ACT - 2025
Test Format :
English, Mathematics, Reading, and Science
Duration :
2 Hours 55 minutes
Mode :
Pen & Paper / Computer Based
Last updated - 5 April '24
ACT Overview
The ACT test is a curriculum and standards based educational and career planning tool that assesses students’ academic readiness for college level studies. The ACT exam is conducted 7 times per year in India. The exam is conducted in the months of September, October, December, February, April, June, and July.
It is administered by ACT, Inc. It is a standardized test that is required to be taken by students looking for admission to undergraduate schools based majorly in the US and Canada.
Types Of ACT Test Exam
ACT as Pen & paper test (Testing Center)
- It is a paper-and-pencil test. You will write your essay in pencil (no mechanical pencils or ink pens) on the lined pages of an answer folder that will be provided to you.
ACT as Computer Delivered (Outside US only)
- The ACT consists of four multiple-choice tests in English, mathematics, reading, and science. Computer based exam started in 2021
ACT Pattern
The following sections compose the ACT test :
Test
Number of questions
Minutes Per Test
This section measures
English
75
45
The ability to make decisions to revise and edit short texts and essays in Different genres.
Mathematics
60
60
The mathematical skills you have typically acquired in courses up to the beginning of grade 12.
Reading
40
35
The ability to read closely, reason logically about texts using evidence, and integrate information from multiple resources.
Science
40
35
The interpretation, analysis, evaluation, reasoning, and problem-solving skills required in biology, chemistry, Earth/space sciences and physics.
Writing (optional)
1 essay
40
Writing skills taught in high school English classes and in entry-level college composition courses. This ection is optional.
Total Duration
2 hours and 55 minutes
The ACT consists of four multiple-choice tests in English, mathematics, reading, and science. The four multiple-choice sections contain 215 questions and take 2 hours and 55 minutes to complete. After the mathematics test, you will be given a 15-minute break. If you take the optional writing test you will have 40 minutes to complete the essay and will receive an additional 5-minute break before the writing portion begins.
ACT Syllabus
English :
- The test consists of five essays or passages each of which is accompanied by a sequence of Multiple-choice, test questions. Six elements of effective writing are included in the English Test: unctuation, grammar and usage, sentence structure, strategy, organization and style.
Mathematics :
- Test designed to assess the mathematical skills students have typically acquired in courses taken up to the beginning of grade 12.
Reading :
- The test questions ask you to derive meaning from several texts by referring to what is explicitly stated and by reasoning to determine implicit meaning.
Science :
- It measures the interpretation, analysis, evaluation, reasoning, and problem-solving skills required in biology, chemistry, Earth/space sciences and physics. You are not permitted to use a calculator on the science test.
Writing :
- It measures your writing skills taught in high school English classes and in entry-level college composition courses. This section is optional.
ACT Dates
Test Date
Registration Deadline
Late Fee Required
Photo Upload Deadline
13-14 September, 2024
16 August
30 August
6 September
25-26 October, 2024
27 September
11 October
18 October
13-14 December, 2024
15 November
29 November
6 December
CELPIP Scoring
Each section has a test score range of 1 – 36:
- Below Average Score Range: 1-16
- Average Score Range: 17-24
- Above Average Score Range: 25-36
ACT Training
Salient Features of ACT coaching at Global Edu Mentors
- REAL ACT Prep Guide issued as courseware.
- Maximum 10-15 students per batch, making the sessions personalized.
- The ACT courses have a strong focus on building fundamental knowledge in Math.
- 100 hours of intensive and comprehensive training.
- Qualified, experienced and trained faculties for conducting the ACT classes.
- The ACT exam preparation also includes 4 full-length mock tests.
- Facility of shifting to any branch throughout India
- We Conduct both online and offline sessions for the ACT exam training.
Timing:
- Weekdays: Tuesday to Friday, 2 hours per day
- Weekends: Saturday and Sunday, 4 hours per day
- Fast track mode: Tuesday to Sunday, 4 hours per day
Miscellaneous Details
- Score Validity : 5 Years
- Registration Mode : Online
- The full ACT (no writing) : $181.50
- The full ACT with writing : $206.50
- Nature of Test : Digital and Pen & Paper
- Score Declared : From 2 days –8 weeks after the test date.
- Extra score Reporting Fee : $18.50
- Official Website : www.act.org
- Rescheduling Fees : $44
- Test Administration Frequency : 7 times in a year
- Test Repetition policy : As per administration frequency
