ACT Syllabus

Indian students willing to take the ACT exam in 2026 must be prepared for huge changes - such as the reduced core subjects that end up making ACT Composite Scores. Here are a few changes made to the ACT exam in 2026-

• Shorter Test Duration: The ACT test's duration is reduced from 195 min to 125 min (approx.) with the total number of questions reduced from 215 to 131.
• More time per question: The reduced questions and time have been planned out in such a way that each question now receives more time by the test taker. This will enhance their performance for the test. 
• Science Section went Optional: The Science section fell out of the bucket of the core subjects list for the ACT exam. The choice of this section depend entirely on the students' choice whether they want to take the Science section or not.  
• Reduced answer choices in the Maths section: Instead of the 5 answer choices, the Maths section now has only 4 answer choices to simplify the decision-making among students.

There is no comparison between the difficulty level of SAT syllabus and ACT syllabus. Both are standardised tests which test undergraduate students on their previous knowledge of high school across various subjects. There are a lot of differences between ACT and SAT but they both solve the same purpose for abroad university admissions at the undergraduate level. SAT syllabus is majorly focussed on testing the applicants based on their logical skills while ACT syllabus tests the applicants' verbal ability and logical reasoning. SAT syllabus includes reading plus writing and Maths whereas, ACT syllabus includes English, Maths and Science also which can be slightly more challenging than SAT syllabus.