Advanced Placement Exam 2024: Registration, Pattern, Preparation, Eligibility & Test centers

What is Advanced Placement? It is a program created by the College Board and accepted in the US and Canada. This program offers university-level courses and exams which students can take while they are in high school. Many schools offer AP courses, however, even if a school does not offer AP courses, students themselves can prepare for the exam and appear for the test at any local test centre.

Advanced Placement (AP) Exams are standardised tests administered by the College Board in the United States. They are designed to measure a student's knowledge of a particular subject matter at a college level. read this article for complete information on the Advanced Placement Exam 2024-25.  

Importance of Advanced Placement Exam

Numerous universities in the US and universities in Canada recognize qualifying for the AP Exam score of 3 or more on a scale of 5 for credit or advanced placement. AP indicates that the student has mastered university-level knowledge while studying in school. It is accepted in more than 70 countries. It facilitates a candidate's entry to top colleges.

Advanced Placement Exam Eligibility

High school students across the world take Advance Placement exams to earn college credit and placement. The exam is administered in May every year. However, students need to register early for these exams. 

Advanced Placement Exam Registration

AP Exams are conducted in schools for over 2 weeks in the month of May. over Candidates can now register at the authorised test centres for the May 2025 AP Exams. Registrations at some of the centres may open a bit late as well and the timeline for each centre differs. The registration process has to be completed by the students with their choice of test centre between September to mid-November 2024. They will also have to make the payment for the same. A second registration window may be opened by a few test centres between December to mid-March 2025. This will cost an extra amount.

Steps to register for AP Exams:

• Students should create a College Board account to register for the AP exam online.
• Students need to pay test centres directly for the exams.
• Once the seat is confirmed, students will receive an admission ticket from the test centre.
• Once the student registers for the exam online and pays the test centre, the Registration is final.
• Even if the student has aided to the test centre but has not completed the online registration for the AP, the student will not be able to take the exam.
• To complete registration, the student needs to do both these things.

List of AP Courses for International Students

Following are the AP courses offered under the AP program for international students for also earning a credit are as follows:

List of AP Courses for International Students
History & Social Science AP Courses
AP Comparative Government & Politics	AP European History	AP Human Geography
AP Macroeconomics	AP Microeconomics	AP Psychology
AP United States Government & Politics	AP United States History	AP World History: Modern
Maths & Computer Science AP Courses
AP Calculus AB	AP Calculus BC	AP Computer Science A
AP Computer Science Principles	AP Precalculus	AP Statistics
Science AP Courses
AP Biology	AP Chemistry	AP Environmental Science
AP Physics 1 & 2: Algebra-based	AP Physics C: Electricity & Magnetism	AP Physics C: Mechanics
English AP Courses
AP English Language & Composition	AP English Literature & Composition	-
World Languages & Cultures - AP Courses
AP Chinese Language & Culture	AP French Language & Culture	AP German Language & Culture
AP Italian Language & Culture	AP Japanese Language & Culture	AP Latin
AP Spanish Language & Culture	AP Spanish Literature & Culture	-
Arts AP Courses
AP 2-D Art & Design	AP 3-D Art & Design	AP Art History
AP Drawing	AP Music Theory	-

This is the exhaustive ist and course wise details can be found on the official website of College Board. 

Advantages of the AP Exam

Various universities give credit or Advanced Placement to students who qualify for the AP Exam scores of 3 or more. If a student has scored 4 on the English Language and Composition test, then he/she may become eligible to skip the university's English Language 101 course. The more number of classes a student skips with the AP Exam scores, the more money he/she will save on tuition.

Students can even skip the introductory course through qualifying AP Exam scores. In that period of time, students can attend other classes which will be counted in their degree. Students can utilize this time for earning a double major, or doing an internship or they can graduate early as well.

Check out: Advanced Placement Program and its benefits

Advanced Placement Exam for UK Universities

Students can apply to universities in the UK through UCAS along with their AP results. AP Exam scores will give them an edge over other applicants. Top universities like Oxford accept AP Exam scores.

Advanced Placement Exam Preparation Tips

AP Exams comprise MCQs or Essay questions and most of the exams are two to three hours long. AP courses help students by imparting knowledge that they can utilize in their college. Students can prepare for the AP Exams themselves without taking the AP course as a precondition. They can follow these given AP exam prep tips:

• Begin revising from old textbooks and notes each day without fail and side by side prepare on the recent resources.
• Start making notes and prepare keeping the AP exam pattern in mind.
• Buy relevant books that can prove useful in preparing for the related AP course and cracking the exam.
• In case the school teachers are unable to help or preparation requires professional help, then go for it.
• Finally, revision and mocks are the keys to success in cracking not just AP exams but any exam for that matter. 

Apart from this, scheduling in a calendar and sticking to the set structure can yield benefits for those appearing for the AP exam. 

Advanced Placement Exam Scores

AP Exam scores are released to students, colleges, and universities in July every year. Students need to visit the AP website to view their scores. Colleges and universities receive the AP Scores through the official AP Score Report sent by the AP Program. The first Score Report sent by the AP is free, students can order online by paying charges to send score reports to additional universities. Students also have the option to withhold or cancel their scores.

Advanced Placement Exam Dates 2025

In the year 2025, this exam will be held in AP-authorised schools and test locations. It will be a paper-and-pencil exam, the duration for which will be two weeks in May (May 6-10 and May 13-17).

Week 1 Test dates of Advanced Placement Exam 2025
Week 1	Morning Slot (8 am local time)	Afternoon Slot (12 pm local time)
May 5, 2025 Monday	Biology Latin	European History Microeconomics
May 6, 2025 Tuesday	Chemistry Human Geography	United States Government and Politics
May 7, 2025 Wednesday	English Literature and Composition	Comparative Government and Politics Computer Science A
May 8, 2025 Thursday	African American Studies Statistics	Japanese Language and Culture World History: Modern
May 9, 2025 Friday	Italian  Language and Culture  United States History	Chinese Language and Culture Macroeconomics
Note:- Arts and Design students can submit their three portfolios by 8 pm on May 9, 2025.
Week 2 Test Dates of Advanced Placement Exam 2025
Week 2	Morning Slot (8 am local time)	Afternoon Slot (12 pm local time)
May 12, 2025 Monday	Calculus AB Calculus BC	Music Theory Seminar
May 13, 2025 Tuesday	French Language and Culture Precalculus	Environmental Science Physics 2: Algebra-Based
May 14, 2025 Wednesday	English Language and Composition German Language and Culture	Physics C: Mechanics
May 15, 2025 Thursday	Art History Spanish Language and Culture	Computer Science Principles Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism
May 16, 2025 Friday	Physics 1: Algebra-Based Spanish Literature and Culture	Psychology

There is also an option for late testing available for those going to AP courses. In order to avoid security lapses, applicants can appear late for these exams later than the registration date. Applicants must check the late testing option availability at their designated test centres. Below is the schedule for late test of the Advanced Placement Exams.

Late Testing Dates of Advanced Placement Exam 2025
	Morning Slot (8 am local time)	Afternoon Slot (12 pm local time)
May 19, 2025 Monday	Comparative Government and Politics  European History World History: Modern	English Literature and Composition   Human Geography   Latin
May 20, 2025 Tuesday	Japanese Language and Culture   United States Government and Politics	African American Studies   United States History
May 21, 2025 Wednesday	Computer Science A Microeconomics  Statistics	Biology Chemistry    French Language and Culture  Macroeconomics
May 22, 2025 Thursday	Chinese Language and Culture English Language and Composition Music Theory Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism Precalculus	Art History   Calculus AB  Calculus BC Spanish Literature and Culture Physics C: Mechanics
May 23, 2025 Friday	Physics 1: Algebra-Based Environmental Science  Spanish Language and Culture Italian Language and Culture  Seminar	German Language and Culture Computer Science Principles Psychology Physics 2: Algebra-Based

Advanced Placement Exam Test Centres 

Registration fees and deadlines vary by the test centre. Candidates need to contact the test centre for the registration instructions and details.

Indian City	AP Test Centre Name	Offers Late Testing
Ahmedabad	Ahmedabad International School	No
Amritsar	Spring Dale Senior School	Yes
Bangalore	Bangalore International School	Yes
Chennai	USIEF	Yes
Hyderabad	Chirec International School	Yes
Indore	The Emerald Heights International School	No
Jaipur	Jayshree Periwal High School	Contact centre for info
Kolkata	USIEF	Yes
Lucknow	City Montessori Inter College	No
Ludhiana	Sat Paul Mittal School	Yes
Mussoorie	Mussoorie International School	Contact centre for info
Mumbai	USIEF	Yes
New Delhi	USIEF	Yes
Noida	Alliance World School	No
Rajkot	The Galaxy School	No
Visakhapatnam	Oakridge International School	No

Applicants applying for an AP course exam, should check out the timeline first and then apply for the exams. To gain credit, applicants must check out the process and details accordingly.