Hey,

The SAT exam is a standardized test that helps the university examine where you stand in a more objective manner. The test is a good criterion for universities and examiners to figure out how well prepared you are for college as well as get a better idea about the skills you’ve developed in school.

While analyzing the SAT exam syllabus it is also important that you have a fair idea about the exam pattern and time structure so that you can come up with a strategy to tackle the examination.

The total duration of the examination is 3 hours and an additional 50 minutes if you opt for the essay. The test scores range between 400 and 1600 points. The exam is broken down into 4 sections, these include- reading, writing and language, mathematics and an optional essay.

• The reading section consists of 52 questions over a course of 65 minutes.
• The writing and language section constitutes of 44 questions over a duration of 35 minutes.
• The mathematics section lasts a total of 80 minutes and consists of 58 questions.
• If you plan on going ahead with the optional essay it will last for a total of 50 minutes and only has 1 task.

Hope this helps.