SAT exam is standardised
entrance test mainly taken by those candidates who want to study in the USA.
The exam score is mandatory for those students who want to take admission in
undergraduate courses in USA.
The exam has a standard format and is divided into three sections. The exam has
a set pattern of questions, curriculum, conditions of admission, and scoring
etc. The paper structure, scoring scheme and pattern is standard and known to
all. The exam is generally held for the purpose of granting admission in the
undergraduate courses across the US. The exam is really important and almost
all the colleges acknowledge the SAT as an entrance exam. The score
of the SAT exam will determine your admission in your desired
college. This makes the exam very famous among aspirants who want to take
admission in undergraduate programmes in US.
SAT exam
pattern
The SAT exam is designed to
assess the skills of thinking and logical reasoning of the candidates. These
are the basic skills that you acquire in your schools, but are highly valued at
the college level as well. The purpose of conducting this exam is to evaluate
students for their writing, reading as well as mathematical skills.
The total
duration of the exam is 3 hours and 45 minutes. The SAT exam is
divided into SAT Reasoning Test andSAT subject based Test. If
you want to take admission in any US college on the basis of SAT reasoning
score, it is just not enough to secure a seat in US colleges. But on the other
hand, some colleges also consider the score of the subjects based exam. In most
of the cases when we say SAT exam, it meant to the SAT reasoning
test.
SAT reasoning
test:
Writing:
This section has essay type question section and multiple choice type
questions. The essay section has allocated the time of 25 minutes.
Critical
Reading: The critical reading section is
divided into three sub-sections. The questions asked in this section are based
on either short passage reading or long passage reading. The questions are
multiple choice based questions. These questions generally evaluate a student’s
writing skills.
Mathematics:
Mathematics section also consists of three sections. The total time allotted to
this section is 70 minutes.
Eligibility
for SAT exam:
Those who want to appear in this exam must have
passed their Class XII from a recognized Indian university or education board. The students are
required to take up further tests, personality test, essay writing and much
more depending on the university or college you want to apply. The scores that
are finally considered depend upon the
fact that in which college you want to apply. The score ranges accepted by colleges
consider the mathematics and verbal scores. Students can reappear for the exam,
but this action is not fruitful if higher scores are not expected.
