AP: Advanced Placement Program Exams
College Board's Advanced Placement Program is recognized by universities around the world as a standard of academic excellence. Since 1955, the AP Program has enabled millions of students to take U.S. university undergraduate-level courses and earn undergraduate degree credit, advanced placement, or both while still in high school/secondary school.
Nearly all colleges and universities in the United States-as well as more than 500 universities in 75 countries such as the U.K., Canada, and Australia- consider AP participation favorably for admission and have policies around AP credit and placement.
AP Exams are administered once every year during the first two-three weeks of May. Registration in the Fall prior to the testing year is strongly recommended to ensure students have time to prepare.
For more information visit College Board's website: Click here
Access the list of Universities around the world offering AP credits: Click here
AP Benefits enable motivated students like you to -
a. Stand out in university admissions
b. Earn university credit.
c. Skip introductory university classes.
d. Save money on tuition.
e. Build skills and confidence.
f. Earn higher first-year grades at university (per Research)
Read How AP helped these students.
Review the AP course descriptions for the subject(s) you want to test in. Each description explains which topics are covered in the AP course and what might be on the exam.
Authorized AP Test Center
SAI INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL is authorized by the AP Program to administer 2026 AP Exams. However, test centers and schools set their own exam pricing, registration timeline and payment policies.
2026 AP Exam Schedule
The 2026 AP Exams will be administered in schools over two weeks in May: May 4–8 and May 11–15. AP coordinators are responsible for notifying students when and where to report for the exams. Early testing or testing at times other than those published by College Board is not permitted under any circumstances. Late-testing dates are available if students cannot test during the first two weeks of May. Our center currently does not offer AP Exams that require additional equipment or that have a course portfolio component (language exams, Music Theory, Art and Design, Seminar and Research). Below is a list of the exams that we offer:
Our center offers late testing for circumstances where necessary, following the scheduled late-testing dates and times published by AP. Here are the late exam subjects our center offers:
2026 AP EXAM ELIGIBILITY
Students in any of the categories below are eligible to take AP Exams at the secondary school where they're enrolled or at other AP-authorized schools or test centers:
a. Students actively enrolled in secondary school.
b. Secondary school-level students who are homeschooled, participate in independent study, or attend a virtual school.
c. Actively enrolled students who may be prepared to take an AP Exam prior to the ninth grade.
d. Recent secondary school graduates who need a specific AP Exam for university admission.
TESTING POLICIES
1. I acknowledge that in order to take AP Exams, I meet at least one of the eligibility categories below:
a. Students who are actively enrolled in secondary school.
b. Secondary school-level students who are homeschooled, participate in independent study, or attend a virtual school.
c. Actively enrolled students who may be prepared to take an AP Exam prior to the ninth grade.
d. Recent secondary school graduates who need a specific AP Exam for university admission.
e. I acknowledge that I meet the student eligibility criteria and have a legitimate need for AP testing.
2. I acknowledge that I will need to pay the test center and register online with the College Board by the stated deadline to complete my AP Exam registration and receive an Admission Ticket from the test center, or I will not be able to test.
3. I acknowledge that I have read and agree to test center policies above, with respect to Id Policy, Payment deadline, payment instructions, refunds and cancellations.
Additional testing policies
1. You can take any or all of the 4 physics exams in the same year.
2. You cannot retake an exam in the same year, although you may retake it in a subsequent year.
3. You cannot take both Calculus AB and Calculus BC in the same year.
4. You cannot take 2 exams scheduled at the same date and time. Decide which exam you wish to take first and then take the other exam during the next testing window.
IMPORTANT ID POLICY UPDATE
ID Policy for test centers in India:
Please plan any ID processing and applications in advance. Ensure you have acceptable ID to bring to the test site on exam day or you will not be able to test.
1. AP-authorized test centers in India will only accept original, valid passport as ID for entry to the AP Exam administration.
2. The ID must bear a recent, recognisable photograph that clearly matches the student's appearance on test day and the photo submitted at registration.
3. If original, valid passport is not available, then student must have the Aadhaar in either original Letter format or the PVC version with hologram only (both received from UIDAI). No other Aadhaar versions will be accepted.
4. A sample of the letter version is shown on the left; it's the entire piece of paper and not just the card portion at the bottom. The PVC card sample is on the right.
Refund Policy
Regular Testing and Late Testing: Full refund for cancellations made on or before 10 November 10, 2025 for Window 1 and March 10, 2026 for Window 2.
*No refund shall be given for cancellations after November 10, 2025 for Window 1 (Regular & Late testing); March 10, 2026 for Window 2 (Regular & Late testing) and No-shows.
Students who have informed before the deadline only their refunds will be processed in the month of July 2026.
Students will need a student account with College Board to register. Link to My AP account: https://myap.collegeboard.org/login (Create an account only if you do not already have one you use for SAT, PSAT, AP.)
Find detailed information related to our Test Centre's AP Exam policy and Registration process, Exam Fee at Link to Register.
Students must ensure that they have registered for all AP Exams, paid the exam fee to the AP test center and completed the entire process mentioned in the AP Exam registration instructions by the deadlines listed. There will be no extensions to the deadlines allowed later.
