The Ministry of Education and Higher Education has announced the dates for the 2026 official exams for independent candidates.
It has set the schedule for the written exams for the Intermediate Certificate and the General Secondary Certificate in its four tracks, with exams set to begin on Wednesday, August 26, 2026.
For the Intermediate Certificate, the exams will begin with Geography and Mathematics on August 26.
These will be followed by Life and Earth Sciences and a foreign language on August 27.
Candidates will also take the Physics and Arabic Language exams on August 29, with the exams concluding on August 31 with Chemistry, National Education and Civic Education, and History.
For the General Sciences and Life Sciences tracks, the exams will run from August 26 through September 1, 2026.
The subjects include Geography, Physics, Life Sciences, Philosophy and Civilizations, Languages, Mathematics, Chemistry, History, and Education.
The Ministry has also set the dates for exams in the Social Sciences, Economics, Literature, and Humanities tracks during the same period.
The subjects include Geography, Mathematics, Physics, Life Sciences, Chemistry, Economics, Sociology, History, Philosophy, and both Arabic and a foreign language.
Accordingly, the Ministry of Education has urged candidates to adhere to the specified dates and prepare thoroughly for each subject.
Candidates must arrive well in advance of the exam start time.
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