The American College Testing (ACT)
ACT, Incorporated is in charge of administering the ACT. American College Testing is the acronym for the ACT. Students applying to undergraduate schools in the United States and Canada are required to take this standardized test. The objective of the ACT exam is to assess candidates' written, verbal, mathematical, and scientific abilities.
The ACT began to be offered as a computer-based test in 2015, as opposed to the more conventional paper-based test. This change will not affect the ACT test syllabus, total scores, or multiple-choice format because it only changes how tests are taken.
ACT Registration
Only the official website can be used to register international students for the ACT. The personal information of the student is required for the ACT application. Register Online for the ACT Students must fill out the online application form with the following information and instructions:
· Create an ACT Web account to sign up online if you intend to take the test at one of the designated Indian test centers.
· Select a test date and location to take the ACT.
· Complete the application form, create a student profile, and submit the required documentation.
· You will get a confirmation of your registration right away. Use a credit or debit card or send money online to pay for the exam.
· Typically, registration deadlines are three to four weeks prior to a test date.
· Late registration deadlines are typically two to three weeks before the test date, and late registration will result in a late fee.
· Find out more about registering for the ACT here.
ADMIT CARD
The admit card for the ACT can be downloaded and printed from the official website. When taking the exam, the candidate must show the admit card. Make sure your identifying information, address, and score recipients are correct on your admission ticket when it arrives.
ACT Test Centers
The following cities host ACT test centers: Please be aware that there are multiple test centers in these cities: Ahmedabad, Ajmer, Bangalore, Bhopal, Bhubaneshwar, Chennai, Dehradun, Fatehpur, Gurgaon, Hyderabad, Indore, Jaipur, Kodaikanal, Kolkata, Mohali, Mumbai, Mussoorie, New Delhi, Noida, Pune, and Vadodara are the other major cities in India.
Eligibility for the ACT
Since the ACT is primarily for high school students, there are no specific requirements for taking the test. The ACT is open to people of all ages and grade levels.
Fees for the ACT
| Column1 | Column2 | Column3 |
| ACT Exam Fee Type | Description | Cost |
| Registration Fee | The basic fee for the ACT test | $150 (without writing) |
| Registration Fee with Writing | The writing fee is $16.50 | $166.50 (with writing) |
| International Fees | Chargeable for Indian Students as you will be taking the test outside of the US | 51 |
| Late Fee | Charged if you register after the deadline but before the final late registration | 35 |
| Waitlist Fee | Charged if you register after the late registration deadline | 51 |
| Change Fee | Charged if you change the test date, test center, or test type | 35 |
| Question and Answers | Sends you the test questions and correct answers after the exam are complete so you can see what mistakes you made (optional) | 20 |
| Test Information Release (TIR) fee | ||
ACT paper pattern
The structure of the ACT exam is as follows:
English, Math, Reading, and Science are the four sections. The Writing section is an optional section that includes a 30- to 40-minute writing prompt that defines an issue and offers two perspectives on it. This section does not give students a score.
The following is the ACT paper pattern for students considering applying for international admission:
| Column1 | Column2 | Column3 | Column4 |
| ACT Subjects | Test Duration | Sub-sections | Total Questions |
| English | 45 minutes | Usage/Mechanics | 75 Questions |
| · punctuation | |||
| · grammar and usage | |||
| · sentence structure | |||
| Rhetorical Skills | |||
| · strategy | |||
| · organization | |||
| · style | |||
| Math | 60 minutes | · Pre-algebra | 60 multiple-choice questions |
| · Elementary Algebra | |||
| · Intermediate Algebra | |||
| · Coordinate geometry | |||
| · Plane geometry | |||
| · Trigonometry | |||
| Reading | 35 minutes | Four passages are given, each passage from different sections like social studies, natural science, fiction, and humanities | 40 questions |
| Science | 35 minutes | · Data representation like graphs and tables | 40 questions |
| · Research summaries | |||
| · Conflicting viewpoints | |||
| Optional writing test | 40 minutes | One writing prompt | |
| Total | 3 hours and 35 minutes (excluding breaks) | 4 sections (one optional) | 215 question |
Results of the ACT
The ACT test results are typically made available online eight weeks after they are administered. If you took the ACT with writing, your writing scores will be available online as soon as they are ready, typically two weeks after your general scores are available.
Things to keep in mind:
In a perfect world, you should sign up for the exam two to three months before the time you want to take it.
Because you will have a predetermined timetable to prepare for the exam, it is safer to register early.
If you're thinking about taking exam preparation coaching, the coaching institutes also say that you should sign up as soon as possible to give yourself plenty of time to prepare.
Tips for Preparing for the ACT
There are two ways to get ready for the ACT: Classes for coaching and self-study. There are distinct advantages to each of these options, and none of them is superior to the other. Because their intended audiences are distinct, these two approaches cannot be compared. The requirements and preferences of exam takers would determine the preferred method of study.
• Self-Study: Self-study may be the best way to prepare for the ACT if money is a factor and you are confident that you will be able to do well on your own. Personal tuition and classes could save you money, but you should also think about other things. You need motivation and self-discipline in addition to a good supply of books and study materials to successfully study on your own.
• Coaching: Coaching classes are a better option if you need professional guidance to ensure a competitive edge in exam preparation and you have limited time. You will be guided by a team of experts and will have access to better study materials. By attending classes on a regular basis, you'll be able to better manage your time. In addition, being around other students who are studying for the ACT will help you become more motivated.
• Before choosing the best way to prepare for the ACT, consider your requirements and make a decision based on them. You can look at ACT Preparation Tips if you're lost and want to know if you're ready to prepare on your own.
Papers and Tests for Practice:
It is always preferable to prepare with the assistance of sample papers and practice tests. The sequential procedure for this would be:
• examining the syllabus in depth,
• comprehending the format of the exam,
• creating a strategy for preparation that covers all sections,
• taking some practice tests
• referring to previous sample papers to assess your progress
ACT exam syllabus
The Reading, Mathematics, English, and Science sections of the ACT exam syllabus are mandatory. However, there is also an optional writing section on this exam. An illustration of the section-by-section structure of the ACT exam syllabus can be found below:
ACT English Section
The ACT English section evaluates a student's comprehension and basic language comprehension skills. The English section of the ACT covers a lot of these topics:
• Usage/Mechanics Punctuation: These questions test your understanding of internal and "end of sentence" punctuation, focusing on the connection between punctuation and meaning.
• Grammar and Usage: These questions test your comprehension of the relationship between pronoun and antecedent, subject and verb, and modifier and modified; case of pronouns; verb structure; use of idioms; and the formation of adjectives and adverbs that are superlative and comparative.
• Sentence Structure: These questions test your comprehension of clause relationships, construction shifts, and modifier placement.
• Rhetorical Skills in ACT Strategy: These questions test your ability to develop a topic by selecting expressions that are appropriate for the purpose and audience of an essay; evaluating the impact of modifying, adding, or removing supporting material; and determining whether statements are relevant in the context.
• Organization: These questions test your ability to choose an effective opening, transition, and closing sentence, as well as your ability to organize ideas.
• Style: These questions assess your ability to manage sentence elements, select appropriate words and images, maintain style and tone, and avoid ambiguous pronouns.
ACT Mathematics Section
Students can prepare for the ACT by studying the following areas of mathematics:
• Pre-Algebra and Elementary Algebra: These questions focus on operations like whole numbers, decimals, and place value; approximates and square roots; integers and fractions; the idea behind exponents; scientific language; linear problems with just one variable; factors; proportions, ratios, and percentages; value in absolute terms and numerical order by value; data gathering, presentation, and analysis; counting methods, probability, and descriptive statistics are all important concepts.
• Elementary Algebra: These questions focus on solving quadratic equations, evaluating algebraic expressions, comprehending algebraic operations, using variables to express functional relationships, and the properties of exponents and square roots.
• Intermediate Algebra/Coordinate Geometry Intermediate Algebra – An understanding of rational and radical expressions, quadratic formulas, sequences, and patterns, absolute value equations and inequalities, systems of equations, functions, modeling, quadratic inequalities, matrices, complex numbers, and polynomial roots are the foundations on which these questions are based.
• Graphing and the relationship between equations and graphs, such as lines, points, polynomials, other curves, and circles, are the foundation of these questions in coordinate geometry. displaying inequality graphs; lines that are parallel and perpendicular; slope; distance; midpoints and conics.
• Plane Geometry/Trigonometry Plane Geometry – These questions are based on the properties and relationships of figures in planes, such as the angles and relations between parallel and perpendicular lines; characteristics of parallelograms, triangles, circles, rectangles, and trapezoids; transformations; the idea of endlessly confirmation methods; volume; and applications of three-dimensional geometry.
• Trigonometry: Understanding the values and properties of trigonometric functions is the foundation for these questions. right triangles' trigonometric relationships; putting trigonometric functions on a graph; use of identities from trigonometry; using trigonometric functions to model; as well as resolving trigonometric problems.
ACT Reading Section
The following ACT topics serve as models for the sections on passages to be read and questions to answer:
• Social Studies: The passages in the fields of biography, anthropology, business, economics, psychology, history, archaeology, geography, political science, education, and sociology serve as the basis for these questions.
• Meteorology, astronomy, biology, botany, natural history, ecology, geology, physics, medicine, microbiology, anatomy, physiology, technology, chemistry, and zoology serve as the foundation for these questions.
• Literary Narrative or Fiction in Prose: These questions are based on excerpts from personal essays, novels, short stories, and memoirs. The passages from novels and short stories were used as the basis for the questions in the Prose Fiction section.
• Arts, dance, film, language, radio, literary criticism, philosophy, music, television, ethics, architecture, and theater serve as sources for these questions in the humanities.
ACT Science Section
The ACT Science Section tests the following areas:
• Data Representation: The graphics and tabular data in this section are comparable to those found in scientific texts and journals. Reading graphs, interpreting data in tables, and interpreting scatterplots are just a few of the skills assessed by these format-specific questions.
• Experiment descriptions are provided in this section of the research summaries. The questions ask about how experiments are set up and how the results are explained.
• Inconsistent Hypotheses or Views: This section presents a number of hypotheses or views that are inconsistent with one another and may be based on different premises or insufficient data. The analysis, comprehension, and comparison of alternative hypotheses are the primary objectives of the questions.