Published 28 August 202618 min readIBretake editorial team
Final schedule · all exam zones A, B and C
November 2026 IB exam schedule: the complete calendar
The final November 2026 calendar runs from Friday 23 October through Friday 13 November. This page transcribes every listed DP and CP examination into searchable HTML, including paper durations and the complete zone start-time table.
The timetable is an exact planning reference, not your registration confirmation. Your coordinator must confirm your entries, exam zone, venue and reporting time.
16Complete examination calendar
126paper listings
22Local start times by exam zone
Complete examination calendar
Morning session
No exams
Afternoon session
School-based syllabus SL paper 1
Week 1
Except English and Spanish
Morning session
School-based syllabus SL paper 2
Afternoon session
Language A Literature HL paper 1
Language A Literature SL paper 1
Language A Language & Literature HL paper 1
Language A Language & Literature SL paper 1
Except English and Spanish
Morning session
Language A Literature HL/SL paper 2
Language A Language & Literature HL/SL paper 2
Afternoon session
Biology HL paper 1 (1a and 1b)
Biology SL paper 1 (1a and 1b)
Morning session
Biology HL paper 2
Biology SL paper 2
Afternoon session
Business management HL/SL paper 1
Business management HL paper 3
Morning session
Business management HL paper 2
Business management SL paper 2
Afternoon session
Spanish A Literature HL paper 1
Spanish A Literature SL paper 1
Spanish A Language & Literature HL paper 1
Spanish A Language & Literature SL paper 1
Spanish B HL paper 1
Spanish B HL paper 2 - Reading comprehension
Spanish B SL paper 1
Spanish B SL paper 2 - Reading comprehension
Spanish ab initio SL paper 1
Spanish ab initio SL paper 2 - Reading comprehension
Morning session
Spanish A Literature HL/SL paper 2
Spanish A Language & Literature HL/SL paper 2
Spanish B HL paper 2 - Listening comprehension
Spanish B SL paper 2 - Listening comprehension
Spanish ab initio SL paper 2 - Listening comprehension
Afternoon session
Computer science HL paper 1
Computer science SL paper 1
Environmental systems & societies HL paper 1
Environmental systems & societies SL paper 1
Week 2
Morning session
Computer science HL paper 2
Computer science HL paper 3
Computer science SL paper 2
Environmental systems & societies HL paper 2
Environmental systems & societies SL paper 2
Afternoon session
History HL/SL paper 1
History HL/SL paper 2
Except English and Spanish
Morning session
History HL paper 3
Afternoon session
Language B HL paper 1
Language B HL paper 2 - Reading comprehension
Language B SL paper 1
Language B SL paper 2 - Reading comprehension
Language ab initio SL paper 1
Language ab initio SL paper 2 - Reading comprehension
Latin HL paper 1
Latin SL paper 1
Except English and Spanish
Morning session
Language B HL paper 2 - Listening comprehension
Language B SL paper 2 - Listening comprehension
Language ab initio SL paper 2 - Listening comprehension
Latin HL paper 2
Latin SL paper 2
Afternoon session
Physics HL paper 1 (1a and 1b)
Physics SL paper 1 (1a and 1b)
Sports, exercise & health science HL paper 1 (1a and 1b)
Sports, exercise & health science SL paper 1 (1a and 1b)
Morning session
Physics HL paper 2
Physics SL paper 2
Sports, exercise & health science HL paper 2
Sports, exercise & health science SL paper 2
Afternoon session
English A Literature HL paper 1
English A Literature SL paper 1
English A Language & Literature HL paper 1
English A Language & Literature SL paper 1
English B HL paper 1
English B HL paper 2 - Reading comprehension
English B SL paper 1
English B SL paper 2 - Reading comprehension
English ab initio SL paper 1
English ab initio SL paper 2 - Reading comprehension
Morning session
English A Literature HL/SL paper 2
English A Language & Literature HL/SL paper 2
English B HL paper 2 - Listening comprehension
English B SL paper 2 - Listening comprehension
English ab initio SL paper 2 - Listening comprehension
Literature & performance SL paper 1
Afternoon session
Digital Society HL paper 1
Digital Society SL paper 1
Geography HL paper 1
Geography SL paper 1
Global politics HL/SL paper 1
Social & cultural anthropology HL paper 1
Social & cultural anthropology SL paper 1
Week 3
Morning session
Digital Society HL/SL paper 2
Digital Society HL paper 3
Geography HL/SL paper 2
Geography HL paper 3
Global politics HL/SL paper 2
Social & cultural anthropology HL paper 2
Social & cultural anthropology SL paper 2
Afternoon session
Mathematics: analysis and approaches HL paper 1
Mathematics: analysis and approaches SL paper 1
Mathematics: applications and interpretation HL paper 1
Mathematics: applications and interpretation SL paper 1
Morning session
Mathematics: analysis and approaches HL paper 2
Mathematics: analysis and approaches SL paper 2
Mathematics: applications and interpretation HL paper 2
Mathematics: applications and interpretation SL paper 2
Afternoon session
Economics HL/SL paper 2
Global politics HL paper 3
Morning session
Economics HL paper 1
Economics HL paper 3
Economics SL paper 1
Afternoon session
Chemistry HL paper 1 (1a and 1b)
Chemistry SL paper 1 (1a and 1b)
Design technology HL paper 1
Design technology SL paper 1
Design technology HL/SL paper 2
Morning session
Chemistry HL paper 2
Chemistry SL paper 2
Design technology HL paper 3
Afternoon session
Philosophy HL paper 1
Philosophy SL paper 1
Psychology HL paper 1
Psychology SL paper 1
Morning session
Philosophy HL/SL paper 2
Philosophy HL paper 3
Psychology HL paper 2
Psychology HL paper 3
Psychology SL paper 2
Afternoon session
Mathematics: analysis and approaches HL paper 3
Mathematics: applications and interpretation HL paper 3
Local start times by exam zone
Local start times by exam zone
Exam zone
Zone offset
Morning start
Afternoon start
A
12
10.00
14.00
A
11
10.00
14.00
A
10
10.00
14.00
A
9
10.00
14.00
A
8
09.30
13.30
A
7
09.00
13.00
A
6
09.00
13.00
A
5
09.00
13.00
A
4
09.00
13.00
A
3
09.00
13.00
B
3
10.00
14.00
B
2
09.30
13.30
B
1
09.00
13.00
B
0
09.00
13.00
C
-3
10.00
14.00
C
-4
09.30
13.30
C
-5
08.30
12.30
C
-6
08.30
12.30
C
-7
08.30
12.30
C
-8
08.30
12.30
C
-9
08.30
12.30
C
-10
08.30
12.30
How to use this timetable safely
Your school must know its allocated exam zone. The local start time already accounts for local time and does not need a daylight-saving adjustment.
IB authorization is required to reschedule an examination. A difficult day or travel plan does not by itself change the published session.
Confirm your registered subject, level, language, zone, reporting time and venue directly with your coordinator before making travel arrangements.
Source and verification
The calendar was transcribed from the final November 2026 PDF hosted on the official International Baccalaureate website. If this page and the PDF ever differ, use the IB PDF and your coordinator’s instructions.
