Free exam countdown for students

See how many days you have until your exam. Then see how many study sessions that really is.

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Add an exam

Pick a common one, or type your own.

Common exams

Your study week

This applies to every exam on the page.

Days you can study

One focus session is 25 minutes, the classic Pomodoro block. Breaks are not counted.

How this countdown works

A countdown is a number. Your study days turn it into a plan you can start today.

Days, hours, minutes

Each exam ticks down to its start time. The next one gets the big number. The strip under it shows every week left, with your study days filled in and the exam day marked.

Study days, not calendar days

Tick the days you can really study. The tool counts only those, from today up to the day before the exam. The exam day itself is never counted as a study day.

Sessions you can picture

Study days times minutes a day, divided by 25, rounded down. The 25-minute session is a practical starting point from the Pomodoro method, not a rule. Change your minutes and the number moves with you.

Dates checked by hand

The presets come from the JCQ key dates, the College Board and ACT. They are checked once a year, never guessed. GCSE and A-level start on the first common exam day, so check your own timetable and change the date if your first paper is later.

What this tool will not do

It will not send reminders, because there is no server behind it. It has no study content, no predicted scores and no page per exam. It counts the time you have and leaves the plan to you, or to the revision planner.

Turn the number into a plan

Once you know the number, give each session a job. The revision planner builds a day-by-day plan from your exam date, and the spaced repetition scheduler tells you when to come back to each topic. Run each block with the study timer. For the method, read how to make a revision timetable that works, how to revise without cramming, what to do with one month left, the exam week plan and the Pomodoro technique for students.

Questions

It counts your study days from today up to the day before the exam, using only the weekdays you ticked. Then it multiplies those days by your minutes a day and divides by 25, the length of one focus session, rounding down so the number is never flattering.

They are copied by hand from the official sources: the JCQ key dates for June 2027, the College Board SAT dates page and the ACT test dates page. GCSE and A-level use the first exam day on the common timetable, so your own first paper may be later. Always check your own timetable or booking.

Yes. Add as many as you have. The next exam gets the big countdown and the week-by-week strip, and the rest sit underneath in date order. When an exam passes, its card says so and offers the next date, such as results day.

No account, no email. Your exams and study week are saved in your own browser on this device, and nothing is sent to us. The Clear my data button deletes them.

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