AP: Advanced Placement Program 2026

The AP Program offers college-level courses and exams you can take in high school. With qualifying AP Exam scores, students can earn credit and/or advanced placement or both.

College Board's Advanced Placement Program is recognized by universities around the world as a standard of academic excellence.
Launched in 1955, originally designed as a means for students in the U.S. to earn college credit and/or advanced placement for learning university-level material while in secondary school. Today, secondary students worldwide can complete university-level coursework in 40 subjects and demonstrate proficiency by taking standardized end-of-course AP Exams.

Nearly all colleges and universities in the United States and more than 4000 universities in 100 countries, (such as the U.K., Canada, Singapore, the Middle East, etc.), consider AP participation favourably for admission and have policies around AP credit and placement.

AP Exams are administered once every year during the first two weeks of May.

Students are strongly encouraged to register during the first window, between September and November (prior to the testing year), to ensure they have ample time to prepare.

For more information, visit the College Board's website: Click here

Find International Universities Recognizing AP and SAT: Click here

AP BENEFITS:

AP enable motivated students like you to -

Stand out to Colleges
An Edge in College
Earn College Credit and Placement
Keep Your Options Open
Skip introductory university classes.
Save money on tuition.

A Head Start in High School: Research consistently shows that AP students are better prepared for college than students who don’t take AP, regardless of their exam score.

They’re more likely to enrol and stay in college, do well in their classes, and graduate in four years.

Get a Taste of College
Develop College Skills
Discover your Passion
Boost your GPA

Read how AP helped 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.

Registration Steps: South City International School AP Registration Policy 2026:

Create an account on College Board’s website.

Students must complete their AP Exam registration by using the preferred Test Center’s join code for each subject, following the steps outlined in the AP Exam registration instructions within the specified deadlines and paying the exam fee to the AP test centre (Check registration Policy above for join codes). Please note that deadline extensions will not be granted.

Refer to our SCIS AP Exam Registration Policy 2026: 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.

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.

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.

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 4, 2026	Biology	Hybrid	Microeconomics European History	Hybrid Digital
Tuesday, May 5, 2026	Chemistry Human Geography	Hybrid Digital	United States Government and Politics	Digital
Wednesday, May 6, 2026	English Literature and Composition	Digital	Comparative Government and Politics Physics 1: Algebra Based	Digital Hybrid
Thursday, May 7, 2026	Physics 2: Algebra-Based World History: Modern	Hybrid Digital	Statistics	Hybrid
Friday, May 8, 2026	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 11, 2026	Calculus AB Calculus BC	Hybrid Hybrid
Tuesday, May 12, 2026	Precalculus	Hybrid	Psychology	Digital
Wednesday, May 13, 2026	English Language and Composition	Digital	Physics C: Mechanics	Hybrid
Thursday, May 14, 2026	Art History	Digital	Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism	Hybrid
Friday, May 15, 2026	Environmental Science	Digital	Computer Science A	Digital

Late Testing:

If you’re unable to take your AP Exam on the scheduled date due to unforeseen circumstances, or if you have two exams that fall at the same time, our center provides the option of late testing. These exams are administered in line with the official late-testing dates and times published by AP.

Below are the late-testing subjects available at our center:

Late Testing	Morning 8 a.m. Local Time	Mode of Conduction	Afternoon 12 p.m. Local Time	Mode of Conduction
Monday, May 18, 2026	Comparative Government and Politics European History World History: Modern	Digital Digital Digital	English Literature and Composition Human Geography	Digital Digital
Tuesday, May 19, 2026	United States Government and Politics	Digital	United States History	Digital
Wednesday, May 20, 2026	Microeconomics Statistics	Hybrid Hybrid	Biology Chemistry Macroeconomics	Hybrid Hybrid Hybrid
Thursday, May 21, 2026	English Language and Composition Precalculus	Digital Hybrid	Art History Calculus AB Calculus BC Physics C: Mechanics Physics 2: Algebra-Based	Digital Hybrid Hybrid Hybrid Hybrid
Friday, May 22, 2026	Environmental Science Physics 1: Algebra- Based	Digital Hybrid	Computer Science A Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism Psychology	Digital Hybrid Digital

Fees:

First Registration Window:
Registration Start Date	Registration End Date
September 15th, 2025	November 12th, 2025 (5:00 pm IST)
AP Exam Dates	Exam Fees (INR)
Regular Testing (May 4-8 and May 11-15)	Rs 14,000 (per exam)
Late Testing (May 18-22, 2026)	Rs 17,000 (per exam)

SCIS Registration and Payment: Open from September 15th, 2025

WORD OF CAUTION

****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.

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:
- 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 -

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.

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.

AP-authorized test centers in India will only accept original, valid passport as ID for entry to the AP Exam administration.
The ID must bear a recent, recognisable photograph that clearly matches the student's appearance on test day and the photo submitted at registration.
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.
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.
No Digital copies or paper copies of ID Proof will be accepted.

Students must have a College Board account to register and take digital exams.
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.) Important: Each year, students face issues on exam day because they did not use their legal name on their College Board account and AP Profile. To avoid such problems, always create and update your College Board account using your legal first name (given name) and legal last name (family, surname) as it appears on the passport or ID you will bring to the test center.

AP Exams Calculator Policy : Get details on what types and brands of calculators you can and can’t use, which AP Exams you can use calculators on, and essential tips.

DIGITAL AP EXAM POLICIES

The student must bring their OWN APPROVED TESTING DEVICE to the test centre on exam day, or else will not be able to test. Device requirements - https://bluebook.collegeboard.org/students/approved-devices
To learn more about testing on Bluebook and their digital testing requirements, - click, https://bluebook.collegeboard.org/students
- Download Bluebook on the approved testing device prior to exam day.
- Practice exams in Bluebook are available.
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 2025 (for the Test Registration Period 1) and 28th February 2026(for the Test Registration Period 2).
50% of the amount will be refunded if informed by 31st October 2025 (for the Test Registration Period 1) and 28th February 2026 (for the Test Registration Period 2).

STUDENT ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

I acknowledge that in order to take AP Exams, I meet at least one of the eligibility categories below:
- Students who are 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.
- I acknowledge that I meet the student eligibility criteria and have a legitimate need for AP testing.
I acknowledge that I will need to pay the test center directly AND register online with the College Board by the stated test center deadlines to complete my AP Exam registration and receive an Admission Ticket from the test center, or I will not be able to test.
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, digital testing policies.

Other Important Points

Kindly share the payment ID along with the screenshot of the receipt on mail to careercounsellor@scis.co.in 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/KxjdPQCZmVRFcv2K7