IB Exam Schedule 2024: Check IB Exam Dates

Sushmita Sundas

Updated on - Dec 22, 2023

IB board offers education for students from ages 3 to 19 that consists of four programs. The courses offered by IB focus on independent learning as well as critical thinking and encourage students to inquire about every aspect of the learning process.

IB will conduct the 2024 IB exams in two sessions. Furthermore, the IB exam schedule 2024 consists of all the essential details about the exam dates, timing, and guidelines.

Table of Content

IB Exam Schedule 2024: Highlights
Principles Used in Creating the IB Exam Schedule 2024
Tips for IB Board Students

IB Exam Schedule 2024 Highlights

Exams will be conducted in November and in May for the 2024 session. Check the following table for the highlights of the IB exam schedule 2024:

IB Exam Schedule Highlights 2024
Particulars	Details
Board name	International Baccalaureate
Programmes offered	Primary Years Programme Middle Years Programme Diploma Programme Career-Related Programme
IB Diploma Programme and IB Career-Related Programme exam dates	April/ May 2024 (tentative) and November/ December 2024 (tentative)
IB Middle Years Programme exam dates
Official website	www.ibo.org

Principles Used in Creating the IB Exam Schedule 2024

IB board applies some principles to create the routine for the IB board exam. Given below are the principles followed by the IB board to create the exam schedule:

It is impossible to consider the public, national holidays, or religious festivals since the number of countries where IB offers the programs adds up to a considerable number.
Registration data is used to ensure that the minimum number of candidates is impacted globally by subject and timetable clashes.
Almost all the subjects are scheduled in an afternoon and morning pattern on consecutive days. This pattern minimizes the impact of absence on any given day and thereby maintains continuity for candidates.
Language and Science examinations are scheduled in such a way that there is no confusion while appearing for different exams.
Except for English, Spanish, French, and Language A, examinations will be conducted separately for Language B subjects.
The examination period remains three weeks long to balance the conflicts in the schedule, school overheads in running an examination, time available for teaching, and the IB’s responsibility to get the valuation done on time as per the required quality.

Tips for IB Board Students

After the IB exam schedule for 2024 is released, students must strategize their preparation accordingly. Therefore, some tips for IB board students to get better results are mentioned below:

Increase your duration of study during exams: Discover your learning style. Every person has a unique learning style. The acoustic learner generally learns by listening, while visual learners learn by seeing.
Everyday study: Make a habit of studying regularly. Studying every day helps you to understand things easily. It also helps to reduce last-minute stress cramming.
Review and revise: Reviewing and revising at least once a week is advantageous for all students to score good marks. Frequent revision helps each student to grasp the concepts quickly.
Ask for help: Do not hesitate to ask if you are stuck on something. Talk to your guides and teachers about the topics which you do not understand.
Choose the right time and place to study: The comfort zone for each student depends on himself. Hence, you should find a study space and a regular time to study and stick with it. A comfortable and distraction-free study time is a must.