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Important Dates

SAT exam dates can be viewed by clicking on the link below:

https://sat.collegeboard.org/register/sat-international-dates

How To Prepare

Following are the links you can use  for preparing for SAT:

1.A simple plan for your study plan:

https://sat.collegeboard.org/practice/sat-study-plan

2.Full SAT Practice test:

https://sat.collegeboard.org/practice/sat-practice-test

3.Creative Ways to learn how to handle SAT questions:

https://sat.collegeboard.org/practice/answers-imagined

Exam Pattern

SAT Pattern is divided into two section:
1.SAT I The total score for SAT General Test is 2400. All three sections: Reading, Writing, and Mathematics are scored on a scale of 200-800. For securing admission in good college, score of 500 in each section is considered as a good score.
2.SAT II The total score for SAT Subject Test is also 2400. Each subject is scored on the scale of 200-800.

Skills Tested

Following skills are tested for this test:

  • Writing
  • Critical reading
  • Mathematics.

Study Material

Best SAT exam Study books are as follows:

  • Official SAT Study Guide - Official SAT tests released by the College Board are the gold standard for SAT practice questions. Each test released by the College Board contains real questions given to real students at previous administrations of the SAT. The quality of official questions is far better than questions written by unofficial sources like Kaplan and Barron's.
  • Kaplan SAT 2015-2016 Premier with 8 Practice Tests & DVD - Kaplan is another major SAT test prep provider and leading standardized testing guide publisher. Kaplan's “Premier” manual is also among the best SAT prep books. This highly accessible guide excels at providing the usual content: coverage of SAT basics, plenty of practice questions with in-depth answers, strategy advice, quizzes and videos, and eight full-length SAT practice tests to simulate the computer-based testing experience.

Besides these books candidate can view the link below for Sample papers and online test:

https://sat.collegeboard.org/practice

Quicks Tips

For SAT exam candidate can follow these simple quick tips :

a.) For Critical Reading passage-based questions, experiment with different strategies.

b.) One should know the order of difficulty.

c.) Use the process of elimiination it will significantly improve your chances of getting the question right.

d.) Relax the night before exam.

e.) For percentage questions with unknown values, choose 100

f.) Work backwards, using the answer choices

Pattern

SAT Pattern is divided into two section:
1.SAT I The total score for SAT General Test is 2400. All three sections: Reading, Writing, and Mathematics are scored on a scale of 200-800. For securing admission in good college, score of 500 in each section is considered as a good score.
2.SAT II The total score for SAT Subject Test is also 2400. Each subject is scored on the scale of 200-800.

Test Center

The SAT exam is conducted at the test centers in following cities. All these cities have multiple test centers.  

  • New Delhi
  • Bangalore
  • Calcutta
  • Cochin
  • Pune
  • Mussoorie
  • Kodaikanal
  • Hyderabad
  • Mumbai
  • Chennai

Exam Duration

Total Duration of SAT is 3 hours 45 minutes which comprises of following section:

  • Math - 70 minutes
  • Critical Reading - 70 minutes
  • Writing - 60 minutes
  • Experimental - 20 minutes
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