SAT

The SAT (Scholastic Assessment Test) is a standardized test for students who want to study undergraduate courses abroad, mainly in the USA.

It tests your Math and English (Reading & Writing) skills.

Duration: 2 hours 14 minutes (digital).

Score range: 400-1600.

Accepted by many universities worldwide, especially in the US.

Held multiple times a year – you can choose your test date.

Fee: Around $60 (extra charges may apply for international students).

No, Digital SAT scorecard does not include data of wrong answers. However, applicants who need assistance for cut-to-cut answers to each questions, they can opt for paid SAT score verification. 

Applicants will have to share the device name upon SAT registration. The applicants are allowed to use the following devices for their Digital SAT exam:

• Windows laptop
• Mac laptop
• Windows tablet (with external keyboard), or any other tablet
• iPad
• Chromebook (managed by school)

Applicants who do not have these devices, can request for one when completing SAT registration process.

The overall SAT exam fees is USD 130.98 which is INR 11,221. The SAT exam fee is bifurcated into three parts - 

No, not all US universities are test-optional for undergraduate admissions. One of the popular Ivy League school - Princeton University does require an SAT or ACT score. Yale University also does not accept it until Fall 2025 intake.  There are universities like Columbia University which have officially announced the scrapping of SAT and ACT scores for undergraduate admissions. Some US universities may require SAT or ACT scores based on admission to a specific course. Applicants are required to check the test optionality option if it is available or not. Check out SAT Accepting Colleges in USA.

Applicants get their SAT exam scores within 13 days from the date of Digital SAT examination. On the other hand, applicants used to wait for several weeks to get their SAT exam scores on the paper version. Applicants ae at an advantage when taking the SAT Digital because scores are released within the stipulated timeline and are usually not delayed.

The Digital SAT is shorter than the paper SAT or the old version because of the following reasons:

• The Digital SAT is shorter because it is digitalised, thus, lesser paper work and faster answering online.
• SAT Digital has smaller reading passages in comparison to the previous version.
• There is one Math section, instead of two, and all questions can be solves using a calculator which makes the test shorter.
• The Digital SAT has a shorter duration keeping in mind the applicant's fatigue and overwhelm.
• Finally, the questions have reduced on the latest SAT and then the duration has also reduced overall.