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Six subject groups · Three core components — a rigorous framework for global minds.

What is the IB Diploma

Six Subject Groups
Three Core Elements
One Global Diploma.

Students choose six subjects — one from each group. Three are at Higher Level (HL) and three at Standard Level (SL). All students also complete the mandatory IB Core.

3 Higher Level (HL) 3 Standard Level (SL)
IB Diploma Programme Model
At St. Mary's School, Pune

The Six Subject Groups

📚 Group 1
Studies in Language & Literature
English A: Language & Literature
School-Supported Self-Taught Language A (SL)
🌍 Group 2
Language Acquisition
Hindi B
French Ab Initio
Spanish Ab Initio
👥 Group 3
Individuals & Societies
Business Management
Economics
Environmental Systems & Societies
Global Politics
History
Psychology
🧪 Group 4
Sciences
Biology
Chemistry
Physics
Environmental Systems & Societies
📐 Group 5
Mathematics
Mathematics: Analysis & Approaches (HL & SL)
Mathematics: Applications & Interpretations (HL & SL)
🎭 Group 6
The Arts
Visual Art
— Or an additional Group 2, 3 or 4 subject
Subject Selection Rule: Students may choose an additional subject from Group 2, 3 or 4 in place of a Group 6 subject.
What sets IBDP students apart

The IB Core

Beyond the six subjects, all IB Diploma students complete three core components that shape character, curiosity, and capacity for independent thought.

CAS
Creativity, Activity, Service

Beyond the Classroom

A minimum of meeting 7 learning outcomes of real-world experience across arts, sport, and community service. CAS develops students as active, compassionate, and lifelong learners.

  • 150+ hours of engagement
  • Personal reflection and growth
  • Real community impact
EE
Extended Essay

Independent Research

A 4,000-word independent research paper supervised by a faculty mentor. Introduces students to university-level academic writing and research methodology.

  • 4,000-word research paper
  • Faculty-supervised process
  • Develops academic writing skills
TOK
Theory of Knowledge

How Do We Know?

A unique IB course that challenges students to examine the nature of knowledge. Students present a TOK Exhibition and write a 1,600-word essay.

  • Cross-disciplinary thinking
  • TOK Exhibition + Essay
  • Philosophy of knowledge

Questions about subject selection?

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