May 2027 session

IB exam dates May 2027: the full timetable

The IB Diploma May 2027 exams run from Friday 23 April to Tuesday 18 May 2027. Most subjects start on Monday 26 April. Schools in the UK, Germany, Austria and Switzerland start morning papers at 09:00 and afternoon papers at 13:00 local time. Results come out on Tuesday 6 July 2027.

23 Apr to 18 May

exam window

146

papers on 18 exam days

09:00 · 13:00

local start in UK and DACH

6 July

results day

Build your own exam timetable

Add your subjects with their level. You get your papers in date order at your local start time, a warning for any clash or double day, and a calendar file for your phone.

Your subjects

Mathematics: analysis and approaches
Physics
Chemistry
English A: Literature

Showing an example selection. Add your own subjects to replace it.

Where your school is

Morning: 09:00
Afternoon: 13:00

IB exam zone B. Your school's zone is what counts; your IB coordinator can confirm it. What is my exam zone?

Papers: 9
Exam days: 8
First: Wednesday 28 April
Last: Tuesday 18 May
Busiest day: Thursday 6 May · 2 papers

Starts	Subject	Paper	Duration
Wednesday 28 April
13:00	Physics HL	Paper 1 (1a and 1b)	2h
Thursday 29 April
09:00	Physics HL	Paper 2	2h 30m
Wednesday 5 May
13:00	Chemistry SL	Paper 1 (1a and 1b)	1h 30m
Thursday 6 May2 sessions
09:00	Chemistry SL	Paper 2	1h 30m
13:00	English A: Literature SL	Paper 1	1h 15m
Friday 7 May
09:00	English A: Literature SL	Paper 2	1h 45m
Thursday 13 May
13:00	Mathematics: analysis and approaches HL	Paper 1	2h
Friday 14 May
09:00	Mathematics: analysis and approaches HL	Paper 2	2h
Tuesday 18 May
13:00	Mathematics: analysis and approaches HL	Paper 3	1h 15m

Times are local to your exam zone and are not shifted for daylight saving, exactly as the IB sets them. Where two papers share a session, the calendar shows one block for both.

May 2027 at a glance: every subject on one timeline

Each row is a subject, each column a morning or afternoon session. Your subjects are highlighted; P1 means paper 1. Hover or tap a cell for level, duration and start time.

Your subjectsOther subjectsAM starts 09:00, PM starts 13:00 in your zone

	Fri23 Apr		Mon26 Apr		Tue27 Apr		Wed28 Apr		Thu29 Apr		Fri30 Apr		Mon3 May		Tue4 May		Wed5 May		Thu6 May		Fri7 May		Mon10 May		Tue11 May		Wed12 May		Thu13 May		Fri14 May		Mon17 May		Tue18 May
	AM	PM	AM	PM	AM	PM	AM	PM	AM	PM	AM	PM	AM	PM	AM	PM	AM	PM	AM	PM	AM	PM	AM	PM	AM	PM	AM	PM	AM	PM	AM	PM	AM	PM	AM	PM
Language and literature
English A: Lang. & lit.																				P1	P2
English A: LiteratureSL																				P1	P2
French A: Lang. & lit.																																		P1	P2
French A: Literature																																		P1	P2
Lang. A: Lang. & lit. (other)				P1	P2
Lang. A: Literature (other)				P1	P2
Literature and performance																					P1
Spanish A: Lang. & lit.																												P1	P2
Spanish A: Literature																												P1	P2
Language acquisition
Classical Greek																												P1	P2
English ab initio																				P1·2	P2
English B																				P1·2	P2
French ab initio																																		P1·2	P2
French B																																		P1·2	P2
Lang. ab initio (other)																P1·2	P2
Lang. B (other)																P1·2	P2
Latin																P1	P2
Spanish ab initio																												P1·2	P2
Spanish B																												P1·2	P2
Individuals and societies
Business management						P1·3	P2
Digital society																																P1	P2·3
Economics																										P2	P1·3
Geography																						P1	P2·3
Global politics																																P1·2	P3
History														P1·2	P3
Philosophy																						P1	P2·3
Psychology										P1·2	P3
Social & cultural anthr.																						P1	P2
World religions																										P1	P2
Sciences
Biology																								P1	P2
ChemistrySL																		P1	P2
Computer science												P1	P2
Design technology																		P1	P2
ESS												P1	P2
PhysicsHL								P1	P2
SEHS								P1	P2
Mathematics
Maths AAHL																														P1	P2					P3
Maths AI																														P1	P2					P3
Other courses
Language & culture		P1	P2
School-based syllabus		P1	P2

The full May 2027 timetable

Every paper in the IB's final May 2027 schedule, day by day. Every school sits each paper on the same date and in the same session; only the local start time depends on your exam zone. HL/SL means both levels sit the same paper. "Other languages" covers every language except English, French and Spanish, which have their own slots; "same session" marks papers of one subject sat back to back in one session.

Friday 23 April 20272 papers

Session	Subject	Level	Paper	Duration
Afternoon	School-based syllabus	SL	Paper 1	set by the school
	Language & culture	SL	Paper 1	1h 30m

Monday 26 April 20276 papers

Session	Subject	Level	Paper	Duration
Morning	School-based syllabus	SL	Paper 2	set by the school
	Language & culture	SL	Paper 2	1h 30m
Afternoon	Language A: Literature (other languages)	HL	Paper 1	2h 15m
	Language A: Literature (other languages)	SL	Paper 1	1h 15m
	Language A: Language and literature (other languages)	HL	Paper 1	2h 15m
	Language A: Language and literature (other languages)	SL	Paper 1	1h 15m

Tuesday 27 April 20274 papers

Session	Subject	Level	Paper	Duration
Morning	Language A: Literature (other languages)	HL/SL	Paper 2	1h 45m
	Language A: Language and literature (other languages)	HL/SL	Paper 2	1h 45m
Afternoon	Business management	HL/SL	Paper 1same session	1h 30m
	Business management	HL	Paper 3same session	1h 15m

Wednesday 28 April 20276 papers

Session	Subject	Level	Paper	Duration
Morning	Business management	HL	Paper 2	1h 45m
	Business management	SL	Paper 2	1h 30m
Afternoon	Physics	HL	Paper 1 (1a and 1b)	2h
	Physics	SL	Paper 1 (1a and 1b)	1h 30m
	Sports, exercise and health science	HL	Paper 1 (1a and 1b)	1h 45m
	Sports, exercise and health science	SL	Paper 1 (1a and 1b)	1h 30m

Thursday 29 April 20276 papers

Session	Subject	Level	Paper	Duration
Morning	Physics	HL	Paper 2	2h 30m
	Physics	SL	Paper 2	1h 30m
	Sports, exercise and health science	HL	Paper 2	2h 30m
	Sports, exercise and health science	SL	Paper 2	1h 30m
Afternoon	PsychologyNew syllabus	HL/SL	Paper 1same session	1h 30m
	PsychologyNew syllabus	HL/SL	Paper 2same session	1h 30m

Friday 30 April 20275 papers

Session	Subject	Level	Paper	Duration
Morning	PsychologyNew syllabus	HL	Paper 3	1h 45m
Afternoon	Computer scienceNew syllabus	HL	Paper 1	2h
	Computer scienceNew syllabus	SL	Paper 1	1h 15m
	Environmental systems and societies	HL	Paper 1	2h
	Environmental systems and societies	SL	Paper 1	1h

Monday 3 May 20276 papers

Session	Subject	Level	Paper	Duration
Morning	Computer scienceNew syllabus	HL	Paper 2	2h
	Computer scienceNew syllabus	SL	Paper 2	1h 15m
	Environmental systems and societies	HL	Paper 2	2h 30m
	Environmental systems and societies	SL	Paper 2	2h
Afternoon	History	HL/SL	Paper 1same session	1h
	History	HL/SL	Paper 2same session	1h 30m

Tuesday 4 May 20279 papers

Session	Subject	Level	Paper	Duration
Morning	History	HL	Paper 3	2h 30m
Afternoon	Language B (other languages)	HL	Paper 1same session	1h 30m
	Language B (other languages)	HL	Paper 2 - Reading comprehensionsame session	1h
	Language B (other languages)	SL	Paper 1same session	1h 15m
	Language B (other languages)	SL	Paper 2 - Reading comprehensionsame session	1h
	Language ab initio (other languages)	SL	Paper 1same session	1h
	Language ab initio (other languages)	SL	Paper 2 - Reading comprehensionsame session	1h
	Latin	HL	Paper 1	2h
	Latin	SL	Paper 1	1h 30m

Wednesday 5 May 20279 papers

Session	Subject	Level	Paper	Duration
Morning	Language B (other languages)	HL	Paper 2 - Listening comprehension	1h
	Language B (other languages)	SL	Paper 2 - Listening comprehension	45m
	Language ab initio (other languages)	SL	Paper 2 - Listening comprehension	45m
	Latin	HL	Paper 2	1h 30m
	Latin	SL	Paper 2	1h 30m
Afternoon	Chemistry	HL	Paper 1 (1a and 1b)	2h
	Chemistry	SL	Paper 1 (1a and 1b)	1h 30m
	Design technologyNew syllabus	HL	Paper 1	1h 30m
	Design technologyNew syllabus	SL	Paper 1	1h

Thursday 6 May 202714 papers

Session	Subject	Level	Paper	Duration
Morning	Chemistry	HL	Paper 2	2h 30m
	Chemistry	SL	Paper 2	1h 30m
	Design technologyNew syllabus	HL	Paper 2	2h 30m
	Design technologyNew syllabus	SL	Paper 2	1h 30m
Afternoon	English A: Literature	HL	Paper 1	2h 15m
	English A: Literature	SL	Paper 1	1h 15m
	English A: Language and literature	HL	Paper 1	2h 15m
	English A: Language and literature	SL	Paper 1	1h 15m
	English B	HL	Paper 1same session	1h 30m
	English B	HL	Paper 2 - Reading comprehensionsame session	1h
	English B	SL	Paper 1same session	1h 15m
	English B	SL	Paper 2 - Reading comprehensionsame session	1h
	English ab initio	SL	Paper 1same session	1h
	English ab initio	SL	Paper 2 - Reading comprehensionsame session	1h

Friday 7 May 202712 papers

Session	Subject	Level	Paper	Duration
Morning	English A: Literature	HL/SL	Paper 2	1h 45m
	English A: Language and 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 and performance	SL	Paper 1	1h 45m
Afternoon	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 and cultural anthropology	HL	Paper 1	2h
	Social and cultural anthropology	SL	Paper 1	1h 30m

Monday 10 May 20278 papers

Session	Subject	Level	Paper	Duration
Morning	Geography	HL/SL	Paper 2same session	1h 15m
	Geography	HL	Paper 3same session	1h
	Philosophy	HL/SL	Paper 2same session	1h
	Philosophy	HL	Paper 3same session	1h 15m
	Social and cultural anthropology	HL	Paper 2	2h 30m
	Social and cultural anthropology	SL	Paper 2	1h 30m
Afternoon	Biology	HL	Paper 1 (1a and 1b)	2h
	Biology	SL	Paper 1 (1a and 1b)	1h 30m

Tuesday 11 May 20274 papers

Session	Subject	Level	Paper	Duration
Morning	Biology	HL	Paper 2	2h 30m
	Biology	SL	Paper 2	1h 30m
Afternoon	Economics	HL/SL	Paper 2	1h 45m
	World religions	SL	Paper 1	1h 15m

Wednesday 12 May 202716 papers

Session	Subject	Level	Paper	Duration
Morning	Economics	HL	Paper 1same session	1h 15m
	Economics	HL	Paper 3same session	1h 45m
	Economics	SL	Paper 1	1h 15m
	World religions	SL	Paper 2	1h 30m
Afternoon	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 and literature	HL	Paper 1	2h 15m
	Spanish A: Language and literature	SL	Paper 1	1h 15m
	Spanish B	HL	Paper 1same session	1h 30m
	Spanish B	HL	Paper 2 - Reading comprehensionsame session	1h
	Spanish B	SL	Paper 1same session	1h 15m
	Spanish B	SL	Paper 2 - Reading comprehensionsame session	1h
	Spanish ab initio	SL	Paper 1same session	1h
	Spanish ab initio	SL	Paper 2 - Reading comprehensionsame session	1h

Thursday 13 May 202711 papers

Session	Subject	Level	Paper	Duration
Morning	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 and 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	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 20278 papers

Session	Subject	Level	Paper	Duration
Morning	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	Digital society	HL	Paper 1	2h 15m
	Digital society	SL	Paper 1	1h 30m
	Global politics	HL/SL	Paper 1same session	1h 15m
	Global politics	HL/SL	Paper 2same session	1h 45m

Monday 17 May 202713 papers

Session	Subject	Level	Paper	Duration
Morning	Digital society	HL/SL	Paper 2same session	1h 15m
	Digital society	HL	Paper 3same session	1h 15m
	Global politics	HL	Paper 3	1h 30m
Afternoon	French A: Literature	HL	Paper 1	2h 15m
	French A: Literature	SL	Paper 1	1h 15m
	French A: Language and literature	HL	Paper 1	2h 15m
	French A: Language and literature	SL	Paper 1	1h 15m
	French B	HL	Paper 1same session	1h 30m
	French B	HL	Paper 2 - Reading comprehensionsame session	1h
	French B	SL	Paper 1same session	1h 15m
	French B	SL	Paper 2 - Reading comprehensionsame session	1h
	French ab initio	SL	Paper 1same session	1h
	French ab initio	SL	Paper 2 - Reading comprehensionsame session	1h

Tuesday 18 May 20277 papers

Session	Subject	Level	Paper	Duration
Morning	French A: Literature	HL/SL	Paper 2	1h 45m
	French A: Language and 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	Mathematics: analysis and approaches	HL	Paper 3	1h 15m
	Mathematics: applications and interpretation	HL	Paper 3	1h 15m

Start times by exam zone

The IB gives every school an exam zone and a UTC offset. Your zone does not change between sessions, and start times are local times that are not shifted for daylight saving. UK schools are in zone B at offset 0, and schools in Germany, Austria and Switzerland in zone B at +1: both start at 09:00 and 13:00.

Zone	UTC offset	Morning	Afternoon
A	+9 to +12	10:00	14:00
A	+8	09:30	13:30
A	+3 to +7	09:00	13:00
B	+3	10:00	14:00
B	+2	09:30	13:30
B	0, +1	09:00	13:00
C	−3	10:00	14:00
C	−4	09:30	13:30
C	−5 to −10	08:30	12:30

Where two papers of one subject share a session, the IB gives only the session start; the second paper follows straight after the first, at a time your school sets.

Find your zone: start times for 54 countries

What changed for May 2027

Five courses are examined on a new guide for the first time: Computer science, Design technology, Psychology, Visual arts and the Extended Essay (plus the CP core). Visual arts and the EE have no timed paper. For the other three the papers themselves changed:

Subject	Until November 2026	From May 2027
Computer science	HL P1 2h 10m, P2 1h 20m, P3 1hSL P1 1h 30m, P2 1h	HL P1 2h, P2 2h, no Paper 3SL P1 1h 15m, P2 1h 15m
Psychology	HL P1 2h, P2 2h, P3 1hSL P1 2h, P2 1h	HL and SL P1 1h 30m and P2 1h 30m in one sessionHL P3 1h 45m
Design technology	HL P1 1h, SL P1 45m, HL/SL P2 1h 30m, HL P3 1h 30m	HL P1 1h 30m, P2 2h 30mSL P1 1h, P2 1h 30mno Paper 3

History's new guide is first examined in May 2028, so History in 2027 still follows the current guide. Retakes always follow the current guide, so a 2026 graduate retaking one of these courses sits the new papers.

Results day 2027

Schools and universities get May 2027 results on Monday 5 July 2027. You see yours on the IB candidate website on Tuesday 6 July 2027 from 12:00 GMT. These dates follow the IB's standing rules for May sessions; the IB normally confirms the year's times about a week before.

Where you are	Earliest release on 6 July
UK (BST)	13:00
Germany, Austria, Switzerland (CEST)	14:00
Dubai (GST)	16:00
Singapore (SGT)	20:00
Hong Kong (HKT)	20:00
New York (EDT)	08:00

The IB releases results in staggered steps by time zone, and your coordinator can hold access for a short time, so yours can appear a little after these times. Your PIN letter and your school confirm the details. Source

How May 2026 results turned out

Key dates before and after the exams

15 November 2026 (usual IB rule)
Last year's date
Schools register May 2027 candidates with the IB
The IB's procedures for recent sessions set 15 November, with a late-fee period to 15 January. The 2027 procedures are not public, and schools set earlier internal deadlines, so ask your coordinator.
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Before 5 July 2027
Tell your coordinator which universities should get your results
Up to six destinations requested before results are released are free, and UCAS counts as one (at most three in the US and Canada, only one of them in the US). After results you order through the IB at USD 19 per transcript. Your school sets its own earlier cut-off.
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Monday 5 July 2027
IB standing rule
Results reach schools and universities
Schools see results on IBIS a day before candidates. Universities on the IB's secure site, including UCAS if your coordinator listed it, see them as soon as they are released.
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Tuesday 6 July 2027, from 12:00 GMT
IB standing rule
Results day for candidates
The IB's standing rule for May sessions. It usually confirms the year's times about a week before.
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From 5 July 2027
Confirm with your school
Re-marks and other enquiries upon results open
Only your school can file a request, and it needs your written consent because a grade can go down. The IB does not publish the closing date on its public pages; schools have reported mid-September for recent May sessions, so ask your coordinator early.
Source
After results day
Confirm with your school
The paper diploma reaches your school
The IB posts diplomas to schools some weeks after results and does not publish a fixed date; your coordinator tells you when it arrives. Universities work with the electronic transcript until then.
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29 July (2025 rule)
Last year's date
Register for a November retake straight after May results
Reported from the IB's 2025 procedures and not confirmed for 2027. That leaves about three weeks after results day, and the school hosting your retake will set an earlier cut-off.
Source
22 October to 12 November 2027
November 2027 exam session (retakes)
Provisional dates from the IB's November 2026 schedule. There is no limit on retakes, the higher grade counts, and you sit them through an IB World School that agrees to host you. A retake follows the current syllabus, which matters for the five courses that changed in 2027.
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Later sessions

November 2026 (final): Friday 23 October 2026 to Friday 13 November 2026. Results reach schools on 16 December 2026 and candidates on 17 December.
November 2027 (provisional): Friday 22 October 2027 to Friday 12 November 2027. The paper timetable is not yet published.
May 2028 (provisional): Tuesday 25 April 2028 to Friday 19 May 2028, with no exams on 1 May. The paper timetable is not yet published.

University deadlines that fall around the exams

Several deadlines land before your results or in the middle of the exam weeks. These are the ones IB students most often miss.

United Kingdom (UCAS)

Wednesday 13 January 2027, 18:00
UCAS deadline for most courses (equal consideration)
Oxford, Cambridge and most medicine, dentistry and veterinary courses closed on 15 October 2026. The January date moves between years (14 January for 2026 entry), so check it again for 2028 entry: UCAS has proposed 12 January 2028 but has not confirmed it yet.
Source
From 2 July 2027
Clearing opens
Universities can confirm IB offers as soon as results arrive on 5 July, about five weeks before A-level results day (12 August 2027). Your results only reach UCAS automatically if your coordinator listed UCAS on IBIS, so add your UCAS Personal ID to the transcript request.
Source

Germany

End of April 2027
Bavaria: documents to the Zeugnisanerkennungsstelle
To meet the 15 July deadline for restricted courses in Bavaria, send your documents by the end of April, in the middle of the exams. Also ask the IB (not your school) to send an official transcript to the Zeugnisanerkennungsstelle, IB institute code 001613.
Source
8 and 9 May 2027 (planned)
TMSnat medical admissions test, first sitting
The TMS and HAM-Nat merge into the TMSnat. The first sitting is planned for a weekend inside the IB exam window, with registration expected from February 2027.
Source
15 July (2026 date)
Last year's date
hochschulstart: deadline for medicine and other central courses
In 2026 applicants with a new school-leaving certificate applied online by 15 July and posted medicine documents by 20 July. That is nine days after IB results. The 2027/28 dates are not yet published.
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University deadlines, often 15 July
Confirm with your school
uni-assist applications
uni-assist needs your IB results released to it electronically through IBIS; the school's results summary or the IB candidate page alone is not enough. It also asks for your last two years' reports showing HL and SL for all six subjects, and recommends applying eight weeks before the deadline. Its IB guidance page is old, so check it before you apply.
Source

Austria

1 March to 4 May 2027
University of Vienna: registration for courses with an entrance test
The window closes during the IB exams. Admission itself runs from 12 July to 31 October 2027.
Source
Not yet published (2026: 3 July)
Last year's date
MedAT medical admissions test
In 2026 registration ran from 2 to 31 March and the test was on 3 July, before IB results. The 2027 dates come with the universities' regulations, usually around December.
Source

Switzerland

15 February 2027
Medicine: pre-registration with swissuniversities
Pre-registration is required everywhere. The EMS aptitude test counts at Basel, Bern, Fribourg, Zurich, USI and ETH (Geneva, Lausanne and Neuchâtel select at the end of the first year instead). EMS registration closes on 25 May 2027 and the test is on Friday 9 July 2027, three days after IB results.
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31 March 2027
ETH Zurich: deadline for IB applicants
30 April is for Swiss certificates only. With the IB you apply between 1 December 2026 and 31 March 2027, for one programme, with your German language proof. ETH plans new entry requirements from autumn 2028, with details from spring 2027.
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30 April 2027
University of Zurich: bachelor applications
Applications open 1 January. Medicine closes 31 March and applicants who need a visa 28 February. The July extension is for Swiss certificates only.
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30 April 2027
EPFL: bachelor applications
Documents follow by 10 July, four days after IB results. IB holders are ranked by points within a cap of 3,000 first-year places.
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Netherlands

15 January and 1 May 2027
Studielink deadlines
15 January for selective (numerus fixus) programmes, 1 May for all others, both at 23:59.
Source

Dates that are often wrong elsewhere

The session ends on Tuesday 18 May 2027. Wednesday 19 May was the provisional date the IB printed in 2026, before the final schedule.
08:30 and 12:30 are the start times for zone C schools at UTC −5 to −10, mostly in North America. UK and DACH schools start at 09:00 and 13:00.
Physics paper 2 is on Thursday 29 April 2027 in the morning, the day after paper 1.
November results are no longer released in January: since November 2024 they come out in mid-December.

Questions about the May 2027 exams

What is the schedule for the IB exams in 2027?

The May 2027 session runs from Friday 23 April to Tuesday 18 May 2027, with papers on 18 days. The full timetable by date is on this page. The November 2027 session is provisionally set for 22 October to 12 November 2027.

When do the IB May 2027 exams start and finish?

The first papers are on Friday 23 April 2027 in the afternoon (school-based syllabus and Language & culture paper 1). Most subjects start on Monday 26 April. The last paper is Maths AA and AI HL paper 3 on Tuesday 18 May 2027 in the afternoon.

What time do IB exams start in the UK?

09:00 for morning papers and 13:00 for afternoon papers. UK schools are in exam zone B at UTC offset 0, and the IB does not shift these times for British Summer Time.

What time do IB exams start in Germany?

Also 09:00 and 13:00 local time. Germany, Austria and Switzerland are in zone B at UTC +1, which the IB gives the same start times as the UK.

When is IB Maths AA HL paper 1 in May 2027?

Thursday 13 May 2027, afternoon, 2 hours. Paper 2 is on Friday 14 May in the morning (2 hours) and HL paper 3 on Tuesday 18 May in the afternoon (1 hour 15 minutes). Maths AI sits on the same days.

When is IB Physics paper 1 in May 2027?

Wednesday 28 April 2027, afternoon: 2 hours at HL, 1 hour 30 minutes at SL. Paper 2 follows on Thursday 29 April in the morning (2 hours 30 minutes HL, 1 hour 30 minutes SL).

Which IB subjects are first assessed in May 2027?

Computer science, Design technology, Psychology, Visual arts and the Extended Essay, plus the Career-related Programme core. The timed papers changed for Computer science, Design technology and Psychology.

What happens if two of my IB exams clash?

The IB builds the schedule from registration data to keep clashes to a minimum. If two of your papers still fall in the same session, tell your coordinator straight away: any change to when a paper is sat needs IB approval, and your school arranges it.

Where can I download the official IB May 2027 exam schedule?

The IB sends the final schedule to schools, so your coordinator has the official file. When we checked, ibo.org's public schedule page listed sessions up to November 2026 only. Our source is the IB's own PDF as hosted by a school, linked below, and the planner on this page downloads your own papers as a calendar file.

When is the November 2027 IB session?

Provisionally from Friday 22 October to Friday 12 November 2027, according to the IB's November 2026 schedule. The paper-by-paper timetable is not yet published.

What day do IB scores come out?

For the May 2027 session, on Tuesday 6 July 2027 from 12:00 GMT on the candidate website (13:00 in the UK, 14:00 in Germany, Austria and Switzerland). Schools and universities receive them on Monday 5 July.

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Sources

IB, May 2027 examination schedule, final version (all exam zones A, B, C). The IB sends this schedule to schools; ibo.org's public schedule page listed sessions only up to November 2026 when we checked. This copy is the IB's own PDF, hosted by a school.
IB, November 2026 examination schedule
IB, Assessment FAQ (results release)
IB, Latest curriculum updates (first assessment years)

Dates on this page last checked on Sunday 8 November 2026.