Every paper and piece of coursework for Business Management, with its time, marks and share of the grade at each level, then the grade boundaries the IB set for recent sessions.
2 exams, 3 h in total, internal assessment 30% of the grade. The weight is each part’s share of your final grade.
| Component | Time | Marks | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
Paper 1Calculator 1 h 30 min · 30 marks An unseen case study built on a statement released before the exam: structured questions, then one extended response from a choice of two. | 1 h 30 min | 30 | 35% |
Paper 2Calculator 1 h 30 min · 40 marks Unseen material with a quantitative focus: structured questions, then one of two questions ending in an extended response. | 1 h 30 min | 40 | 35% |
Business research projectInternal Coursework · 25 marks A research project of up to 1,800 words on a real business issue or problem facing an organisation, seen through one of the course concepts. Marked by your teacher and moderated by the IB. | Coursework | 25 | 30% |
Business research project, 30% of the grade, marked out of 25. A research project of up to 1,800 words on a real business issue or problem facing an organisation, seen through one of the course concepts. Marked by your teacher and moderated by the IB.
The lowest overall percentage for each grade. The IB sets them after every session, sometimes per timezone, so treat them as a guide to the standard, not a promise.
| Grade | May 2025 | November 2025 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TZ1 | TZ2 | TZ3 | TZ1 | TZ3 | |
| 7 | 75–100% | 80–100% | 74–100% | 82–100% | 81–100% |
| 6 | 63–74% | 68–79% | 62–73% | 70–81% | 70–80% |
| 5 | 48–62% | 55–67% | 50–61% | 57–69% | 57–69% |
| 4 | 36–47% | 43–54% | 38–49% | 45–56% | 47–56% |
| 3 | 26–35% | 31–42% | 27–37% | 33–44% | 34–46% |
| 2 | 13–25% | 16–30% | 14–26% | 17–32% | 17–33% |
| 1 | 0–12% | 0–15% | 0–13% | 0–16% | 0–16% |
3 exams, 4 h 30 min in total, internal assessment 20% of the grade. The weight is each part’s share of your final grade.
| Component | Time | Marks | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
Paper 1Calculator 1 h 30 min · 30 marks An unseen case study built on a statement released before the exam: structured questions, then one extended response from a choice of two. | 1 h 30 min | 30 | 25% |
Paper 2Calculator 1 h 45 min · 50 marks Unseen material with a quantitative focus, including HL content: structured questions, then one of two questions ending in an extended response. | 1 h 45 min | 50 | 30% |
Paper 3Calculator 1 h 15 min · 25 marks One compulsory question on unseen material about a social enterprise. | 1 h 15 min | 25 | 25% |
Business research projectInternal Coursework · 25 marks A research project of up to 1,800 words on a real business issue or problem facing an organisation, seen through one of the course concepts. Marked by your teacher and moderated by the IB. | Coursework | 25 | 20% |
Business research project, 20% of the grade, marked out of 25. A research project of up to 1,800 words on a real business issue or problem facing an organisation, seen through one of the course concepts. Marked by your teacher and moderated by the IB.
The lowest overall percentage for each grade. The IB sets them after every session, sometimes per timezone, so treat them as a guide to the standard, not a promise.
| Grade | May 2025 | November 2025 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TZ1 | TZ2 | TZ3 | TZ1 | TZ3 | |
| 7 | 73–100% | 75–100% | 70–100% | 72–100% | 73–100% |
| 6 | 61–72% | 63–74% | 58–69% | 62–71% | 62–72% |
| 5 | 48–60% | 52–62% | 47–57% | 51–61% | 51–61% |
| 4 | 36–47% | 41–51% | 35–46% | 40–50% | 40–50% |
| 3 | 24–35% | 28–40% | 23–34% | 27–39% | 27–39% |
| 2 | 12–23% | 14–27% | 12–22% | 13–26% | 13–26% |
| 1 | 0–11% | 0–13% | 0–11% | 0–12% | 0–12% |
Each paper rewards practice under its own conditions: its length, its calculator rule, the kind of answer it wants. Read the paper descriptions above, then practice with the clock running.
The notes for Business end with exam skills pages on how each paper is marked. A worksheet takes questions from the topics you pick, so you can set yourself a paper of the right length and mark it against the markscheme afterwards.
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