The PSAT/NMSQT (Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test) is administered by the College Board for high school students once a year during the fall semester, around the second week of October.
The PSAT 8/9 is offered to 8th and 9th graders and the PSAT 10 is offered to sophomores. The PSAT/NMSQT is available to both sophomores and juniors; however, only the junior year PSAT scores count toward National Merit Scholarships.