 2026
OET on Paper: Test day (book 24 days ahead)
Worldwide · official notice
Sat 5 Dec 2026
Cambridge C1 Advanced (paper): Test day
Worldwide · official notice
Sun 6 Dec 2026
CLAT 2027: Exam, 2 pm to 4 pm
India · official notice
Sat 12 Dec 2026
Cambridge B2 First and C1 Advanced (paper): Test day
Worldwide · official notice
Sat 12 Dec 2026
VSTEP (ULIS, Hanoi): Sitting; register by 2 December (apply by wed 2 dec 2026)
Vietnam · official notice
Sat 19 Dec 2026
OET on Paper: Test day (book 24 days ahead)
Worldwide · official notice
Sun 27 Dec 2026
IBPS Clerk (CRP CSA-XVI): Mains exam
English is 40 of 200 marks. No interview for Clerk.
India · official notice

January 2027

Wed 13 Jan 2027
UPSC Civil Services 2027: Prelims notification; apply by 2 February (prelims 23 May 2027) (apply by tue 2 feb 2027)
India · official notice
Sat 23 Jan 2027
Cambridge C1 Advanced (paper): Test day
Worldwide · official notice
Sun 24 Jan 2027
Philippines CSE, Foreign Service Officer: Exam day
Philippines · official notice

February 2027

Expected 1 Feb to 31 Mar 2027
IIM admissions 2027: WAT and personal interview rounds
February to March in most years; shortlists come out in January after the CAT result.
India · source
Wed 17 Feb 2027
Cambridge C1 Advanced (paper): Test day
Worldwide · official notice
Sat 27 Feb 2027
Cambridge B2 First (paper): Test day
Worldwide · official notice

Book any time

UPSC Civil Services 2026: Not announced yet. Last cycle ran from 8 December to 27 February, starting about two weeks after the Mains result. source

CBSE Class 10 and 12 boards 2027: Not announced yet. In 2026 the boards began on 17 February, with Class 10 English on 21 February and Class 12 English Core on 12 March. source

IELTS: In India the test is computer-delivered seven days a week, up to three sessions a day. A One Skill Retake, Speaking included, can be booked within 60 days of your result. official page

TOEFL iBT: Several dates a month at centres plus the Home Edition; standard registration closes about seven days before the test. official page

PTE Academic: On demand through the year; you can book as little as 24 hours ahead. official page

Duolingo English Test: Online, no appointment, about an hour; results in about two days. official page

OET on Computer and OET@Home: Around ten dates a month; book at least seven days ahead. The paper test runs on the Saturdays listed above. official page

CELPIP-General: Sittings most days of the week in Canada and in about 37 Indian cities; results in four to five days. official page

Dates checked against the exam bodies on 2026-10-19. Always confirm on the official page before you book.

Where do these dates come from?

Each row links to the exam body's own notice or calendar (UPSC, IBPS, SBI, SSC, the CLAT consortium, Cambridge, OET, the Philippine Civil Service Commission, and so on). A date we could only find on news sites is marked "expected". We re-check the list every week.

Why is my exam not listed?

Either its next date has not been announced (we never guess a date) or it is a test you can book on any day, such as IELTS, TOEFL, PTE, the Duolingo English Test, CELPIP or OET on Computer. Those appear under "Book any time" with their booking pattern.

Do past dates get removed?

Yes. A date disappears from this page the day after it passes, and the page refreshes itself several times a day.

Which of these exams test speaking?

IELTS, OET, Cambridge B2 First and C1 Advanced, TOEFL, PTE, CELPIP, the Duolingo English Test and VSTEP all score speaking. The bank PO, UPSC, SSB and IIM rounds listed here are interviews, where spoken English is judged throughout.

How should I use the gap before my date?

Work backwards from the date: two weeks of daily speaking practice against a clock moves a score more than a month of reading. The exam hubs linked below have the format and a practice route for each test.