GRE - Graduate Record Examination
The GRE (Graduate Record Exam) is required for admission to U.S. and Canadian graduate schools.
Most students attend graduate school for a master or doctoral degree. The GRE exam does not test
any specific knowledge in certain subject. Rather, it tests the "mental intelligence" as well as
the ability to make decision under time pressure.
What is the different sections of test?
GRE General test checks the fundamental skills-Reasoning and Comprehension included-and does not
require any subject-specific theoretical study. The test has three distinct sections :
Quantitative Section, Verbal Section and Analytical Writing Assessment Section.
Quantitative Section: This section contains 28 questions on Mathematics that are to be completed
in 45 minutes. This difficulty level of questions is comparable to Class X. Major topics include
Number Systems, Percentages, Fractions & Decimals, Algebra (including Quadratic Equations),
Geometry (including Basic Coordinate Geometry), Ratio & Proportion, Area & Volume of 2-D and 3-D
figures, and Probability.
Verbal Section: This section contains 30 questions to be attempted in 30 minutes.
The verbal section requires a good vocabulary level, and basic skills of grammatically correct
English coupled with reasoning and analysis. The questions consist of four types : Antonyms,
Analogies, Sentence Completion, and Reading Comprehension. The four types are intermingled,
with no fixed number for each type.
Analytical Writing Assessment: The writing assessment section requires you to write two
short essays. The first is the Issue task, in which you need to analyze the issue presented and
explain your views on it. For the Issue task, you will be able to choose 1 of 2 essay topics
selected by the computer from the pool of topics. The time allotted is 45 minutes.
The second essay is Analysis of an Argument, in which a given argument has to be critically
analyzed and evaluated. The Argument task does not offer a choice of topics; the computer will
present you with a single topic selected from the topic pool. The time allotted is 30 minutes.
Who administers the GRE test?
The GRE Test is developed and administered by the US-based "Educational Testing Service"
(ETS) under the direction of the Graduate Record Examination Board , a non-profit organization
of graduate business schools worldwide. The ETS produces the test, conducts it and provide the score.
What is the Scoring pattern in GRE?
The GRE results comprise four different scores : a total score, and separate scores for Verbal,
Quantitative, and Analytical sections. The total score is reported out of 2400 and the sectional
scores are out of 800.
In addition to these scores, the score report also contains percents (%) below. These "% below"
indicate the percentage of examinees who scored below you based on the scores of the entire GRE
testing population for the most recent three-year period. These percentages are important in
considering how an applicant for admission to a particular management school compares with everyone
in the specified period, with all other applicants to the same school, and with students already
enrolled at the school.
When the GRE test held?
GRE test is conducted in two categories -
General GRE test and Subject GRE test. General GRE test
is conducted all-round-the-year. Unlike other exams, you can choose your own date and time for
taking the GRE Test. The test is administered in the five-days-a-week (Monday through Friday),
twice-a-day. September to December is the high season for GRE Test, so in case you intend to take
the test during this period, you need to register very early (say 2-3 months in advance) to get a
date of your choice.
Anyone is eligible to appear in GRE General test. There are no restrictions based on age or
qualifications. The test scores are valid for five years, i.e., most universities accept scores up
to five years old.
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