Advanced Placement Examination 2025

The Advanced Placement Program® (AP®) by the College Board is an opportunity for academic excellence, acknowledged by universities globally. Established in 1955, the AP® Program provides a platform for students to undertake U.S. university undergraduate-level courses while in high school, thereby earning undergraduate credit, advanced placement, or both.

Key Highlights:

Recognized by nearly all colleges in the U.S. and Canada.
Over 700 universities worldwide consider AP Exam scores for admission, university course credits, and placement.
Participation in AP courses is viewed favorably in the admission process.
Exams occur annually in the month of May.
Early registration, preferably in the preceding Fall, is advised for adequate preparation.

Important Links:

Why Consider AP Exams?

Boost your university admission profile. Secure university credits.
Bypass introductory university courses.
Reduce tuition costs.
Develop skills and confidence.

Registration Steps: SCIS AP Registration Policy 2025:

Create an account on College Board’s website.
Refer to our SCIS AP Exam Registration Policy 2025: Click here for detailed instructions.
Ensure timely registration and payment to avoid last-minute hassles.

****If you register online with the college board but do not pay the test center, you will not be able to take the test. if you pay the test center but do not complete online registration on college board account, you will not be able to take the test.

Exam Dates:

Regular Testing: May 5th-9th & May 12th-16th
Late Testing: May 19th-23th

2025 AP Exam Schedule:

Starting in May 2025, standard paper testing will be discontinued for 28 AP Exams – these exams will move to the Bluebook™ digital testing application. Students will take digital AP Exams in Bluebook.
Digital: Students complete multiple-choice and free-response questions in Bluebook, with all responses automatically submitted at the end of the exam
Hybrid: Students complete multiple-choice questions and view free-response questions in Bluebook. They hand write their free-response answers in paper exam booklets that are returned for scoring.

AP EXAM SCHEDULE: https://apstudents.collegeboard.org/exam-dates

Week 1	Morning 8 a.m. Local Time	Mode of Conduction	Afternoon 12 p.m. Local Time	Mode of Conduction
Monday, May 5, 2025	Biology	Hybrid	Microeconomics and European History	Hybrid
Tuesday, May 6, 2025	Chemistry	Hybrid	United States Government and Politics	Digital
Wednesday, May 7, 2025	English Literature and Composition	Digital	Comparative Government and Politics Computer Science A	Digital Digital
Thursday, May 8, 2025	Statistics	Hybrid	World History: Modern	Digital
Friday, May 9, 2025	United States History	Digital	Macroeconomics	Hybrid

Week 2	Morning 8 a.m. Local Time	Mode of Conduction	Afternoon 12 p.m. Local Time	Mode of Conduction
Monday, May 12, 2025	Calculus AB Calculus BC	Hybrid Hybrid
Tuesday, May 13, 2025			Environmental Science Physics 2: Algebra-Based	Digital Hybrid
Wednesday, May 14, 2025	English Language and Composition	Digital	Physics C: Mechanics	Hybrid
Thursday, May 15, 2025			Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism	Hybrid
Friday, May 16, 2025	Physics 1: Algebra-Based	Hybrid	Psychology	Digital

2025 AP Exam Late-Testing

Late Testing	Morning 8a.m. Local Time	Mode of Conduction	Afternoon 12 p.m. Local Time	Mode of Conduction
Monday, May 19, 2025	Comparative Government and Politics European History World History: Modern	Digital Digital Digital	English Literature and Composition	Digital
Tuesday, May 20, 2025	United States Government and Politics	Digital	AP United States History	Digital
Wednesday, May 21, 2025	Computer Science A Microeconomics Statistics	Digital Hybrid Hybrid	AP Biology AP Chemistry AP Macroeconomics	Hybrid Hybrid Hybrid
Thursday, May 22, 2025	English Language and Composition Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism	Digital Hybrid	Art History Calculus AB Calculus BC Physics C: Mechanics	Digital Hybrid Hybrid Hybrid
Friday, May 23, 2025	Environmental Science Physics 1: Algebra- Based	Digital Hybrid	Physics 2: Algebra- Based Psychology	Hybrid Digital

Fees:

First Registration Window:
Registration Start Date	Registration End Date
September 23rd, 2024	November 1st, 2024 (5:00 pm IST)
AP Exam Dates	Exam Fees (INR)
Regular Testing (May 5-9 and May 12-16)	Rs 14,000 (per exam)
Late Testing (May 19-23, 2025)	Rs 17,000 (per exam)

SCIS Registration and Payment: Open from September 23rd, 2024

Second Registration Window:
Registration Start Date	Registration End Date
January 14th, 2025	March 10th, 2025
Regular Testing Window:	(May 5-9 and May 12-16) Rs. 19,000 (per exam)
Late Testing Window:	(May 19-23, 2025) Rs. 21,000 (per exam)

SCIS Registration and Payment Link: Open from January 14th, 2025

****If you register online with the college board but do not pay the test centre, you will not be able to take the test. if you pay the test centre but do not complete online registration on college board account, you will not be able to take the test.

2025 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 centres:
Students actively enrolled in secondary school.
Secondary school-level students who are homeschooled, participate in independent study, or attend a virtual school.
Actively enrolled students who may be prepared to take an AP Exam prior to the ninth grade.
Recent secondary school graduates who need a specific AP Exam for university admission.

Testing Policies

I acknowledge that I will need to pay the test centre 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 centre, or I will not be able to test.
I acknowledge that I have read and agree to test centre policies above, with respect to payment deadline, payment instructions, refunds, and cancellations.

Additional Testing Policies

You can take any or all of the 4 physics exams in the same year.
You cannot retake an exam in the same year, although you may retake it in a subsequent year.
You cannot take both Calculus AB and Calculus BC in the same year.
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.
AP Exams at test centres are paper-and-pencil based and administered in person at the test centre. In-person digital exam options are not available for students outside the U.S. at this time.

Important ID Policy Update

Mandatory Documents:

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.

Refund Policy:
Please refer to the cancellation policy given below for the amounts on the refund that you will receive.
Rescheduling is not permitted.
However, if a candidate wishes to cancel their exam appointment, the last day to cancel is 31st October 2024 (for the Test Registration Period 1) and 28th February 2025(for the Test Registration Period 2).
50% of the amount will be refunded if informed by 31st October 2024 (for the Test Registration Period 1) and 28th February 2025 (for the Test Registration Period 2).

Other Important Points

Kindly share the payment ID along with a receipt once the payment is made.
No refund is entertained without the receipt.
No refund for the absentees / no show up students on the test date

****For refund, we need a cancelled cheque which needs to be emailed to careercounsellor@scis.co.in as the proof of the account where refund to be done alongside filling up the below form.
https://forms.gle/MhbaypnGno7iqM8LA