Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT) is an entrance exam which must be given by foreign students who wanted to pursue their under graduation in Universities of US and Canada. This tests the written, verbal and mathematical skills of the candidates. SAT score is valid in the universities of US, Canada and Australia.

SAT exam is of two types:

• SAT exam which tests the knowledge of reading, writing and maths. Duration of the exam is 3hr 45 min.
• SAT Subject exam which tests the subject knowledge of the candidate. (Any applicant who wants to pursue Under graduation in the subject of their choice they can write this exam). Its duration is one hour.

SAT eligibility:

Applicants who completed their 10+2 or who are in their class 12.

SAT 2019 exam pattern:

• Math - 80 minutes - calculator allowed for few questions - 57 questions - syllabus: problem-solving, data analysis and alzebra - score range: 200-800
• Reading - 65 minutes - 52 questions - passages from US and World literature 
• Writing - 35 minutes - 44 questions - Expression of ideas and standard english conversations - (combined score for reading and writing sections 200-800)
• Essay (optional) - 50 minutes -  no score given
• Total - 154 questions - 1600 marks

SAT exam dates 2019:

Usually SAT exam is conducted in between October and June months. 

SAT Test dates:

• March 9, 2019
• May 4, 2019
• June 1, 2019

SAT Subject Test dates:

• May 4, 2019
• june 1, 2019

SAT exam fee:

Approximately $52.5 + $42 (Non US regional fee)

$26 as the basic subject fee 

SAT score above 1200 is considered as a good score and give you maximum chances to fetch an admission in University of Dallas, Florida State University, University of California, Purude University, etc

Hello Yash,

Based on this score the chances seems less to get a seat in IITs, NITs. You can use GATE College Predictor tool with the given below link to check your best admission possibilities.

https://engineering.careers360.com/gate-college-predictor

Good Luck!

Hey Paruchuri Jishnu Vardhan,

SAT, ACT, and SAT Subject Tests are all optional, but they will be considered if submitted. for the applicants whom subject tests are required should take Math Level 1 or 2 and a science. You may submit their SAT Subject Testscores as supplemental information to their application.

Most USA colleges and universities require one or more standardized admissions tests to fetch admissions into both their Undergraduate and Postgraduate programmes. Each University has different criteria for the admission.

In order to study in US Universities, You must obtain decent score in the entrance tests TOEFL, IELTS (English proficiency tests) or SAT, GRE, GMAT Aptitude test.

It depends which programme or University you wish to take the admission as I already told you that each university has different crititeria.

You can refer the below given article for the information about the US Universities.

https://studyabroad.careers360.com/articles/study-in-us

Good Luck!

Hi Ayush...

There is no restriction in taking the SAT scores for all the seven times.

Many schools allow you to use Score choice, or to pick and choose which scores from which test dates you want to send as part of your college application.
Not all schools support the use of Score Choice, however, and they take it on good faith that you'llsend all your scores. Some notable schools with a "send all scores" policy include Yale, Stanford, Cornell, Carnegie Mellon, and the University of California.
So if you can use Score Choice to send only some scores and keep the rest private, and you have the time and money to keep retesting, then technically you could take the SAT as many times as you want. But if your schools don't use Score Choice and you are expected to send all your test scores along with your application.

If you're applying to schools that require all scores, like the ones mentioned above, I would recommend not taking the SAT more than 6 times. If you take it this many or more times, you might be sending the signal that you're not taking the test seriously enough to prep each time or that you have a lot of trouble improving your scores. The SAT is meant to test all students on a level playing field and determine their readiness for college, so it wouldn't look all that strong to have to take the test more than 6 times to perform well.

Hello Aspirant,

In order to take admission in NITs for Undergraduate Engineering programme, You need to appear JEE Main Entrance Exam which is a Natioal level Exam and to get admission in BITs colleges you need to appear BITSAT Entrance Exam conducted by University. You can check the complete eligibility to apply for the exam with the given below links.

https://engineering.careers360.com/articles/jee-main-eligibility-criteria

https://engineering.careers360.com/articles/bitsat-eligibility-criteria

In case you have any other query then let me know.

Good Luck!

Hey, even though a student has given his improvement exam in class 12th, he is still eligible to give the SAT exam. There are no strict eligibility criteria for the test and there is no age limit to the exam but since it is a test to get into colleges, mostly 10th and 12th students give the exam. Since the improvement exam marks will be printed and used in your mark sheet, there is no limitation even though you give the improvement or not. I hope this helped.

Best wishes

Hi there. 

If you want to study abroad then yes it is compulsory to write the SAT subjects tests. 

Foreign universities and colleges consider srudents for admission based on their SAT scores and TOEFL scores. Other than that if you want any specific information regarding the SAT tests please feel free to post your questions here. 

Hope this helps. 

Good luck!

Hii

The SAT exam has most of the questions in MCQs form only, and essay is obviously subjective.
It consists two major sections as follows- 
Evidence based reading and writing: Here both reading and writng section are multiple choice question based and you have to choose the correct answer.
Maths Section- Here you have 2 sets of questions. One is to be solved with calculator and the other is done without calculator.  Most of the questions of maths section are MCQs but a few questions are to be solved.
The exam is 3 hours long and if you choose the essay question also then your get extra 50 minutes for essay question.
The score ranges from 400 to 1600  and there is no negative marking done

For Ivy League schools, be informed class 10th marks are not considered. You must score good in class 11th and 12th and also keep a high target in SAT i.e around 1500 and above is a safe score.

Hope this helps. Incase of doubt feel free to revert back
Thanks!!

Hi Mrunal,

What subject do you plan to pursue at Harvard? What is your academic qualification? What are you currently pursuing?

One of the 8 Ivy League universities, Harvard is considered the best by students from all over the world. Though they have mentioned on their website that they take students from 25th percentile of SAT to 75th percentile, which is 1470 to 1570, I would suggest being on the higher side. 

Apart from this the website also mentions, "community involvement, leadership and distinction in extracurricular activities, and personal qualities and character."

So you can be active in sports, work on your academic projects, be involved in school plays and school activities.

Community development does not only mean something extraordinary, but it can also be a cause you are involved in like helping out the older people in your area, not with money...rather your time, being involved in a neighbourhood NGO for the community...like keeping the area clean, keeping the park well maintained, or working with an NGO for less privileged kids, physically or mentally challenged kids.

Do revert if you need more information.