The teenager told Leicester Youth Court yesterday that he was taking the cannabis to an end-of-exams party.
Prosecutor Tanyka Rawden said: "He had placed his bag against the wall in the exam room and forgot to turn his phone off.
"When it started ringing, a member of staff opened the bag to turn it off.
"They were then met with a strong smell of what they believed was cannabis and found 20 small bags and then a further five."
Staff called the police, who confiscated the cannabis.
The teenager, who had been smoking cannabis for three years, had paid about £120 for the drugs and was hoping to sell the 25 bags for up to £10 each, the court heard.
The youth, who lives in Leicester, pleaded guilty to possession of the drug with intent to supply.
He was given a nine-month referral order and ordered to pay £85 in costs.
Neither the student nor the college can be named for legal reasons.
Rashpal Singh, in mitigation, said the student's dealing was "worrying", but added that he had a bright academic future.
"He is a very intelligent young man who has a drugs problem," said Mr Singh.
"Clearly, this should serve as a lesson to him. He has achieved a very commendable level of education at GCSE and A-level and is planning to go to university next year to study English."
The court was told the student had 11 GCSEs and had taken four A-levels.
Mr Singh said the student got £30-a-week pocket money. He added that he had bought the drugs from a friend.
Chairman of the bench Angela Sharpe told the youth: "You are an intelligent person who could go far but you have put a black mark on your character by getting into drugs and introducing other people to drugs.
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