American College Testing
The ACT is a standardized college admission test taken by high-school students in the U.S. and other countries to measure academic readiness for undergraduate study. It is used by colleges and universities for admission decisions and is also accepted by institutions abroad. The exam assesses knowledge and skills in…
Exam mode
Both
Level
UG
Stream
Study-abroad-exams
Exam date
September 5, 2026; October 23–24, 2026; December 11–12, 2026
American College Testing syllabus
English
- Production of writing
- Topic development
- Organization, unity and cohesion
- Knowledge of language
- Precision and concision
- Style and tone
- Conventions of standard English
- Grammar and usage
- Sentence structure
- Punctuation and mechanics
Mathematics
- Number and quantity
- Algebra
- Functions
- Geometry
- Statistics and probability
- Integrating essential mathematical skills
- Mathematical modelling
- Pre-algebra and elementary algebra
- Intermediate algebra and coordinate geometry
- Basic trigonometry
Reading
- Key ideas and details
- Central ideas and themes
- Summarising information
- Relationships and logical inferences
- Craft and structure
- Word meaning in context
- Text structure and author's purpose
- Integration of knowledge and ideas
- Claims, evidence and reasoning
- Comparison of related passages
Science
- Interpretation of data
- Tables, graphs and diagrams
- Scientific investigation
- Experimental design
- Variables and controls
- Evaluating scientific arguments and models
- Biology
- Chemistry
- Earth and space sciences
- Physics
Writing
- Ideas and analysis
- Development and support
- Organization
- Language use and conventions
- Developing a position on a complex issue
- Analysing relationships between different perspectives
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