The more complicated week in the Catalan educational aspect It has already arrived. More than 40,000 students from Catalonia are going to face the PAU 2025When the rest of the Spaniards have already examined officially. Since Wednesday 11, going through Thursday 12 and concluding on Friday, June 13, all those who want to access the University must deal with the selectivity, one from one of The most complicated yincanas Of all that, when it ends, It ends up becoming a real relief for much of the students.
The ordinary phase In the rest of the autonomous communities It has been carried out Between June 3 and 5although there have been two cases that have been delayed. The first has been Canary Islandswho gave the green light to the exams A day later And that, therefore, also concluded later (June 4-7). The other that also presented this peculiarity was Cataloniagiven that rejected the recommendation of the Conference of Rectors of Spanish Universities (CRUE)who encouraged Pau during the days when the other territories have done.
New changes for university access tests in Catalonia
Another of the differences that Catalonia maintains is that The extraordinary call has been set for September 3, 4 and 5, when the others will do it during July 1, 2 and 3. The first novelty, although it has nothing to do with the contents of the exams, is that the Baccalaureate evaluation for access to the university (EBAU) has been renamed access to the University (PAU).
As for the modifications that have to do with the tests, The traditional structure of exams has not been modifiedso the general phases (five exams) and the specific (one exam) will continue. Instead, Test questions will not exceed 30% of the note end of the test and have also been added new exams which correspond to the subjects of an artistic and technical baccalaureate modality.
He last change of The selectivity more substantial It has been the one who announced last week the Minister of Investigation and Universities of the Generalitat, Núria Montserrat, for which Spelling offenses will only affect linguistic subjects; Reductions may entail Up to 20% of the note. Catalan, Spanish and literature will reduce in a 0.1 each foulwhile in the Foreign languages It will decrease until 10% of the question If the answer is poor. Subjects like History, history of philosophy or geography will not apply reductions either spelling.
These are the schedules of the selectivity exams in Catalonia
Next, a list will be presented with all the Official calendar of the PAU 2025 exams in Catalonia. The divided schedule will be included in the three days established by the Generalitat together with the matters with which each hour of exam corresponds, as well as the total duration of each of them:
Wednesday June 11
- 8.30 – 9.00 Hours: The Data check of students.
- 9.00 – 10.30 hours: Castilian language and literature.
- 10.30 – 12.00 Hours: Rest.
- 12.00 – 13.30 hours: Foreign language.
- 13.30 – 15.00 Hours: Rest.
- 15.00 – 16.30 hours: Choir and vocal technique; Physics; Artistic foundations; Geography; Geology and Environmental Sciences; Dramatic literature.
Thursday June 12
- 8.30 – 9.00 Hours: The Data check of students.
- 9.00 – 10.30 hours: History; History of philosophy.
- 10.30 – 12.00 Hours: Rest.
- 12.00 – 13.30 hours: Musical analysis; Technical drawing applied to plastic arts and design; General Sciences; Latin language and culture; Math.
- 13.30 – 15.00 Hours: Rest.
- 15.00 – 16.30 hours: Technical drawing; Art History; History of music and dance; Spanish literature; Chemistry; Graphlastic expression techniques.
Friday, June 13
- 8.30 – 9.00 Hours: The Data check of students.
- 9.00 – 10.30 hours: Catalan language and literature.
- 10.30 – 12.00 Hours: Rest.
- 12.00 – 13.30 hours: Performing arts; Artistic drawing; Greek language and culture; Mathematics applied to social sciences; Cultural and artistic movements.
- 13.30 – 15.00 Hours: Rest
- 15.00 – 16.30 hours: Biology; Design; Company operation and business model design; Catalan literature; Technology and Engineering.
Of course, those Students with specific needs educational support will have 30 extra minutes on each exam And, as advice, it is recommended repeated carry out the correct documentation So that nothing strange and unexpected happens just before the realization of these tests.