The
Graduate Record Examination (GRE) is a standardized examination for all
the graduate school candidates (Except Management). The GRE Revised General
Test measures verbal reasoning, quantitative reasoning, and analytical
writing skills that are not related to any specific field of study. The
GRE Subject Tests gauge undergraduate achievement in eight specific fields
of study and can help forecast a candidate's potential for success in
graduate school.
Examination Body:
GRE
Revised Test is conducted by the Education Testing Service (ETS).
Website: www.ets.org
Why GRE Test?
Any
accredited graduate, business or professional school, or any department or
division within a school, may require or recommend that its applicants
take the General Test, a Subject Test, or both. The GRE General
Test measures verbal reasoning, quantitative reasoning, and analytical
writing skills that are not related to any specific field of study.
Who Should Take the GRE Test?
Prospective
graduate applicants take the General Test. GRE test scores are used by
admissions or fellowship panels to supplement undergraduate records and
other qualifications for graduate study. The scores provide common
measures for comparing qualifications of applicants and aid in evaluating
grades and recommendations.
About the GRE Test
The GRE
revised General test since August 2011 is available in 2 formats: A computer
based test & a paper based test. In India, the test is only computer based.
The
computers based test is partly computer adaptive. This term means that at
certain points in the test, the computer decides what questions to give you
based on your performance thus for within each section, however the test is not
computer adaptive.
Here are the changes that give
you a better test experience:
- New preview and review capabilities within a section
- New "mark and review" feature to tag questions,
so you can skip and return later
- New ability to change/edit answers within a section
- New questions that better reflect the skills you'll need
for graduate and business school
- New answer formats, including tasks such as numeric entry
and highlighting a sentence in a passage to answer a question
- Less reliance on vocabulary out of context, more emphasis
on reading and no antonyms or analogies
- New on-screen calculator for the Quantitative Reasoning
section
Format
of the Computer Based GRE Revised General Test:
| SECTION |
NUMBER OF QUESTIONS |
ALLOTTED TIME |
| Analytic Writing |
Analyze an Issue
Analyze an Argument |
30 minutes per essay |
Verbal Reasoning
2 Sections |
20 Questions per section |
30 minutes per section |
Quantitative Reasoning
2 sections |
20 Questions per section |
25 minutes per section |
| Break |
|
10 minutes |
| Experimental |
20 Questions |
30-35 minutes |
- Total time to complete the entire test is 3
hours & 45 minutes.
- The test always begins with 2 analytical
writing tasks & other sections may appear in any order.
1.
Verbal Reasoning
The skills measured include the test taker's
ability to analyze and evaluate written material and synthesize
information obtained from it, analyze relationships among component parts
of sentences and recognize relationships between words and concepts.
There are two scored verbal reasoning
sections each of which includes following questions types.
1. Reading Comprehension
2. Text Completion
3. Sentence Equivalence
Each section contains 20 multiple choice
questions.
2.
Quantitative Reasoning
The skills measured include the test taker's
ability to understand basic concepts of arithmetic, algebra, and geometry,
and data analysis, reason quantitatively and solve problems in a
quantitative setting.
There are two scored quantitative reasoning
sections each of which includes following questions types.
1. Arithmetic
2. Algebra
3. Geometry
4. Data Analysis
5. Higher Maths
Each section contains 20 multiple choice
questions.
3.
Analytical Writing
The skills measured include the test taker's
ability to articulate complex ideas clearly and effectively, examine
claims and accompanying evidence, support ideas with relevant reasons and
examples, sustain a well-focused, coherent discussion and control the
elements of standard written English.
There are two sections in analytical writing
1. Analyze
an Issue task
2. Analyze an Argument task
The
New Revised Score:
- Verbal Reasoning 130-170, in 1 point
increments
- Quantitative Reasoning 130-170, in 1 point increments
- Analytical Writing 0-6, in half point
increments
- The GRE score is valid for 5 years.
- Examination Fees for GRE is US$190
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