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What is GRE ?

Conducted by ETS, the GRE General Test is one of the most popular graduate admission tests for candidates looking to pursue MS Studies or Graduate studies abroad.
GRE is a standardised test that is required to be taken by students seeking admission in graduate schools. The exam has been developed to evaluate
the verbal, analytical and mathematical skills of the candidates. Individuals applying to graduate schools in order to pursue a Masters in Arts (MA) or Masters in Science (MS) are required
to take the GRE (Graduate Record Examination). GRE is a computer-based test and has a user-friendly design.

Exam types

GRE is of two types:

1. General Test – The General Test takes into account verbal reasoning, quantitative ability, and analytical writing skills. Most universities accept the General test score and usually majority of students opt for this test. It takes place round the year and you can choose your date according to your convenience.

2. Subject Test – The Subject Test measures the candidate’s achievement in a particular subject area. These tests are in the following areas:

Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics and Psychology.

It is conducted on a fixed date for everyone like an entrance exam. This test is required for specialised courses.

INSTITUTES ACCEPTING GRE

More than 600 business schools around the world in US, UK, Europe, Singapore and Australia accept GRE score. GRE is not only for B-schools, as a lot of MS courses require students to take this test. Various organisations consider GRE scores while granting fellowships.

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

A Bachelor’s degree is the minimum requirement for seeking admission in any master’s program. Therefore, it is an essential qualification for taking the GRE. Also, the candidate must be over 18 years of age.

GRE FEE

The application fee for GRE is US $213 which would roughly translate to INR 17,200 approximately.

Test Date & Centre

The GRE exam is held multiple times in a year and can be taken from a GRE Test Centre or from the safety of your Home.

• Ahmedabad • Allahabad • Bangalore • Chandigarh • Chennai

• Coimbatore • Gurgaon • Hyderabad • Mumbai • Mysore

• New Delhi • Pune • Trivandrum

ADMIT CARD

Candidate can download the admit card from the official website. Candidate must produce the admit card while appearing for the exam. When you receive your admission ticket, check it carefully to make sure your identifying information, address and score recipients are correct.

TEST PATTERN

GRE has three sections, namely, Analytical Reasoning, Verbal Reasoning and Quantitative Reasoning. The Analytical Writing section will always be the first, whereas, the Verbal Reasoning, Quantitative Reasoning and unscored sections may appear in any order.

GRE SCORING

Here is how section-wise scoring is done.

Verbal Reasoning score: On a 130–170 score scale, in 1-point increments

Quantitative Reasoning score: On a 130–170 score scale, in 1-point increments

Analytical Writing score - On a 0–6 score scale, in half-point increments

Combined score – On a 260–340 score scale

GRE test scores are valid for five years after the year in which you took the test.

Computer-based Test – Across all sections, all questions contribute equally to the final score. At the end of the test, a raw score is computed. The raw score is the number of questions you answered correctly. Through a process called equating, which takes into account the difficulty of the questions, the raw scores for both the sections are converted into scaled scores on the 130–170 scale. Both the Verbal and the Quantitative portions of the test are section adaptive, meaning that a student’s performance on the first section of a type determines how difficult the second section of that type will be. The better a student performs on the first section, the more difficult the second section will be. Answering difficult questions correctly increases the chances of a higher score.

Paper-based Test - For the Verbal Reasoning and Quantitative Reasoning sections of the paper-based GRE, a raw score is computed. The raw score is the number of questions answered correctly. The raw score is then converted into a scaled score through a process known as equating; the scores are converted on the scales of 130 – 170, in the manner similar to computer-based test.

GRE RESULTS

Your official GRE test scores will be available in your account on the GRE website 10-15 days after your test date. They will be sent to the universities of your choice within three weeks of your test date. You will receive an email from ETS that your official scores are available in your account.

GRE STATISTICS

For GRE, score averages differ for every subject. An engineering student will need higher marks in the Quantitative section and an arts and humanities student will need higher marks in the Verbal section. Before starting with a preparation strategy, you need to identify what is a good GRE score for your program. Here is a table which will give you a rough idea about subject averages.

From July 2019-June 2020, USA, India and China have had the highest number of citizens who have appeared for the GRE test.

Country Registrations for GRE

USA 250,274

India 69,835

China 68,240

Similarly, Indian students who appeared for the GRE Test, scored the following GRE average scores across all sections:

Verbal Reasoning Mean 145.3

Quantitative Reasoning Mean 155.5

Analytical Writing Mean 3.2

GRE SYLLABUS

ANALYTICAL WRITING

Here is the GRE exam syllabus covering writing syllabus, verbal reasoning syllabus, and Maths syllabus:

The analytical writing section aims to measure the test taker’s ability to articulate complex ideas clearly and effectively, support ideas with relevant reasons and examples, examine claims and accompanying evidence, sustain a well-focused, coherent discussion and control the elements of standard written English.

VERBAL REASONING

The verbal reasoning section aims to measure the test taker’s ability to analyse and draw conclusions from discourse, reason from incomplete data, identify author’s assumptions and/or perspective, select important points, distinguish major from minor or relevant points, summarise text, understand the structure of a text, understand the meanings of words, sentences and entire texts and understand relationships among words and concepts.

QUANTITATIVE REASONING

The quantitative reasoning section aims to measure the test taker’s ability to understand quantitative information, interpret and analyse quantitative information, solve problems using mathematical models, apply basic mathematical skills and elementary mathematical concepts of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, probability and statistics.

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