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IB Exam Dates November 2025

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04 Apr 2025

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Are you wondering what the IB November 2025 exam dates are? This post will outline the exam dates for this session to help you stay organized and plan your studying accordingly. 

 

 

IB Exam Dates November 2025

 

 

The IB November 2025 exam session will take place from the 24th of October to the 14th of November. The exact examination timetable is provided below:

 

Friday 24 October

 

  • Morning session 

    • No exams

       

  • Afternoon session 

    • School-based syllabus SL paper 1 

 

 

Monday 27 October

 

  • Morning Session 

    • School-based syllabus SL paper 2 

       

  • Afternoon Session 

    • Language A Literature HL paper 1 (2h 15m)

    • Language A Literature SL paper 1 (1h 15m)

    • Language A Language & Literature HL paper 1 (2h 15m)

    • Language A Language & Literature SL paper 1 (1h 15m)

    • Except English and Spanish

 

 

Tuesday 28 October

 

  • Morning Session 

    • Language A Literature HL/SL paper 2 (1h 45m)

    • Language A Language & Literature HL/SL paper 2 (1h 45m)

    • *Except: English and Spanish

       

  • Afternoon Session 

    • Biology HL paper 1, 1a and 1b (2h)

    • Biology SL paper 1,  1a and 1b (1h 30m)

 

 

Wednesday 29 October

 

  • Morning Session 

    • Biology HL paper 2 (2h 30m)

    • Biology SL paper 2 (1h 30m)

       

  • Afternoon Session 

    • Business management HL/SL paper 1 (1h 30m)

    • Business management HL paper 3 (1h 15m)

 

 

Thursday 30 October

 

  • Morning Session 

    • Business management HL paper 2 (1h 45m)

    • Business management SL paper 2 (1h 30m)

       

  • Afternoon Session 

    • Spanish A Literature HL paper 1 (2h 15m)

    • Spanish A Literature SL paper 1 (1h 15m)

    • Spanish A Language & Literature HL paper 1 (2h 15m)

    • Spanish A Language & Literature SL paper 1 (1h 15m)

    • Spanish B HL paper 1 (1h 30m)

    • Spanish B HL paper 2 - Reading comprehension (1h)

    • Spanish B SL paper 1 (1h 15m)

    • Spanish B SL paper 2 - Reading comprehension (1h)

    • Spanish ab initio SL paper 1 (1h)

    • Spanish ab initio SL paper 2 - Reading comprehension (1h)

 

 

Friday 31 October

 

  • Morning Session 

    • Spanish A Literature HL/SL paper 2 (1h 45m)

    • Spanish A Language & Literature HL/SL paper 2 (1h 45m)

    • Spanish B HL paper 2 - Listening comprehension (1h)

    • Spanish B SL paper 2 - Listening comprehension (45m)

    • Spanish ab initio SL paper 2 - Listening comprehension (45m)

       

  • Afternoon Session 

    • Chemistry HL paper 1, 1a and 1b (2h)

    • Chemistry SL paper 1, 1a and 1b (1h 30m)

    • Design technology HL paper 1 (1h)

    • Design technology SL paper 1 (45m)

    • Design technology HL/SL paper 2 (1h 30m)

 

 

Monday 3 November

 

  • Morning Session 

    • Chemistry HL paper 2 (2h 30m)

    • Chemistry SL paper 2 (1h 30m)

    • Design technology HL paper 3 (1h 30m)

       

  • Afternoon Session 

    • History HL/SL paper 1 (1h) 

    • History HL/SL paper 2 (1h 30m)

 

 

 

 

 

Tuesday 4 November

 

  • Morning Session 

    • History HL paper 3 (2h 30m)

       

  • Afternoon Session 

    • Language B HL paper 1 (1h 30m)

    • Language B HL paper 2 - Reading comprehension (1h)

    • Language B SL paper 1 (1h 15m)

    • Language B SL paper 2 - Reading comprehension (1h)

    • Language ab initio SL paper 1 (1h)

    • Language ab initio SL paper 2 - Reading comprehension (1h)

    • Except: English and Spanish

    • Latin HL paper 1 (2h)

    • Latin SL paper 1 (1h 30m)

 

 

Wednesday 5 November

 

  • Morning Session 

    • Language B HL paper 2 - Listening comprehension (1h)

    • Language B SL paper 2 - Listening comprehension (45m)

    • Language ab initio SL paper 2 - Listening comprehension (45m)

    • *Except: English and Spanish 

    • Latin HL paper 2 (1h 30m)

    • Latin SL paper 2 (1h 30m)

       

  • Afternoon Session 

    • Physics HL paper 1, 1a and 1b (2h)

    • Physics SL paper 1, 1a and 1b (1h 30m)

    • Sports, exercise & health science HL paper 1 (1h)

    • Sports, exercise & health science HL paper 3 (1h 15m)

    • Sports, exercise & health science SL paper 1 (45m)

    • Sports, exercise & health science SL paper 3 (1h)

 

 

Thursday 6 November

 

  • Morning Session 

    • Physics HL paper 2 (2h 30m)

    • Physics SL paper 2 (1h 30m)

    • Sports, exercise & health science HL paper 2 (2h 15m)

    • Sports, exercise & health science SL paper 2 (1h 15m)

       

  • Afternoon Session 

    • English A Literature HL paper 1 (2h 15m)

    • English A Literature SL paper 1 (1h 15m)

    • English A Language & Literature HL paper 1 (2h 15m) 

    • English A Language & Literature SL paper 1 (1h 15m)

    • English B HL paper 1 (1h 30m)

    • English B HL paper 2 - Reading comprehension (1h)

    • English B SL paper 1 (1h 15m)

    • English B SL paper 2 - Reading comprehension (1h)

    • English ab initio SL paper 1 (1h)

    • English ab initio SL paper 2 - Reading comprehension (1h)

 

 

Friday 7 November

 

  • Morning Session 

    • English A Literature HL/SL paper 2 (1h 45m)

    • English A Language & Literature HL/SL paper 2 (1h 45m)

    • English B HL paper 2 - Listening comprehension (1h)

    • English B SL paper 2 - Listening comprehension (45m)

    • English ab initio SL paper 2 - Listening comprehension (45m)

    • Literature & performance SL paper 1 (1h 45m)

       

  • Afternoon Session 

    • Economics HL/SL paper 2 (1h 45m)

 

 

Monday 10 November

 

  • Morning Session 

    • Economics HL paper 1 (1h 15m)

    • Economics HL paper 3 (1h 45m)

    • Economics SL paper 1 (1h 15m)

       

  • Afternoon Session 

    • Mathematics: analysis and approaches HL paper 1 (2h)

    • Mathematics analysis and approaches SL paper 1 (1h 30m)

    • Mathematics: applications and interpretation HL paper 1 (2h)

    • Mathematics: applications and interpretation SL paper 1 (1h 30m)

 

 

Tuesday 11 November

 

  • Morning Session 

    • Mathematics: analysis and approaches HL paper 2 (2h)

    • Mathematics: analysis and approaches SL paper 2 (1h 30m)

    • Mathematics: applications and interpretation HL paper 2 (2h)

    • Mathematics: applications and interpretation SL paper 2 (1h 30m)

       

  • Afternoon Session

    • Digital society HL paper 1 (2h 15m)

    • Digital society SL paper 1 (1h 30m)

    • Geography HL paper 1 (2h 15m)

    • Geography SL paper 1 1h 30m)

    • Global politics HL/SL paper 1 (1h 15m)

    • Social & cultural anthropology HL paper 1 (2h)

    • Social & cultural anthropology SL paper 1 (1h 30m)

 

 

Wednesday 12 November

 

  • Morning Session 

    • Digital society HL/SL paper 2 (1h 15m)

    • Digital society HL paper 3 (1h 15m)

    • Geography HL/SL paper 2 (1h 15m)

    • Geography HL paper 3 (1h)

    • Global politics HL paper 2 (2h 45m)

    • Global politics SL paper 2 (1h 45)

    • Social & cultural anthropology HL paper 2 (2h 30m)

    • Social & cultural anthropology SL paper 2 (1h 30m)

       

  • Afternoon Session 

    • Computer science HL paper 1 (2h 10m)

    • Computer science SL paper 1 (1h 30m)

    • Environmental systems & societies SL paper 1 (1h)

 

 

Thursday 13 November

 

  • Morning Session 

    • Computer science HL paper 2 (1h 20m)

    • Computer science HL paper 3 (1h)

    • Computer science SL paper 2 (1h)

    • Environmental systems & societies SL paper 2 (2h)

     

  • Afternoon Session 

    • Philosophy HL paper 1 (2h 30m)

    • Philosophy SL paper 1 (1h 45m)

    • Psychology HL paper 1 (2h)

    • Psychology SL paper 1 (2h)

 

 

Friday 14 November

 

  • Morning Session 

    • Philosophy HL/SL paper 2 (1h)

    • Philosophy HL paper 3 (1h 15m)

    • Psychology HL paper 2 (2h)

    • Psychology HL paper 3 (1h)

    • Psychology SL paper 2 (1h)

       

  • Afternoon Session 

    • Mathematics: analysis and approaches HL paper 3 (1h 15m)

    • Mathematics: applications and interpretation HL paper 3 (1h 15m)

 

 

 

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