The Treasury will write to cabinet ministers on Tuesday to ask for savings in their departments to total £20bn.
BBC Newsnight understands specific targets will not be set for departments.
It is expected that cabinet ministers will put forward their proposals for cuts by September.
The independent Institute for Fiscal Studies has calculated that departments that are not protected by a ring-fence will have to cut 12.6% from their budgets over the next five years.
Chancellor George Osborne announced £37bn of spending cuts during this parliament in his Budget.
He has already set out £17bn of cuts, including £12bn from welfare and £5bn from tackling tax evasion, avoidance, planning and imbalances in the tax system.
At the time he said that no year "will see cuts as deep" as those in 2011-12 and 2012-13.
Last month he ordered non-protected government departments to find £3bn in savings in the current financial year.
BBC Newsnight's Laura Kuenssberg said the theme of the November review would be "more with less".
She said Mr Osborne wants to encourage public sector reforms that use taxpayers' money more efficiently.
"The Treasury believes that billions can be found from selling off public land - they say currently more than £300bn's worth is owned by the taxpayer," she said.
"For the first time, departments will be expected to show they are contributing to the government's target of building 150,000 homes on land previously owned by the taxpayer by 2020."
She said ministers also believe that money could be released by devolving spending from Whitehall, under the Chancellor's so-called "Northern Powerhouse" strategy, which is a plan for increased devolution across England.
BBC Newsnight understands the previous process of the "star chamber" - where ministers appeared in front of a small cabinet committee to answer for their plans - will not be repeated.
However, ministers who engage with the Treasury as part of the process will have more control over where the cuts to the departments are made.

The University of Glasgow's £32m Imaging Centre of Excellence (ICE) aims to bring clinical academics together with industry to improve patient care.
It is the first time a 7 Tesla MRI scanner will be used in the UK in a clinical setting.
It will be used to improve treatment for conditions such as stroke, vascular dementia and Alzheimer's disease.
The facility was built in collaboration with NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHS GGC), with £16m of funding from the Medical Research Council and Glasgow City Region City Deal.
The project is expected to bring 396 new jobs to the city over a seven year period, contributing about £88m to the local economy.
The 7 Tesla MRI scanner was delivered to the site last November. A giant crane eased the 18-tonne device down an alleyway with inches to spare on each side, then through a hole in the wall of the new building.
The building will also house the Clinical Innovation Zone to help biomedical companies improve healthcare technology through collaborative work.
There willl be a further floor of neuro-operating theatres, which will be funded by the NHS GGC.
Prof Dame Anna Dominiczak, of the College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, said it would be a "world-leading" example of a precision medicine centre.
"The ICE isn't about ivory tower research," she said.
"It is about bringing world-leading clinical academics together with industry to collaborate and to create something that not only positively benefits patients but also brings a meaningful economic benefit as well."
Glasgow City Council leader Frank McAveety said the facility was a great example of how the Glasgow City Region City Deal was helping to reinforce Glasgow's global reputation, while also delivering economic and social benefits.
Principal of the university, Prof Anton Muscatelli, said: "ICE exemplifies the university's goal to create visionary buildings that promote interaction with industry and other key stakeholders, bringing inspiring people together in a world-class environment to share knowledge that can ultimately change the world."
The government's spending review that will set out departmental budget cuts over the next five years will take place on 25 November.
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A new state-of-the-art medical research facility, which houses a powerful MRI scanner, is to be officially opened.