THE ADVANCED PLACEMENT PROGRAM® (AP®)
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 and more than 500 universities in over 75 countries (such as the U.K., Canada, Singapore, Europe, the Middle East, etc.) accept AP credits for qualifying AP scores. Many universities also consider AP scores for admissions, placement, and scholarship decisions.
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:
- Stand out in university admissions.
- Earn university credit.
- Skip introductory university classes.
- Save money on tuition.
- Build skills and confidence.
- Earn higher first-year grades at university (per Research)
Review AP course descriptions for the subject(s) you wish to take to see which topics are covered in the AP course – and what might be on the exam.
Authorized AP Test Center
- Bangalore International School is authorized by the AP Program to administer 2027 AP Exams. However, test centers and schools set their own exam pricing, registration timeline and payment policies.
2027 AP Exam Schedule
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The 2027 AP Exams will be administered as fully digital and some subjects Digital cum hybrid over two weeks in May: May 3–7 and May 10–14. Early testing or testing at times other than those published by AP is not permitted under any circumstances.
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:
| Week 1 | Morning 6:30 AM | Morning 10:30 AM |
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| Monday, May 3, 2027 | ● Human Geography ● Physics C: Mechanics |
● Biology |
| Monday, May 4, 2027 | ● Business with Personal Finance ● United States Government and Politics |
● European History ● Microeconomics |
| Wednesday, May 5, 2027 | ● Cybersecurity ● English Literature and Composition |
● Physics 1: Algebra-Based ● Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism |
| Thursday, May 6, 2027 | ● Physics 2: Algebra-Based ● World History: Modern |
● Chemistry |
| Friday, May 7, 2027 | ● United States History | ● Macroeconomics |
| Week 2 | Morning 6:30 AM | Morning 10:30 AM |
|---|---|---|
| Monday, May 10, 2027 | ● Calculus AB ● Calculus BC |
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| Tuesday, May 11, 2027 | ● Precalculus | ● Statistics |
| Wednesday, May 12, 2027 | ● English Language and Composition | ● Computer Science A |
| Thursday, May 13, 2027 | ● Environmental Science | |
| Friday, May 14, 2027 | ● Comparative Government and Politics | ● Psychology |
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:
| LATE EXAMS | Morning 6:30 AM | Afternoon 10:30 AM |
|---|---|---|
| Monday, May 17, 2027 | ● English Literature and Composition ● European History |
● Business with Personal Finance ● Human Geography |
| Tuesday, May 18, 2027 | ● United States Government and Politics | ● Cybersecurity ● United States History ● World History: Modern |
| Wednesday, May 19, 2027 | ● Biology ● Microeconomics ● Physics 1: Algebra-Based |
● European History ● Physics C: Mechanics ● United States Government and Politics ● World History |
| Thursday, May 20, 2027 | ● Chemistry ● Computer Science A ● Environmental Science ● Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism ● Precalculus |
● Calculus AB ● Calculus BC ● Comparative Government and Politics ● Physics C: Mechanics |
| Friday, May 21, 2027 | ● English Language and Composition ● Macroeconomics ● Psychology ● Statistics |
● Physics 2: Algebra-Based |
2027 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 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
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.
You cannot take 2 regular exams scheduled at the same date and time. Decide which exam you wish to take first and then take the other exam during the late testing window.
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.
- ADDITIONAL TESTING POLICY
- 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
REGISTRATION TIMELINE
Window 1
| Registration Start Date (for regular and late exams) | September 18, 2026 |
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| Registration End Date (for regular and late exams) | November 1st, 2026 |
| AP Exam Fee (INR) per subject Regular Exam | INR 15,000 |
| AP Exam Fee (INR) per subject Late Exam | INR 19,000 |
Window 2
| Registration Start Date (for regular and late exams) | January 7th, 2027 |
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| Registration End Date (for regular and late exams) | February 28th , 2027 |
| AP Exam Fee (INR) per subject Regular Exam | INR 16,000 |
| AP Exam Fee (INR) per subject Late Exam | INR 20,000 |
| Registration Start Date | September 15, 2026 |
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| Registration End Date | November 3, 2026 |
| AP Exam Fee (INR) per subject Regular Exam – early registration |
Rs. 18,500 |
Students will need a student account with the 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.)
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.
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. And NO REFUND WILL BE ISSUED
Please find detailed information about our Test Centre’s AP Exam policy and Registration process, including the Exam Fee, at the Link to the Registration Policy.