Key deadlines and milestones are listed below.
State and District Contracts
If your school is administering the PSAT 8/9 as part of a state- or districtwide contract, contact your state or district assessment office for important dates.
For weekly test coordinator to-dos during the countdown to test day, see the coordinator checklist. To ensure technical readiness, work with your technology coordinator to follow the Digital Preparedness Step-by-Step Guide.
PSAT 8/9 Deadlines and Milestones
The digital PSAT 8/9 testing windows in 2020–21 are:
- September 21, 2020–January 29, 2021
- February 22–March 26
- April 13–30
Deadlines and milestones depend on which week your school administers the test.
September Test Administrations
July 20
- Bulk registration opens.
Early August
- Secure browsers available for download.
August 24
- Deadline to order PSAT 8/9.
September 4
- Test Information Distribution Engine (TIDE) opens no later than this date. Student data are available if a bulk registration file was submitted successfully. For files submitted after TIDE opens, data are available the next day.
September 7
- Deadline to submit initial bulk registration file. Deadline to submit final updates successfully is the day before test day.
- Deadline to create proctor accounts in TIDE.
- Deadline to install secure browser this week.
September 14
- Training opens this week.
- Preadministration opens this week.
- Deadline to configure test settings for students testing with accommodations.
- Deadline to perform final readiness check.
- Print test tickets when all readiness activities are complete.
September 18
- Materials delivered no later than this date.
September 21
- Deadline to complete training.
December
- Score delivery begins (exact timing varies by test day).
July 20
- Bulk registration opens.
Early August
- Secure browsers available for download.
August 31
- Deadline to order PSAT 8/9.
September 4
- Test Information Distribution Engine (TIDE) opens no later than this date. Student data are available if a bulk registration file was submitted successfully. For files submitted after TIDE opens, data are available the next day.
September 14
- Training opens this week.
- Deadline to submit initial bulk registration file. Deadline to submit final updates successfully is the day before test day.
- Deadline to create proctor accounts in TIDE.
- Deadline to install secure browser this week.
- Preadministration opens this week.
September 18
- Materials delivered no later than this date.
September 21
- Deadline to complete training.
- Deadline to configure test settings for students testing with accommodations.
- Deadline to perform final readiness check.
- Print test tickets when all readiness activities are complete.
December
- Score delivery begins (exact timing varies by test day).
October Test Administrations
July 20
- Bulk registration opens.
Early August
- Secure browsers available for download.
September 14
- Training opens this week.
- Preadministration opens this week.
September 16
- Deadline to order PSAT 8/9.
September 18
- Test Information Distribution Engine (TIDE) opens no later than this date. Student data are available if a bulk registration file was submitted successfully. For files submitted after TIDE opens, data are available the next day.
September 21
- Deadline to submit initial bulk registration file. Deadline to submit final updates successfully is the day before test day.
- Deadline to create proctor accounts in TIDE.
- Deadline to complete training.
- Deadline to install secure browser this week.
September 28
- Deadline to configure test settings for students testing with accommodations.
- Deadline to perform final readiness check.
- Print test tickets when all readiness activities are complete.
October 2
- Materials delivered no later than this date.
December
- Score delivery begins (exact timing varies by test day).
July 20
- Bulk registration opens.
Early August
- Secure browsers available for download.
September 14
- Training opens this week.
- Preadministration opens this week.
September 16
- Deadline to order PSAT 8/9.
September 18
- Test Information Distribution Engine (TIDE) opens no later than this date. Student data are available if a bulk registration file was submitted successfully. For files submitted after TIDE opens, data are available the next day.
September 28
- Deadline to install secure browser.
- Deadline to submit initial bulk registration file. Deadline to submit final updates successfully is the day before test day.
- Deadline to create proctor accounts in TIDE.
- Deadline to complete training.
October 2
- Materials delivered no later than this date.
October 5
- Deadline to configure test settings for students testing with accommodations.
- Deadline to perform final readiness check.
- Print test tickets when all readiness activities are complete.
December
- Score delivery begins (exact timing varies by test day).
July 20
- Bulk registration opens.
Early August
- Secure browsers available for download.
September 14
- Training opens this week.
- Preadministration opens this week.
September 21
- Deadline to order PSAT 8/9.
September 25
- Test Information Distribution Engine (TIDE) opens no later than this date. Student data are available if a bulk registration file was submitted successfully. For files submitted after TIDE opens, data are available the next day.
October 2
- Materials delivered no later than this date.
October 5
- Deadline to install secure browser this week.
- Deadline to submit initial bulk registration file. Deadline to submit final updates successfully is the day before test day.
- Deadline to create proctor accounts in TIDE.
- Deadline to complete training.
October 12
- Deadline to configure test settings for students testing with accommodations.
- Deadline to perform final readiness check.
- Print test tickets when all readiness activities are complete.
December
- Score delivery begins (exact timing varies by test day).
July 20
- Bulk registration opens.
Early August
- Secure browsers available for download.
September 14
- Preadministration opens this week.
- Training opens this week.
September 28
- Deadline to order PSAT 8/9.
October 2
- Test Information Distribution Engine (TIDE) opens no later than this date. Student data are available if a bulk registration file was submitted successfully. For files submitted after TIDE opens, data are available the next day.
October 9
- Materials delivered no later than this date.
October 12
- Deadline to install secure browser this week.
- Deadline to submit initial bulk registration file. Deadline to submit final updates successfully is the day before test day.
- Deadline to create proctor accounts in TIDE.
- Deadline to complete training.
October 19
- Deadline to configure test settings for students testing with accommodations.
- Deadline to perform final readiness check.
- Print test tickets when all readiness activities are complete.
December
- Score delivery begins (exact timing varies by test day).
November Test Administrations
July 20
- Bulk registration opens.
Early August
- Secure browsers available for download.
September 14
- Preadministration opens this week.
September 21
- Training opens this week.
October 5
- Deadline to order PSAT 8/9.
October 9
- Test Information Distribution Engine (TIDE) opens no later than this date. Student data are available if a bulk registration file was submitted successfully. For files submitted after TIDE opens, data are available the next day.
October 16
- Materials delivered no later than this date.
October 19
- Deadline to install secure browser this week.
- Deadline to submit initial bulk registration file. Deadline to submit final updates successfully is the day before test day.
- Deadline to create proctor accounts in TIDE.
- Deadline to complete training.
October 26
- Deadline to configure test settings for students testing with accommodations.
- Deadline to perform final readiness check.
- Print test tickets when all readiness activities are complete.
December
- Score delivery begins (exact timing varies by test day).
July 20
- Bulk registration opens.
Early August
- Secure browsers available for download.
September 14
- Preadministration opens this week.
September 28
- Training opens this week.
October 13
- Deadline to order PSAT 8/9.
October 16
- Test Information Distribution Engine (TIDE) opens no later than this date. Student data are available if a bulk registration file was submitted successfully. For files submitted after TIDE opens, data are available the next day.
October 26
- Deadline to install secure browser this week.
- Deadline to submit initial bulk registration file. Deadline to submit final updates successfully is the day before test day.
- Deadline to create proctor accounts in TIDE.
- Deadline to complete training.
October 30
- Materials delivered no later than this date.
November 2
- Deadline to configure test settings for students testing with accommodations.
- Deadline to perform final readiness check.
- Print test tickets when all readiness activities are complete.
December
- Score delivery begins (exact timing varies by test day).
July 20
- Bulk registration opens.
Early August
- Secure browsers available for download.
September 14
- Preadministration opens this week.
October 5
- Training opens this week.
October 19
- Deadline to order PSAT 8/9.
October 23
- Test Information Distribution Engine (TIDE) opens no later than this date. Student data are available if a bulk registration file was submitted successfully. For files submitted after TIDE opens, data are available the next day.
October 30
- Materials delivered no later than this date.
November 2
- Deadline to install secure browser this week.
- Deadline to submit initial bulk registration file. Deadline to submit final updates successfully is the day before test day.
- Deadline to create proctor accounts in TIDE.
- Deadline to complete training.
November 9
- Deadline to configure test settings for students testing with accommodations.
- Deadline to perform final readiness check.
- Print test tickets when all readiness activities are complete.
December
- Score delivery begins (exact timing varies by test day).
July 20
- Bulk registration opens.
Early August
- Secure browsers available for download.
September 14
- Preadministration opens this week.
October 12
- Training opens this week.
October 19
- Deadline to order PSAT 8/9.
October 23
- Test Information Distribution Engine (TIDE) opens no later than this date. Student data are available if a bulk registration file was submitted successfully. For files submitted after TIDE opens, data are available the next day.
October 30
- Materials delivered no later than this date.
November 9
- Deadline to install secure browser.
- Deadline to submit initial bulk registration file. Deadline to submit final updates successfully is the day before test day.
- Deadline to create proctor accounts in TIDE.
- Deadline to complete training.
November 16
- Deadline to configure test settings for students testing with accommodations.
- Deadline to perform final readiness check.
- Print test tickets when all readiness activities are complete.
December
- Score delivery begins (exact timing varies by test day).
July 20
- Bulk registration opens.
Early August
- Secure browsers available for download.
September 14
- Preadministration opens this week.
October 19
- Training opens this week.
November 2
- Deadline to order PSAT 8/9.
November 6
- Test Information Distribution Engine (TIDE) opens no later than this date. Student data are available if a bulk registration file was submitted successfully. For files submitted after TIDE opens, data are available the next day.
November 13
- Materials delivered no later than this date.
November 16
- Deadline to install secure browser.
- Deadline to submit initial bulk registration file. Deadline to submit final updates successfully is the day before test day.
- Deadline to create proctor accounts in TIDE.
- Deadline to complete training.
November 23
- Deadline to configure test settings for students testing with accommodations.
- Deadline to perform final readiness check.
- Print test tickets when all readiness activities are complete.
December
- Score delivery begins (exact timing varies by test day).
December Test Administration
July 20
- Bulk registration opens.
Early August
- Secure browsers available for download.
September 14
- Preadministration opens this week.
October 26
- Training opens this week.
November 9
- Deadline to order PSAT 8/9.
November 13
- Test Information Distribution Engine (TIDE) opens no later than this date. Student data are available if a bulk registration file was submitted successfully. For files submitted after TIDE opens, data are available the next day.
November 20
- Materials delivered no later than this date.
November 23
- Deadline to install secure browser.
- Deadline to submit initial bulk registration file. Deadline to submit final updates successfully is the day before test day.
- Deadline to create proctor accounts in TIDE.
- Deadline to complete training.
November 30
- Deadline to configure test settings for students testing with accommodations.
- Deadline to perform final readiness check.
- Print test tickets when all readiness activities are complete.
January
- Score delivery begins (exact timing varies by test day).
January Test Administrations
July 20
- Bulk registration opens.
Early August
- Secure browsers available for download.
September 14
- Preadministration opens this week.
November 30
- Training opens this week.
December 7
- Deadline to order PSAT 8/9.
December 11
- Test Information Distribution Engine (TIDE) opens no later than this date. Student data are available if a bulk registration file was submitted successfully. For files submitted after TIDE opens, data are available the next day.
December 28
- Deadline to submit initial bulk registration file. Deadline to submit final updates successfully is the day before test day.
- Deadline to install secure browser.
- Deadline to create proctor accounts in TIDE.
January 4
- Deadline to complete training.
- Deadline to configure test settings for students testing with accommodations.
- Deadline to perform final readiness check.
- Print test tickets when all readiness activities are complete.
January 8
- Materials delivered no later than this date.
February
- Score delivery begins (exact timing varies by test day).
July 20
- Bulk registration opens.
Early August
- Secure browsers available for download.
September 14
- Preadministration opens this week.
December 7
- Deadline to order PSAT 8/9.
- Training opens this week.
December 11
- Test Information Distribution Engine (TIDE) opens no later than this date. Student data are available if a bulk registration file was submitted successfully. For files submitted after TIDE opens, data are available the next day.
January 4
- Deadline to submit initial bulk registration file. Deadline to submit final updates successfully is the day before test day.
- Deadline to install secure browser this week.
- Deadline to create proctor accounts in TIDE.
- Deadline to complete training.
January 8
- Materials delivered no later than this date.
January 11
- Deadline to configure test settings for students testing with accommodations.
- Deadline to perform final readiness check.
- Print test tickets when all readiness activities are complete.
February
- Score delivery begins (exact timing varies by test day).
July 20
- Bulk registration opens.
Early August
- Secure browsers available for download.
September 14
- Preadministration opens this week.
December 7
- Deadline to order PSAT 8/9.
December 11
- Test Information Distribution Engine (TIDE) opens no later than this date. Student data are available if a bulk registration file was submitted successfully. For files submitted after TIDE opens, data are available the next day.
December 14
- Training opens this week.
January 8
- Materials delivered no later than this date.
January 11
- Deadline to submit initial bulk registration file. Deadline to submit final updates successfully is the day before test day.
- Deadline to install secure browser this week.
- Deadline to create proctor accounts in TIDE.
- Deadline to complete training.
January 18
- Deadline to configure test settings for students testing with accommodations.
- Deadline to perform final readiness check.
- Print test tickets when all readiness activities are complete.
February
- Score delivery begins (exact timing varies by test day).
February and March Test Administrations
These dates apply to all testing weeks in February and March:
- Early August 2020: Secure browsers available for download
- January 4, 2021: Bulk registration opens
- January 29, 2021: Deadline to order PSAT 8/9
Other deadlines and milestones vary by testing week.
February 1, 2021
- Test Information Distribution Engine (TIDE) opens no later than this date. Student data are available if a bulk registration file was submitted successfully. For files submitted after TIDE opens, data are available the next day.
- Training opens this week.
February 8, 2021
- Deadline to submit initial bulk registration file. Deadline to submit final updates successfully is the day before test day.
- Deadline to install secure browser is this week.
- Deadline to complete training.
- Preadministration opens this week.
February 12, 2021
- Materials delivered no later than this date.
February 15, 2021
- Deadline to configure test settings for students testing with accommodations.
- Deadline to perform readiness check.
March
- Score delivery begins (exact timing varies by test day).
February 1, 2021
- Test Information Distribution Engine (TIDE) opens no later than this date. Student data are available if a bulk registration file was submitted successfully. For files submitted after TIDE opens, data are available the next day.
- Training opens this week.
February 8, 2021
- Preadministration opens this week.
February 12, 2021
- Materials delivered no later than this date.
February 15, 2021
- Deadline to submit initial bulk registration file. Deadline to submit final updates successfully is the day before test day.
- Deadline to install secure browser is this week.
- Deadline to complete training.
February 22, 2021
- Deadline to configure test settings for students testing with accommodations.
- Deadline to perform readiness check.
April
- Score delivery begins (exact timing varies by test day).
February 1, 2021
- Test Information Distribution Engine (TIDE) opens no later than this date. Student data are available if a bulk registration file was submitted successfully. For files submitted after TIDE opens, data are available the next day.
- Training opens this week.
February 8, 2021
- Preadministration opens this week.
February 19, 2021
- Materials delivered no later than this date.
February 22, 2021
- Deadline to submit initial bulk registration file. Deadline to submit final updates successfully is the day before test day.
- Deadline to install secure browser is this week.
- Deadline to complete training.
March 1, 2021
- Deadline to configure test settings for students testing with accommodations.
- Deadline to perform readiness check.
April
- Score delivery begins (exact timing varies by test day).
February 1, 2021
- Test Information Distribution Engine (TIDE) opens no later than this date. Student data are available if a bulk registration file was submitted successfully. For files submitted after TIDE opens, data are available the next day.
February 8, 2021
- Training opens this week.
- Preadministration opens this week.
February 26, 2021
- Materials delivered no later than this date.
March 1, 2021
- Deadline to submit initial bulk registration file. Deadline to submit final updates successfully is the day before test day.
- Deadline to install secure browser is this week.
- Deadline to complete training.
March 8, 2021
- Deadline to configure test settings for students testing with accommodations.
- Deadline to perform readiness check.
April
- Score delivery begins (exact timing varies by test day).
February 1, 2021
- Test Information Distribution Engine (TIDE) opens no later than this date. Student data are available if a bulk registration file was submitted successfully. For files submitted after TIDE opens, data are available the next day.
February 8, 2021
- Preadministration opens this week.
February 15, 2021
- Training opens this week.
March 5, 2021
- Materials delivered no later than this date.
March 8, 2021
- Deadline to submit initial bulk registration file. Deadline to submit final updates successfully is the day before test day.
- Deadline to install secure browser is this week.
- Deadline to complete training.
March 15, 2021
- Deadline to configure test settings for students testing with accommodations.
- Deadline to perform readiness check.
April
- Score delivery begins (exact timing varies by test day).
April Test Administrations
These dates apply to all testing weeks in April:
- Early August 2020: Secure browsers available for download
- January 4, 2021: Bulk registration opens
- February 26, 2021: Deadline to order PSAT 8/9
Other deadlines and milestones vary by testing week.
Note: Monday testing is unavailable this week.
February 8, 2021
- Preadministration opens this week.
March 1, 2021
- Test Information Distribution Engine (TIDE) opens no later than this date. Student data are available if a bulk registration file was submitted successfully. For files submitted after TIDE opens, data are available the next day.
March 8, 2021
- Training opens this week.
March 26, 2021
- Materials delivered no later than this date.
March 29, 2021
- Deadline to submit initial bulk registration file. Deadline to submit final updates successfully is the day before test day.
- Deadline to install secure browser is this week.
- Deadline to complete training.
April 5, 2021
- Deadline to configure test settings for students testing with accommodations.
- Deadline to perform readiness check.
May
- Score delivery begins (exact timing varies by test day).
February 8, 2021
- Preadministration opens this week.
March 1, 2021
- Test Information Distribution Engine (TIDE) opens no later than this date. Student data are available if a bulk registration file was submitted successfully. For files submitted after TIDE opens, data are available the next day.
March 15, 2021
- Training opens this week.
April 2, 2021
- Materials delivered no later than this date.
April 5, 2021
- Deadline to submit initial bulk registration file. Deadline to submit final updates successfully is the day before test day.
- Deadline to install secure browser is this week.
- Deadline to complete training.
April 12, 2021
- Deadline to configure test settings for students testing with accommodations.
- Deadline to perform readiness check.
May
- Score delivery begins (exact timing varies by test day).
February 8, 2021
- Preadministration opens this week.
March 1, 2021
- Test Information Distribution Engine (TIDE) opens no later than this date. Student data are available if a bulk registration file was submitted successfully. For files submitted after TIDE opens, data are available the next day.
March 22, 2021
- Training opens this week.
April 9, 2021
- Materials delivered no later than this date.
April 12, 2021
- Deadline to submit initial bulk registration file. Deadline to submit final updates successfully is the day before test day.
- Deadline to install secure browser is this week.
- Deadline to complete training.
April 19, 2021
- Deadline to configure test settings for students testing with accommodations.
- Deadline to perform readiness check.
May
- Score delivery begins (exact timing varies by test day).