The digital SAT is adaptive and scored out of 1600, split evenly between Math and Reading and Writing. It is not organised by school year the way an Indian board syllabus is — it tests a fixed set of skills, which is why the lists below have no Class 11 / Class 12 column. For an Indian student the hard part is rarely the content: it is fitting SAT practice around a board year and, often, JEE or NEET at the same time.
33 topics in total — 20 in SAT Math, 13 in SAT Reading and Writing.
| Topic | Weight |
|---|---|
| Linear Equations in One and Two Variables | High |
| Linear Functions and Graphs | High |
| Systems of Linear Equations | High |
| Linear Inequalities | Medium |
| Ratios, Rates and Proportional Relationships | High |
| Percentages | High |
| Units, Rates and Conversions | Medium |
| One-variable Data: Distributions and Measures | High |
| Two-variable Data: Models and Scatterplots | High |
| Probability and Conditional Probability | Medium |
| Inference from Sample Statistics and Margin of Error | Medium |
| Evaluating Statistical Claims | Low |
| Equivalent Expressions and Polynomials | High |
| Nonlinear Equations in One Variable | High |
| Systems of Nonlinear Equations | Medium |
| Nonlinear Functions and Graphs | High |
| Area and Volume | Medium |
| Lines, Angles and Triangles | Medium |
| Right Triangles and Trigonometry | High |
| Circles | Medium |
| Topic | Weight |
|---|---|
| Central Ideas and Details | High |
| Command of Evidence: Textual | High |
| Command of Evidence: Quantitative | High |
| Inferences | High |
| Words in Context | High |
| Text Structure and Purpose | Medium |
| Cross-text Connections | Medium |
| Rhetorical Synthesis | High |
| Transitions | High |
| Boundaries: Sentence Structure and Punctuation | High |
| Form, Structure and Sense: Verbs | High |
| Pronouns, Modifiers and Agreement | Medium |
| Reading Strategy and Pacing | Medium |