IB and IGCSE Tutors, Matched to the Exact Course

How is the IB Diploma structured?

In the IB Diploma Programme, students normally take three subjects (and not more than four) at higher level (HL) and the rest at standard level (SL). The IB recommends 240 teaching hours for an HL subject and 150 for SL, and HL subjects are studied in greater depth and breadth. Alongside the subjects sit three compulsory core elements: the extended essay, theory of knowledge, and creativity, activity, service.

For a tutor, the level matters as much as the subject. In maths, for example, there are two courses, Mathematics: analysis and approaches (AA) and Mathematics: applications and interpretation (AI), each at SL and HL. HL students sit a third paper that SL students do not. Both maths courses also include an internally assessed component, the exploration, at SL and HL. The IB has announced revised maths courses for first teaching in August 2027 and first assessment in May 2029, so the exam year decides which version a student is on.

What does "IGCSE" mean for choosing a tutor?

IGCSE is a family of qualifications, not one course. This section covers the two exam boards behind it: Cambridge International and Pearson Edexcel (International GCSE). Within each, every subject has its own syllabus code, and some subjects, maths among them, are set at two tiers. Cambridge designs its IGCSE syllabuses for about 130 guided learning hours per subject.

Cambridge IGCSE Mathematics 0580 shows why the code matters. For exams in 2025 to 2027, Core candidates take Paper 1 (non-calculator) and Paper 3 (calculator) and can achieve grades C to G; Extended candidates take Paper 2 (non-calculator) and Paper 4 (calculator) and can achieve grades A* to E. Exams run in June and November, and schools in India can also enter candidates in March. A tutor preparing a student for the wrong tier, or for a different board's paper, wastes the year's most valuable months.

Which IB and IGCSE pages are in this section?

More subject-and-level pages will join this table as tutors for them join NXTutors. If your child's course is not listed, ask anyway: we match by the exact course, not by the pages that exist.

What should you tell us when asking for an IB or IGCSE tutor?

If you are not sure of the code or level, the school's subject report or the exam entry usually states it.

What changes when a student moves into the IB Diploma or IGCSE from another board?

Many students arrive in DP1 or Grade 9 from a different board: CBSE, ICSE, a state board or the MYP. The content gap is usually smaller than the gap in how work is assessed. Three things tend to need early attention:

• Command terms and mark schemes. IB and Cambridge papers reward reasoning that is shown and explained, not only a correct final answer.
• Technology rules. Some papers allow a calculator and some do not, so practice has to copy each paper.
• Independent work. Internal assessment in the IB, and longer structured questions at IGCSE, ask students to plan their own approach.

A tutor can close these gaps in the first term, before they show up in grades. Our guide to switching from CBSE to IB or IGCSE covers the move in more detail.

Where can a tutor help with IB internal assessment, and where must they stop?

Internally assessed work, such as the maths exploration, must be the student's own. A tutor can teach the mathematics the student needs, explain the assessment criteria, help the student judge whether a topic is workable, and ask questions that make the student think harder. A tutor must not choose the topic, write or rewrite any part of the work, or supply calculations to be copied in. The same line applies to the extended essay. Every IB page on NXTutors follows that rule, and so do the tutors we match.

Home or online for IB and IGCSE?

Tutors who know one IB course and level in depth are few in any single neighbourhood, so many families choose online, or a hybrid of one home class and one online class a week. In Gurugram we also arrange home tutors; see IB tutors in Gurgaon and IGCSE tutors in Gurgaon. For everyone else, online tuition on NXTutors explains how online classes and the free demo work. Across NXTutors, most home-tuition sessions fall between ₹800 and ₹2,500 an hour; Classes 11–12, IB/IGCSE and JEE/NEET sit toward the upper end; specialists for IB HL or JEE Advanced can charge more.