SAT Coaching in Chandigarh

SAT Exam Overview: Key Dates & Details for Chandigarh Students

The SAT is conducted by the College Board and is used for undergraduate admission by universities in the US and many other countries, as well as for scholarships. It is now fully digital: you take it on a laptop or tablet in the Bluebook app at an authorised test centre, and it is shorter than the old paper test.

International SAT dates for the 2026-27 school year are 22 August, 12 September, 3 October, 7 November and 5 December 2026, and 6 March, 1 May and 5 June 2027. Registration closes about two weeks before each date. Most Class 11 and 12 students from Chandigarh, Mohali and Panchkula plan one or two attempts so they have their best score ready before application deadlines.

SAT at a glance:

• Mode: Digital test in the Bluebook app, at a test centre
• Duration: 2 hours 14 minutes, plus a 10-minute break
• Sections: Reading and Writing; Math
• Questions: 98 (54 Reading and Writing + 44 Math)
• Score: 400 to 1600 (each section 200 to 800)
• Adaptive: each section has two modules; the second module gets easier or harder depending on how you did in the first
• Official website: satsuite.collegeboard.org

For the complete exam guide, see our SAT exam page.

SAT Reading and Writing Syllabus

The Reading and Writing section has 54 questions in two 32-minute modules. Each question comes with a short passage of 25 to 150 words (or a pair of passages) from literature, history and social studies, the humanities or science, followed by one multiple-choice question.

The Four Content Domains

• Information and Ideas: understanding, analysing and using information from texts, tables and graphs
• Craft and Structure: words in context, text structure and purpose, and connections between related texts
• Expression of Ideas: revising texts for effective writing, including transitions and rhetorical synthesis
• Standard English Conventions: sentence structure, usage and punctuation, such as subject-verb agreement

Questions that test similar skills are grouped together and arranged from easiest to hardest, so steady pacing matters.

SAT Math Syllabus

The Math section has 44 questions in two 35-minute modules. Most are multiple choice, while some ask you to enter your own answer. A calculator is allowed throughout the Math section, and a graphing calculator is built into Bluebook.

The Four Content Domains

1. Algebra:

• Linear equations and inequalities in one and two variables
• Algebra word problems
• Systems of linear equations
• Linear functions and graphs

2. Advanced Math:

• Quadratic equations and nonlinear functions
• Exponents and radicals
• Polynomial and rational expressions
• Equivalent expressions

3. Problem-Solving and Data Analysis:

• Ratios, rates and proportions
• Percentages
• One- and two-variable data, mean, median and spread
• Probability and conditional probability

4. Geometry and Trigonometry:

• Area and volume
• Lines, angles and triangles
• Right-triangle trigonometry
• Circles

SAT Exam Pattern: Modules, Timing and Scoring

The digital SAT has two sections, each split into two equal modules, with a 10-minute break in between. The first module of each section has a mix of easy, medium and hard questions; based on your performance, the second module is either more or less difficult.

Section-Wise Breakdown

Scoring Notes

• There is no negative marking: a wrong answer costs nothing, so never leave a question blank.
• Scores are reported on the 400 to 1600 scale, the same scale as the old paper SAT.
• A calculator is allowed for the entire Math section.