SAT is used as a prerequisite for admission into college or under graduation in US for any program. The SAT I is a three-hour test that measures verbal and mathematical reasoning skills students have developed over time and skills they need to be successful academically. Many colleges and universities use the SAT as one indicator among others - class rank, high school GPA, extracurricular activities, personal essay, and teacher recommendations of a student's readiness to do college-level work. The test is administered several times a year.

	The Mathematics Section	The Critical Reading Section	The Writing Section
Time Sections Content Marks	70 min (two 25-min. sections and one 20-min. section) Number and operations; algebra and functions; geometry; statistics, probability, and data analysis 800	70 min (two 25-min. sections and one 20-min. section)           Reading comprehension, sentence completions, and paragraph-length critical reading 800	60 min 35 min. section (multiple choice)and one 25 min. section Grammar, usage, and word choice 800