The SAT (Scholastic Assessment Test) is a standardised examination administered by the College Board. It is used by universities in the United States and Canada to admit undergraduate students.Some universities and colleges in the United Kingdom and Australia also accept SAT scores as admissions.
What is the eligibility?
To take the SAT exam, candidates need to have completed Class 12 or an equivalent qualification from a recognised board or university. There’s no age limit, but most applicants are typically between 17 and 19 years old. There’s no restriction on how many times one can take the SAT exam.
SAT 2024 examination pattern
The new Digital SAT Exam Pattern is shorter, lasting 2 hours and 14 minutes with a 10-minute break. It uses multistage adaptive testing, accurately measuring skills in a shorter time frame.
With 98 questions in total, candidates have an average of 1 minute and 30 seconds per question. They can navigate freely within each section, and once the time for one section ends, the next one begins automatically.
Here’s an overview:
What does the ‘score-scale’ in SAT mean?
The SAT exam’s score scale is a standardised measure for evaluating and comparing test takers’ performance. It provides a numerical representation of a student’s overall exam performance, enabling colleges and universities to consistently assess applicants’ academic abilities. The score scale for each section (Reading/Writing and Maths) is 200 to 800, with a total score range of 400 to 1600 for the entire exam. This standardised scoring system enables admissions officers to make informed decisions about which students are best suited to their academic programmes.
SAT 2024 marking scheme
In the SAT exam, questions are scored as either correct or incorrect, with no penalty for wrong answers, enabling students to attempt all questions. The total SAT score ranges from 400 to 1600, with 400 being the lowest possible score and 1600 the highest. These scores comprise the sum of scores achieved in each section- the Math Section, scored on a scale of 200 to 800, and the Reading and Writing Section, also scored on a scale of 200 to 800.
What is the syllabus for SAT 2024 exam?
The SAT exam assesses readiness for college-level work through three main sections: Reading, Writing and Language, and Math.
In the Reading section, passages cover diverse topics such as fiction, non-fiction, social science, and science. Questions gauge comprehension, structural analysis, main idea identification, author’s purpose, tone, style, inferences, and conclusions.
The Writing and Language section evaluates English prose proficiency by identifying grammar and usage errors, improving sentence structure, revising passages for clarity, conciseness, and essay writing.
Mathematical concepts and problem-solving skills are tested in the Math section, which includes topics like algebra, geometry, statistics, probability, and is divided into calculator and non-calculator sections.