Every major 2026-2027 exam date in one place: SAT, ACT, AP, IB, UCAS, UK admissions tests, JEE Main and NEET.
Global Exam Calendar 2026–27: SAT, ACT, AP, IB, UCAS, JEE, NEET and More
By the OziTutors team · Last checked: 13 October 2026 · Next update: first week of November 2026
This calendar lists the main exam and application dates for 2026–27, including the SAT, ACT, AP exams, UCAS deadlines, UK admissions tests and JEE Main. Each row shows how sure the date is and where it came from. Dates marked tentative or expected can change, so confirm on the official site before you register.
Exam dates sit on a dozen different websites, and some of those pages are already out of date. Many families we work with are handling two systems at once: an IB or CBSE school year plus the SAT, or JEE preparation while living in Dubai or Singapore. This page puts the dates in one place.
We checked each date against an official source this week. When no official date exists yet, we say so instead of guessing.
How to read the status labels
- Confirmed: we saw the date on the official site on 13 October 2026.
- Reported: the date comes from school timetables or trusted secondary sources because the official page was not public or not opened. Confirm with your school or exam coordinator.
- Tentative: the exam body itself calls the date provisional.
- Expected: nothing has been announced. The date is based on past years.
The next 30 days: 13 October to 13 November 2026
| Date | What happens | Status | Source |
| 12–16 Oct | UK admissions tests, October sitting: ESAT 12–13 Oct, TARA 14 Oct, TMUA 15–16 Oct | Confirmed | UAT-UK |
| 15 Oct, 6pm UK | UCAS deadline for Oxford, Cambridge and most medicine, dentistry and veterinary courses | Confirmed | UCAS |
| 17 Oct | ACT, US national date (registration closed) | Reported | ACT schedule via test-prep sites |
| 23 Oct | SAT registration closes for 7 November. Changes and late registration run to 27 Oct | Confirmed | College Board |
| 23–24 Oct | ACT international test dates (registration closed) | Confirmed | ACT international schedule |
| 23 Oct–12 Nov | IB November 2026 exam session | Reported | School timetables; ask your IB coordinator |
| 26 Oct, 3pm UK | Booking opens for the January UAT-UK sitting | Confirmed | Oxford admissions tests |
| Late Oct | JEE Main 2027 Session 1 registration and information bulletin | Expected | NTA had not announced it as of 10 Oct |
| 7 Nov | SAT | Confirmed | College Board |
Month by month, October 2026 to August 2027
| Month | What lands |
| Oct 2026 | UAT-UK tests (12–16) · UCAS Oxbridge and medicine deadline (15) · ACT (17 US; 23–24 international) · SAT registration closes (23) · JEE Main registration expected |
| Nov 2026 | SAT (7) · UAT-UK October results (16) · SAT registration closes for December (20) · JEE Main registration window expected |
| Dec 2026 | SAT (5) · ACT (11–12 international; 12 US) · January UAT-UK booking closes (21) |
| Jan 2027 | UAT-UK tests (4–8) · UCAS main deadline (13) · Cambridge October/November results (reported) · JEE Main Session 1 (22–24, 28–30; tentative) |
| Feb 2027 | UAT-UK January results (8) · ACT (12–13 international; 27 US) · UCAS Extra opens (25) · CBSE board exams expected to begin · NEET UG registration expected |
| Mar 2027 | SAT (6) · CBSE board exams continue |
| Apr 2027 | ACT (2–3 international; 10 US) · JEE Main Session 2 expected · AP portfolio deadlines (30) · IB May session opens (about 23, reported) |
| May 2027 | SAT (1) · AP exams (3–7 and 10–14) · AP late testing (17–21) · IB session ends (about 18, reported) · NEET UG, JEE Advanced and CUET UG expected |
| Jun 2027 | SAT (5) · ACT (11–12 international; 12 US) · UCAS: last date for applications to reach universities directly (30) |
| Jul–Aug 2027 | UCAS Clearing opens (2 Jul) · IB May results (July, reported) · A-Level results (12 Aug, reported) · GCSE results (19 Aug, reported) · Cambridge international results (mid-August, expected) |
SAT dates 2026–27
The SAT runs on the same dates in the US and abroad. The next one is 7 November. The 3 October test has passed.
| Test date | Registration closes | Changes and late registration end |
| Saturday 7 November 2026 | Friday 23 October | Tuesday 27 October |
| Saturday 5 December 2026 | Friday 20 November | Tuesday 24 November |
| Saturday 6 March 2027 | Friday 19 February | Tuesday 23 February |
| Saturday 1 May 2027 | Friday 16 April | Tuesday 20 April |
| Saturday 5 June 2027 | Friday 21 May | Tuesday 25 May |
Deadlines close at 11:59 pm Eastern Time. If you need to borrow a device from College Board, request it at least 30 days before test day. School-based SAT testing has its own windows: 1–30 October 2026 and 1 March–30 April 2027. Source: College Board.
ACT dates 2026–27
The ACT keeps a separate schedule for students outside the US. If you are in India, the Gulf, Singapore or the UK, use the international table.
International dates (from ACT’s own schedule):
| Test dates | Regular registration closes | Late registration closes |
| 23–24 October 2026 | 25 September (closed) | 9 October (closed) |
| 11–12 December 2026 | 13 November | 27 November |
| 12–13 February 2027 | 15 January | 29 January |
| 2–3 April 2027 | 5 March | 19 March |
| 11–12 June 2027 | 14 May | 28 May |
| 9–10 July 2027 | 11 June | 25 June |
US national dates (reported from test-prep sites that mirror ACT’s schedule):
| Test date | Regular registration closes |
| 17 October 2026 | Closed |
| 12 December 2026 | 6 November |
| 27 February 2027 | 22 January |
| 10 April 2027 | 5 March |
| 12 June 2027 | 7 May |
| 10 July 2027 | 4 June |
Source for the international table: ACT international test dates 2026–27 (PDF). Always confirm US dates on act.org.
AP exams 2027
The 2027 AP Exams run 3–7 May and 10–14 May. Late testing is reported as 17–21 May. Each day has two time slots that College Board now calls Session 1 and Session 2.
New for 2027: exam start times have changed in some locations. For most schools, including all in the lower 48 US states, Hawaii and Washington DC, exams still start at 8 am and 12 pm local time. Students elsewhere should use College Board’s start-time lookup tool or ask their AP coordinator.
Portfolio deadlines (11:59 pm Eastern Time): 30 April for AP Computer Science Principles, AP Seminar, AP Research and, new this year, the AP World Languages and Cultures project reference. 7 May for AP Art and Design.
| Popular subject | Date | Session |
| Physics C: Mechanics | Mon 3 May | Session 1 |
| Biology | Mon 3 May | Session 2 |
| Physics 1 · Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | Wed 5 May | Session 2 (both) |
| Physics 2 | Thu 6 May | Session 1 |
| Chemistry | Thu 6 May | Session 2 |
| United States History | Fri 7 May | Session 1 |
| Macroeconomics | Fri 7 May | Session 2 |
| Calculus AB · Calculus BC | Mon 10 May | Session 1 (both) |
| Precalculus | Tue 11 May | Session 1 |
| Statistics | Tue 11 May | Session 2 |
| English Language and Composition | Wed 12 May | Session 1 |
| Computer Science A | Wed 12 May | Session 2 |
| Computer Science Principles | Fri 14 May | Session 1 |
| Psychology | Fri 14 May | Session 2 |
Subjects not shown are on the full schedule at AP Central.
IB, Cambridge IGCSE and UK school exams
The IB does not publish one public timetable. Your school’s IB coordinator receives the subject-by-subject dates, so use the windows below only for planning.
| Exam | Window | Status | Note |
| IB November 2026 session | 23 Oct–12 Nov 2026 | Reported | Results in January 2027 |
| IB May 2027 session | About 23 Apr–18 May 2027 | Reported | One site gives 19 May as the end. Results in July |
| Cambridge AS and A Level, Oct/Nov 2026 | Results 7 Jan 2027 | Reported | Per a tutoring provider’s results guide |
| Cambridge IGCSE and O Level, Oct/Nov 2026 | Results 14 Jan 2027 | Reported | Enquiries deadline reported as 26 Feb 2027 |
| Cambridge May/June 2027 series | Timetable not yet public | Expected | Usually late April to early June. Results mid-August |
| UK GCSE summer series (AQA, Edexcel, OCR) | 10 May–18 Jun 2027 | Reported | Contingency day 23 Jun. Results 19 Aug |
UK university applications and admissions tests
UCAS deadlines for 2027 entry. Every deadline is at 6pm UK time. If you are overseas, convert it to your own time zone.
| Date | What it is |
| 15 October 2026 | Equal consideration date for Oxford, Cambridge and most medicine, dentistry and veterinary courses |
| 13 January 2027 | Equal consideration date for most other undergraduate courses |
| 25 February 2027 | UCAS Extra opens |
| 30 June 2027 | Last date for applications to go straight to universities. After this they enter Clearing |
| 2 July 2027 | Clearing opens |
| 22 July 2027 | Last day for undergraduate reply swaps |
| 23 September 2027 | Final date for 2027 entry applications |
Source: UCAS dates and deadlines.
Admissions tests. From this cycle, Oxford and other universities use the ESAT, TMUA and TARA, run by UAT-UK and taken on a computer. You can register for only one sitting, October or January. Oxford says undergraduate applicants must sit in October.
| Sitting | Dates | Booking and results |
| October 2026 | ESAT 12–13 Oct · TARA 14 Oct · TMUA 15–16 Oct | Booking closed 28 Sep. Results 16 Nov |
| January 2027 | 4–8 January 2027 | Booking opens 26 Oct. Closes 21 Dec. Results 8 Feb |
UCAT (medicine and dentistry). The 2026 testing window ran from 13 July to 24 September and has closed. Results go to universities in early November. Dates for the next cycle have not been published; university pages say early 2027. Sources: UAT-UK, Oxford admissions tests.
India: JEE, NEET, CUET and CBSE boards
NTA’s exam calendar, issued on 16 September 2026, covers exams only up to March 2027. That is why NEET UG, CUET UG and JEE Main Session 2 are not on it yet.
| Exam | Date | Status | Note |
| JEE Main 2027, Session 1 | 22–24 and 28–30 Jan 2027. 31 Jan is a buffer day | Tentative | NTA calendar, 16 Sep 2026 |
| JEE Main 2027 registration | Late October 2026 | Expected | Not announced as of 10 Oct. Last year’s form opened on 31 Oct |
| JEE Main 2027, Session 2 | April 2027 | Expected | Dates not announced |
| JEE Advanced 2027 | Mid-May 2027 | Expected | Not announced. IIT Delhi is expected to organise it |
| NEET UG 2027 | First week of May 2027 | Expected | Not in NTA calendar. Registration likely from February |
| CUET UG 2027 | May 2027 | Expected | Not in NTA calendar |
| CBSE Class 10 and 12 boards | From February 2027 | Expected | Date sheet not out yet. 2026 exams began 17 Feb. Class 10 now has a second exam, expected in May |
Official sites: NTA JEE Main and CBSE. For Indian exams in more detail, see our India exam calendar for 2026–27, and our JEE Main 2027 guide.
Where dates clash
A calendar is most useful when it shows the collisions. These are the ones we can see now.
- AP slots. Physics 1 and Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism share Session 2 on 5 May. Calculus AB and BC share Session 1 on 10 May. If you registered for both exams in a pair, your coordinator will arrange late testing.
- SAT and boards. The 6 March SAT may fall inside the CBSE board exam period. Check again once CBSE releases its date sheet.
- SAT, AP and IB in spring. The 1 May SAT is two days before AP week and inside the reported IB May window. Students sitting more than one of these should plan the order early.
- JEE Main and April. JEE Main Session 2 is expected in April, the same month as the ACT on 10 April and the AP portfolio deadline on 30 April.
- UK applicants. Oxford applicants must sit their UAT-UK test in October, so the October tests and the 15 October UCAS deadline fall in the same week.
Frequently asked questions
When is the next SAT?
The next SAT is on 7 November 2026. Registration closes on 23 October, and late registration runs to 27 October. After that, the next date is 5 December 2026.
When are the AP exams in 2027?
The 2027 AP Exams run 3–7 May and 10–14 May. Late testing is reported as 17–21 May. Start times have changed in some locations, so check yours.
When is JEE Main 2027 Session 1?
NTA’s calendar lists 22–24 and 28–30 January 2027, with 31 January as a buffer day. NTA calls these dates tentative, and registration had not opened as of 10 October.
When is NEET UG 2027?
NTA has not announced it. The date is not on the 16 September calendar. NEET UG is usually held in the first week of May.
What is the UCAS deadline for 2027 entry?
The deadline is 6pm UK time on 15 October 2026 for Oxford, Cambridge and most medicine, dentistry and veterinary courses. For most other courses it is 6pm UK time on 13 January 2027.
When is the next ACT?
In the US, the next ACT is 17 October, and registration has closed; the one after is 12 December. Outside the US, the dates are 23–24 October (closed) and 11–12 December 2026.
