For parents and students
The AMC 12: What Parents Need to Know
The format, scoring, 2026 dates and the score needed to qualify for the AIME, all on one page.
- Who can take it
- Students in grade 12 and below
- 2026 dates
- AMC 12 A: November 5 · AMC 12 B: November 13
- Format
- 25 multiple-choice questions, 75 minutes, no calculator
- Scoring
- 6 points per correct answer, 1.5 per blank, 0 per wrong · 150 maximum
- AIME qualification
- 85 or more, plus MAA's other eligibility requirements
What 85 means in questions
12 correct with 13 left blank scores 91.5. 11 correct with 14 blank scores 87. Both qualify. Wrong answers earn 0, so blanks matter.
Test week coming up? Read the parent exam-week checklist or see the 2026 exam dates.