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IB Exam Dates - May 2027

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12 Sept 2026

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Are you wondering what the IB May 2027 exam dates are? This post will outline the exam dates for the May 2027 examination session to help you stay organized and plan your studying accordingly.

 

 

IB Exam Dates May 2027

 

 

The IB May 2027 examination session will take place from Friday, April 23 to Tuesday, May 18, 2027. The schedule applies to all IB exam zones (A, B, and C), although the exact local start time of morning and afternoon sessions depends on your allocated exam zone. The exact examination timetable is provided below.

 

 

Friday 23 April

 

  • Morning Session

    • No exams

 

  • Afternoon Session

    • School-based syllabus SL paper 1

    • Language & culture SL paper 1 (1h 30m)

 

 

Monday 26 April

 

  • Morning Session

    • School-based syllabus SL paper 2

    • Language & culture SL paper 2 (1h 30m)

 

  • 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, French & Spanish

 

 

Tuesday 27 April

 

  • Morning Session

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

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

    • Except: English, French & Spanish

 

  • Afternoon Session

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

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

 

 

Wednesday 28 April

 

  • Morning Session

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

    • Business Management 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 (1a and 1b) (1h 45m)

    • Sports, Exercise & Health Science SL paper 1 (1a and 1b) (1h 30m)

 

 

Thursday 29 April

 

  • Morning Session

    • Physics HL paper 2 (2h 30m)

    • Physics SL paper 2 (1h 30m)

    • Sports, Exercise & Health Science HL paper 2 (2h 30m)

    • Sports, Exercise & Health Science SL paper 2 (1h 30m)

 

  • Afternoon Session

    • Psychology HL/SL paper 1 (1h 30m)

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

 

 

Friday 30 April

 

  • Morning Session

    • Psychology HL paper 3 (1h 45m)

 

  • Afternoon Session

    • Computer Science HL paper 1 (2h)

    • Computer Science SL paper 1 (1h 15m)

    • Environmental Systems & Societies HL paper 1 (2h)

    • Environmental Systems & Societies SL paper 1 (1h)

 

 

Monday 3 May

 

  • Morning Session

    • Computer Science HL paper 2 (2h)

    • Computer Science SL paper 2 (1h 15m)

    • Environmental Systems & Societies HL paper 2 (2h 30m)

    • Environmental Systems & Societies SL paper 2 (2h)

 

  • Afternoon Session

    • History HL/SL paper 1 (1h)

    • History HL/SL paper 2 (1h 30m)

 

 

Tuesday 4 May

 

  • 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, French & Spanish

    • Latin HL paper 1 (2h)

    • Latin SL paper 1 (1h 30m)

 

 

Wednesday 5 May

 

  • 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, French & Spanish

    • Latin HL paper 2 (1h 30m)

    • Latin SL paper 2 (1h 30m)

 

  • 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 30m)

    • Design Technology SL paper 1 (1h)

 

 

Thursday 6 May

 

  • Morning Session

    • Chemistry HL paper 2 (2h 30m)

    • Chemistry SL paper 2 (1h 30m)

    • Design Technology HL paper 2 (2h 30m)

    • Design Technology SL paper 2 (1h 30m)

 

  • 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 May

 

  • 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

    • Geography HL paper 1 (2h 15m)

    • Geography SL paper 1 (1h 30m)

    • Philosophy HL paper 1 (2h 30m)

    • Philosophy SL paper 1 (1h 45m)

    • Social & Cultural Anthropology HL paper 1 (2h)

    • Social & Cultural Anthropology SL paper 1 (1h 30m)

 

 

Monday 10 May

 

  • Morning Session

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

    • Geography HL paper 3 (1h)

    • Philosophy HL/SL paper 2 (1h)

    • Philosophy HL paper 3 (1h 15m)

    • Social & Cultural Anthropology HL paper 2 (2h 30m)

    • Social & Cultural Anthropology SL paper 2 (1h 30m)

 

  • Afternoon Session

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

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

 

 

Tuesday 11 May

 

  • Morning Session

    • Biology HL paper 2 (2h 30m)

    • Biology SL paper 2 (1h 30m)

 

  • Afternoon Session

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

    • World Religions SL paper 1 (1h 15m)

 

 

Wednesday 12 May

 

  • Morning Session

    • Economics HL paper 1 (1h 15m)

    • Economics HL paper 3 (1h 45m)

    • Economics SL paper 1 (1h 15m)

    • World Religions SL paper 2 (1h 30m)

 

  • Afternoon Session

    • Classical Greek HL paper 1 (2h)

    • Classical Greek SL paper 1 (1h 30m)

    • 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)

 

 

Thursday 13 May

 

  • Morning Session

    • Classical Greek HL paper 2 (1h 30m)

    • Classical Greek SL paper 2 (1h 30m)

    • 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

    • 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)

 

 

Friday 14 May

 

  • 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)

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

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

 

 

Monday 17 May

 

  • Morning Session

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

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

    • Global Politics HL paper 3 (1h 30m)

 

  • Afternoon Session

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

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

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

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

    • French B HL paper 1 (1h 30m)

    • French B HL paper 2 – Reading comprehension (1h)

    • French B SL paper 1 (1h 15m)

    • French B SL paper 2 – Reading comprehension (1h)

    • French ab initio SL paper 1 (1h)

    • French ab initio SL paper 2 – Reading comprehension (1h)

 

 

Tuesday 18 May

 

  • Morning Session

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

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

    • French B HL paper 2 – Listening comprehension (1h)

    • French B SL paper 2 – Listening comprehension (45m)

    • French ab initio SL paper 2 – Listening comprehension (45m)

 

  • Afternoon Session

    • Mathematics: Analysis and Approaches HL paper 3 (1h 15m)

    • Mathematics: Applications and Interpretation HL paper 3 (1h 15m)

 

 

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