IB Diploma ProgrammeMay 2026
IB May 2026
Exam Schedule
The complete IB Diploma examination timetable — every paper, date and duration, by subject group and time zone. Browse it below, then load it straight onto your exam displays.
149
exam papers
18
exam days
7
subject groups
Key dates
- First exam
- Fri, 24 Apr 2026
- Last exam
- Wed, 20 May 2026
- Busiest day
- Wed, 13 May 2026 · 16 papers
- Source
- Official IBO schedule
Full May 2026 timetable
Dates, papers and durations are the same worldwide — only the clock start time changes by zone. Pick your zone and UTC offset to see local start times.
Exam zone
Week 1
Fri
24 Apr
Afternoon starts 13:00
School-based Syllabus SLPaper 1
13:00–14:30
1h 30m
Language & Culture SLPaper 1
13:00–14:30
1h 30m
Week 2
Mon
27 Apr
Morning starts 09:00
School-based Syllabus SLPaper 2
09:00–10:30
1h 30m
Language & Culture SLPaper 2
09:00–10:30
1h 30m
Afternoon starts 13:00
Language A Literature HLPaper 1
Excludes English, French, Spanish13:00–15:15
2h 15m
Language A Literature SLPaper 1
Excludes English, French, Spanish13:00–14:15
1h 15m
Language A Language & Literature HLPaper 1
Excludes English, French, Spanish13:00–15:15
2h 15m
Language A Language & Literature SLPaper 1
Excludes English, French, Spanish13:00–14:15
1h 15m
Tue
28 Apr
Morning starts 09:00
Language A Literature HL/SLPaper 2
Excludes English, French, Spanish09:00–10:45
1h 45m
Language A Language & Literature HL/SLPaper 2
Excludes English, French, Spanish09:00–10:45
1h 45m
Afternoon starts 13:00
Physics HLPaper 1
13:00–15:00
2h
Physics SLPaper 1
13:00–14:30
1h 30m
Sports, Exercise & Health Science HLPaper 1
13:00–14:45
1h 45m
Sports, Exercise & Health Science SLPaper 1
13:00–14:30
1h 30m
Wed
29 Apr
Morning starts 09:00
Physics HLPaper 2
09:00–11:30
2h 30m
Physics SLPaper 2
09:00–10:30
1h 30m
Sports, Exercise & Health Science HLPaper 2
09:00–11:30
2h 30m
Sports, Exercise & Health Science SLPaper 2
09:00–10:30
1h 30m
Afternoon starts 13:00
Business Management HL/SLPaper 1
13:00–14:30
1h 30m
Business Management HLPaper 3
13:00–14:15
1h 15m
Thu
30 Apr
Morning starts 09:00
Business Management HLPaper 2
09:00–10:45
1h 45m
Business Management SLPaper 2
09:00–10:30
1h 30m
Afternoon starts 13:00
Computer Science HLPaper 1
13:00–15:10
2h 10m
Computer Science SLPaper 1
13:00–14:30
1h 30m
Environmental Systems & Societies HLPaper 1
13:00–15:00
2h
Environmental Systems & Societies SLPaper 1
13:00–14:00
1h
Week 3
Mon
4 May
Morning starts 09:00
Computer Science HLPaper 2
09:00–10:20
1h 20m
Computer Science HLPaper 3
09:00–10:00
1h
Computer Science SLPaper 2
09:00–10:00
1h
Environmental Systems & Societies HLPaper 2
09:00–11:30
2h 30m
Environmental Systems & Societies SLPaper 2
09:00–11:00
2h
Afternoon starts 13:00
History HL/SLPaper 1
13:00–14:00
1h
History HL/SLPaper 2
13:00–14:30
1h 30m
Tue
5 May
Morning starts 09:00
History HLPaper 3
09:00–11:30
2h 30m
Afternoon starts 13:00
Language B HLPaper 1
Excludes English, French, Spanish13:00–14:30
1h 30m
Language B HLPaper 2 — Reading
Excludes English, French, Spanish13:00–14:00
1h
Language B SLPaper 1
Excludes English, French, Spanish13:00–14:15
1h 15m
Language B SLPaper 2 — Reading
Excludes English, French, Spanish13:00–14:00
1h
Language ab initio SLPaper 1
Excludes English, French, Spanish13:00–14:00
1h
Language ab initio SLPaper 2 — Reading
Excludes English, French, Spanish13:00–14:00
1h
Latin HLPaper 1
13:00–15:00
2h
Latin SLPaper 1
13:00–14:30
1h 30m
Wed
6 May
Morning starts 09:00
Language B HLPaper 2 — Listening
Excludes English, French, Spanish09:00–10:00
1h
Language B SLPaper 2 — Listening
Excludes English, French, Spanish09:00–09:45
45m
Language ab initio SLPaper 2 — Listening
Excludes English, French, Spanish09:00–09:45
45m
Latin HLPaper 2
09:00–10:30
1h 30m
Latin SLPaper 2
09:00–10:30
1h 30m
Afternoon starts 13:00
Psychology HLPaper 1
13:00–15:00
2h
Psychology SLPaper 1
13:00–15:00
2h
Thu
7 May
Morning starts 09:00
Psychology HLPaper 2
09:00–11:00
2h
Psychology HLPaper 3
09:00–10:00
1h
Psychology SLPaper 2
09:00–10:00
1h
Afternoon starts 13:00
English A Literature HLPaper 1
13:00–15:15
2h 15m
English A Literature SLPaper 1
13:00–14:15
1h 15m
English A Language & Literature HLPaper 1
13:00–15:15
2h 15m
English A Language & Literature SLPaper 1
13:00–14:15
1h 15m
English B HLPaper 1
13:00–14:30
1h 30m
English B HLPaper 2 — Reading
13:00–14:00
1h
English B SLPaper 1
13:00–14:15
1h 15m
English B SLPaper 2 — Reading
13:00–14:00
1h
English ab initio SLPaper 1
13:00–14:00
1h
English ab initio SLPaper 2 — Reading
13:00–14:00
1h
Fri
8 May
Morning starts 09:00
English A Literature HL/SLPaper 2
09:00–10:45
1h 45m
English A Language & Literature HL/SLPaper 2
09:00–10:45
1h 45m
English B HLPaper 2 — Listening
09:00–10:00
1h
English B SLPaper 2 — Listening
09:00–09:45
45m
English ab initio SLPaper 2 — Listening
09:00–09:45
45m
Literature & Performance SLPaper 1
09:00–10:45
1h 45m
Afternoon starts 13:00
Geography HLPaper 1
13:00–15:15
2h 15m
Geography SLPaper 1
13:00–14:30
1h 30m
Philosophy HLPaper 1
13:00–15:30
2h 30m
Philosophy SLPaper 1
13:00–14:45
1h 45m
Social & Cultural Anthropology HLPaper 1
13:00–15:00
2h
Social & Cultural Anthropology SLPaper 1
13:00–14:30
1h 30m
Week 4
Mon
11 May
Morning starts 09:00
Geography HL/SLPaper 2
09:00–10:15
1h 15m
Geography HLPaper 3
09:00–10:00
1h
Philosophy HL/SLPaper 2
09:00–10:15
1h 15m
Philosophy HLPaper 3
09:00–10:00
1h
Social & Cultural Anthropology HLPaper 2
09:00–11:30
2h 30m
Social & Cultural Anthropology SLPaper 2
09:00–10:30
1h 30m
Afternoon starts 13:00
Biology HLPaper 1
13:00–15:00
2h
Biology SLPaper 1
13:00–14:30
1h 30m
Tue
12 May
Morning starts 09:00
Biology HLPaper 2
09:00–11:30
2h 30m
Biology SLPaper 2
09:00–10:30
1h 30m
Afternoon starts 13:00
Economics HL/SLPaper 2
13:00–14:45
1h 45m
World Religions SLPaper 1
13:00–14:15
1h 15m
Wed
13 May
Morning starts 09:00
Economics HLPaper 1
09:00–10:15
1h 15m
Economics HLPaper 3
09:00–10:45
1h 45m
Economics SLPaper 1
09:00–10:15
1h 15m
World Religions SLPaper 2
09:00–10:30
1h 30m
Afternoon starts 13:00
Classical Greek HLPaper 1
13:00–15:00
2h
Classical Greek SLPaper 1
13:00–14:30
1h 30m
Spanish A Literature HLPaper 1
13:00–15:15
2h 15m
Spanish A Literature SLPaper 1
13:00–14:15
1h 15m
Spanish A Language & Literature HLPaper 1
13:00–15:15
2h 15m
Spanish A Language & Literature SLPaper 1
13:00–14:15
1h 15m
Spanish B HLPaper 1
13:00–14:30
1h 30m
Spanish B HLPaper 2 — Reading
13:00–14:00
1h
Spanish B SLPaper 1
13:00–14:15
1h 15m
Spanish B SLPaper 2 — Reading
13:00–14:00
1h
Spanish ab initio SLPaper 1
13:00–14:00
1h
Spanish ab initio SLPaper 2 — Reading
13:00–14:00
1h
Thu
14 May
Morning starts 09:00
Classical Greek HLPaper 2
09:00–10:30
1h 30m
Classical Greek SLPaper 2
09:00–10:30
1h 30m
Spanish A Literature HL/SLPaper 2
09:00–10:45
1h 45m
Spanish A Language & Literature HL/SLPaper 2
09:00–10:45
1h 45m
Spanish B HLPaper 2 — Listening
09:00–10:00
1h
Spanish B SLPaper 2 — Listening
09:00–09:45
45m
Spanish ab initio SLPaper 2 — Listening
09:00–09:45
45m
Afternoon starts 13:00
Mathematics: Analysis and Approaches HLPaper 1
13:00–15:00
2h
Mathematics: Analysis and Approaches SLPaper 1
13:00–14:30
1h 30m
Mathematics: Applications and Interpretation HLPaper 1
13:00–15:00
2h
Mathematics: Applications and Interpretation SLPaper 1
13:00–14:30
1h 30m
Fri
15 May
Morning starts 09:00
Mathematics: Analysis and Approaches HLPaper 2
09:00–11:00
2h
Mathematics: Analysis and Approaches SLPaper 2
09:00–10:30
1h 30m
Mathematics: Applications and Interpretation HLPaper 2
09:00–11:00
2h
Mathematics: Applications and Interpretation SLPaper 2
09:00–10:30
1h 30m
Afternoon starts 13:00
Chemistry HLPaper 1
13:00–15:00
2h
Chemistry SLPaper 1
13:00–14:30
1h 30m
Design Technology HLPaper 1
13:00–14:00
1h
Design Technology SLPaper 1
13:00–13:45
45m
Design Technology HL/SLPaper 2
13:00–14:30
1h 30m
Week 5
Mon
18 May
Morning starts 09:00
Chemistry HLPaper 2
09:00–11:30
2h 30m
Chemistry SLPaper 2
09:00–10:30
1h 30m
Design Technology HLPaper 3
09:00–10:30
1h 30m
Afternoon starts 13:00
Digital Society HLPaper 1
13:00–15:15
2h 15m
Digital Society SLPaper 1
13:00–14:30
1h 30m
Global Politics HL/SLPaper 1
13:00–14:15
1h 15m
Global Politics HL/SLPaper 2
13:00–14:45
1h 45m
Tue
19 May
Morning starts 09:00
Digital Society HL/SLPaper 2
09:00–10:15
1h 15m
Digital Society HLPaper 3
09:00–10:15
1h 15m
Global Politics HLPaper 3
09:00–10:30
1h 30m
Afternoon starts 13:00
French A Literature HLPaper 1
13:00–15:15
2h 15m
French A Literature SLPaper 1
13:00–14:15
1h 15m
French A Language & Literature HLPaper 1
13:00–15:15
2h 15m
French A Language & Literature SLPaper 1
13:00–14:15
1h 15m
French B HLPaper 1
13:00–14:30
1h 30m
French B HLPaper 2 — Reading
13:00–14:00
1h
French B SLPaper 1
13:00–14:15
1h 15m
French B SLPaper 2 — Reading
13:00–14:00
1h
French ab initio SLPaper 1
13:00–14:00
1h
French ab initio SLPaper 2 — Reading
13:00–14:00
1h
Wed
20 May
Morning starts 09:00
French A Literature HL/SLPaper 2
09:00–10:45
1h 45m
French A Language & Literature HL/SLPaper 2
09:00–10:45
1h 45m
French B HLPaper 2 — Listening
09:00–10:00
1h
French B SLPaper 2 — Listening
09:00–09:45
45m
French ab initio SLPaper 2 — Listening
09:00–09:45
45m
Afternoon starts 13:00
Mathematics: Analysis and Approaches HLPaper 3
13:00–14:15
1h 15m
Mathematics: Applications and Interpretation HLPaper 3
13:00–14:15
1h 15m
Start times follow the official IBO examination schedule for Zone B — Europe & Africa at UTC+0. Always confirm against your coordinator's instructions.
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