Baccalaureate
The baccalaureate — 2027
The baccalaureate (bacalaureat) is the final exam of the Romanian education system and gives access to higher education. At our Hungarian-language school, students take exams in Romanian and Hungarian and in the subjects of their chosen programme.
Oral and competence exams (A–D) — 12–23 April 2027: Romanian oral competence (A): 12–14 April | Hungarian oral competence (B): 14–16 April | foreign language competence (C): 19–21 April | digital competence (D): 21–23 April. The first results of the written exams are published on 23 June, the final results on 1 July. Mock baccalaureate: 22–25 March 2027. Source: Order 5211/2026 of the Minister of Education.
Written exam schedule — June–July session
14 June 2027 (Monday)Romanian language and literature (E.a)
15 June 2027 (Tuesday)Compulsory subject of the programme (E.c)
17 June 2027 (Thursday)Elective subject of the programme (E.d)
18 June 2027 (Friday)Hungarian language and literature (E.b)
Exam rules
Important rules
- •Candidates must arrive at the exam centre between 7:30 and 8:30 each day
- •Nobody is admitted after 8:30; the papers are handed out at 9:00, after which the room may only be left for a good reason and under supervision
- •Forbidden: mobile phones and all communication devices (they must be handed in before entering the classroom)
- •Forbidden: exercise books, books, formula sheets, notes, any electronic device
- •Write only in blue pen or ballpoint pen (pencil only for drawings and graphs)
Requirements for passing the baccalaureate
- Taking the oral and competence exams A–D
- A mark of at least 5 in every written subject
- An average of at least 6 across all written subjects
- A student caught breaking the rules is barred from 2 baccalaureate sessions
Duration and materials
- •Forbidden: calculators of any kind
- •The exam lasts 3 hours; candidates may leave the room only after at least 90 minutes
- •Every session is monitored by video cameras