The Advanced Placement Program® (AP®) by the College Board is an opportunity for academic excellence, acknowledged by universities globally. Established in 1955, the AP® Program provides a platform for students to undertake U.S. university undergraduate-level courses while in high school, thereby earning undergraduate credit, advanced placement, or both.
Key Highlights:
- Recognized by nearly all colleges in the U.S. and Canada.
- Over 700 universities worldwide consider AP Exam scores for admission, university course credits, and placement.
- Participation in AP courses is viewed favorably in the admission process.
- Exams occur annually in the month of May.
- Early registration, preferably in the preceding Fall, is advised for adequate preparation.
Important Links:
Why Consider AP Exams?
- Boost your university admission profile. Secure university credits.
- Bypass introductory university courses.
- Reduce tuition costs.
- Develop skills and confidence.
Registration Steps: CHIREC AP Registration Policy 2025:
- Create an account on College Board’s website.
- Refer to our CHIREC AP Exam Registration Policy 2025: 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.
Exam Dates:
- Regular Testing: May 5th-9th & May 12th-16th
- Late Testing: May 19th-23th
CHIREC Registration and Payment Link:
Regular Testing : Click here Late Testing: Click here
Refund Link: Click here
2025 AP EXAM SCHEDULE:
- Starting in May 2025, standard paper testing will be discontinued for 28 AP Exams – these exams will move to the Bluebook™ digital testing application. Students will take digital AP Exams in Bluebook.
- Digital: Students complete multiple-choice and free-response questions in Bluebook, with all responses automatically submitted at the end of the exam.
- Hybrid: Students complete multiple-choice questions and view free-response questions in Bluebook. They hand write their free-response answers in paper exam booklets that are returned for scoring.
| WEEK 1 | Morning 8 a.m. Local Time | Mode of conduction | Afternoon 12 p.m. Local Time | Mode of conduction |
| Monday, May 5, 2025 | Biology | Hybrid | Microeconomics | Hybrid |
| Tuesday, May 6, 2025 | Chemistry | Hybrid | United States Government and Politics | Digital |
| Wednesday, May 7, 2025 | English
Literature and Composition |
Digital | Comparative Government and Politics
Computer Science A |
Digital
Digital |
| Thursday, May 8, 2025 | Statistics | Hybrid | World History: Modern | Digital |
| Friday, May 9, 2025 | 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 12, 2025 | Calculus AB
Calculus BC |
Hybrid
Hybrid |
||
| Tuesday, May 13, 2025 | – |
– |
Environmental Science
Physics 2: Algebra-Based |
Digital
Hybrid |
| Wednesday,May 14, 2025 | English Language and Composition | Digital | Physics C: Mechanics | Hybrid |
| Thursday, May 15, 2025 | – |
– |
Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | Hybrid |
| Friday, May 16, 2025 | Physics 1: Algebra-Based | Hybrid | Psychology | Digital |
2025 AP Exam Late-Testing Dates
| Late Testing | Morning 8 a.m. Local Time | Mode of conduction | Afternoon 12 p.m.Local Time | Mode of conduction |
| Monday, May 19, 2025 | Comparative Government and Politics
European History World History: Modern |
Digital
Digital Digital |
English Literature and Composition | Digital |
| Tuesday, May 20, 2025 | United States Government and Politics | Digital | AP United States History | Digital |
| Wednesday, May 21, 2025 | Computer Science A
Microeconomics Statistics |
Digital
Hybrid Hybrid |
AP Biology
AP Chemistry AP Macroeconomics |
Hybrid
Hybrid Hybrid |
| Thursday, May 22, 2025 | English Language and Composition
Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism |
Digital
Hybrid |
Art History
Calculus AB Calculus BC Physics C: Mechanics |
Digital
Hybrid Hybrid Hybrid |
| Friday, May 23, 2025 | Environmental Science
Physics 1: Algebra-Based |
Digital
Hybrid |
Physics 2: Algebra-Based
Psychology |
Hybrid
Digital |
Fees:
| First Registration Window: | |
| Registration Start Date | Registration End Date |
| October 1st, 2024 | November 1st, 2024 (5:00 pm IST) |
| AP Exam Dates | Exam Fees (INR) |
| Regular testing (May 5–9 and May 12–16) | Rs 14,000 (per exam) |
| Late testing (May 19 – 23, 2025) | Rs 17,000 (per exam) |
CHIREC Registration and Payment Link: Open from 1st October, 2024
Refund Link: Open from 1st October, 2024
| Second registration window: | |
| Registration start date | Registration end date |
| 1st January 2025 | 1st March 2025 |
| Regular Testing Window: | (May 5–9 and May 12–16) Rs. 18,000 |
| Late Testing Window: | (May 19 – 23, 2025) Rs. 21,000
|
CHIREC Registration and Payment Link: Open from 1st October, 2024
Refund Link: Open from 1st October, 2024
For detailed instructions please click on the following link:
****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.
2025 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 centres:
- 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
- I acknowledge that I will need to pay the test centre and register online with the College Board by the stated deadline to complete my AP Exam registration and receive an Admission Ticket from the test centre, or I will not be able to test.
- I acknowledge that I have read and agree to test centre policies above, with respect to payment deadline, payment instructions, refunds, and cancellations.
Additional 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.
- AP Exams at test centres are paper-and-pencil based and administered in person at the test centre. In-person digital exam options are not available for students outside the U.S. at this time.
Important ID Policy Update
Mandatory Documents:
- 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.
Refund Policy:
Please refer to the cancellation policy given below for the amounts on the refund that you will receive.
For Usual Registration window starting on 1st October to November 1st
Full Refund will be given before we place the order i.e., cancellation request raised by the student before 1st November’ 2024.
Usual Registration window Refund of 7000 INR for regular testing and 8500 INR for late testing will be made if test is cancelled or cancellation request is raised by the student on or before 15th March 2025.
For 2nd Registration window starting on 1st Jan’2025 – Closing on 1st March 2025
Full Refund will be given before we place the order i.e., cancellation request raised by the student before 1st March’2025
Late Registration window Refund of 9000 INR for regular testing and 10500 INR for late testing will be made if test is cancelled or cancellation request is raised by the student on or before 1st March 2025.
Other Important Points
- No refund is entertained for the cancellation request raised from 16th March’2025 onwards.
- No refund is entertained without the receipt.
- No refund for the absentees / no show up students on the test date
- Refunds will be processed and issued in the month of June 2025.****For refund, we need a cancelled cheque which needs to be emailed to poonam.gopiram@chirec.ac.in as the proof of the account where refund to be done alongside filling up the below form.
