The Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT) is now digital! The test is easier to take, shorter, has more time per question, and comes with a built-in calculator.

Find information about the PSAT/NMSQT, with advice about preparing for and taking the test. The guide also includes the testing rules and information about the National Merit Scholarship Program.

Each fall, schools may administer the PSAT/NMSQT on a school day during the designated testing window, or on a dedicated Saturday within that same window.

What's on the PSAT/NMSQT? The PSAT/NMSQT includes a Reading and Writing Section and a Math Section.

Find information about the PSAT/NMSQT, with advice about preparing for and taking the test. The guide also includes the testing rules and information about the National Merit Scholarship Program.

If you took the SAT on a school day, the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT), or the PSAT 10, find your score information here.

PSAT/NMSQT will let you experience digital testing and familiarize yourself with test content, including the types of questions you’ll answer and the exam tools you’ll use to take the test.

The PSAT/NMSQT takes 2 hours and 14 minutes and consists of 2 sections: (1) the Reading and Writing Section, and (2) the Math Section. Most of the questions are multiple choice, though some …

Find information about the PSAT/NMSQT, with advice about preparing for and taking the test. The guide also includes the testing rules and information about the National Merit Scholarship Program.

Find full-length practice tests on Bluebook™ as well as downloadable paper (nonadaptive) practice tests to help you prepare for the SAT, PSAT/NMSQT, PSAT 10, and PSAT 8/9.