GRE Test Information
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The GRE (Graduate Record Examinations) is a standardized test taken by students who are applying to postgraduate courses in the US and in some other parts of the world. There are actually two GRE examinations
- The General Test
- The Subject Test
When one talks of the GRE, one usually means the GRE General Test which is a test of verbal and quantitative reasoning skills and analytical writing.
About the GRE® revised General Test:
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The GRE revised General Test gives you the Power of Confidence to help you do your best. With the GRE revised General Test, you decide which scores to send to schools. If you feel you didn't do your best on test day, that's okay. You can retake the test and then send only the scores you want schools to see. It's all part of the ScoreSelect option, only available with GRE tests.
Plus, the GRE revised General Test is the only admissions test for graduate or business school that lets you skip questions within a section, go back and change answers, and have control to tackle the questions within a section you want to answer first.
The GRE revised General Test features question types that closely reflect the kind of thinking you'll do in graduate or business school.
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The Format of the GRE Revised General Test
The GRE revised General Test is composed of three assessment sections: verbal reasoning, quantitative reasoning, and analytical writing. The two verbal sections contain reading comprehension (single answer, and multiple answers), text completion, and sentence equivalence questions, while the two quantitative reasoning sections contain multiple choice (single answer, and multiple answers), quantitative comparison, and user input questions. The analytical writing section is comprised of two writing tasks, each 30 minutes long.
- Verbal Reasoning — Measures your ability to analyze and evaluate written material and synthesize information obtained from it, analyze relationships among component parts of sentences and recognize relationships among words and concepts.
- Quantitative Reasoning — Measures problem-solving ability using basic concepts of arithmetic, algebra, geometry and data analysis.
- Analytical Writing — Measures critical thinking and analytical writing skills, specifically your ability to articulate and support complex ideas clearly and effectively.
Verbal Reasoning Question Types
The Verbal Reasoning measure contains three types of questions. Click on the links below to get a closer look at each, including sample questions with rationales.
Quantitative Reasoning Question Types
The Quantitative Reasoning measure has four types of questions. Click on the links below to get a closer look at each, including sample questions with rationales.
Introduction to the Analytical Writing Measure
The Analytical Writing measure tests your critical thinking and analytical writing skills. It assesses your ability to articulate and support complex ideas, construct and evaluate arguments, and sustain a focused and coherent discussion. It does not assess specific content knowledge.
The Analytical Writing measure consists of two separately timed analytical writing tasks:
The Issue task presents an opinion on an issue of general interest followed by specific instructions on how to respond to that issue. You are required to evaluate the issue, consider its complexities and develop an argument with reasons and examples to support your views.
The Argument task requires you to evaluate a given argument according to specific instructions. You will need to consider the logical soundness of the argument rather than agree or disagree with the position it presents.
The two tasks are complementary in that one requires you to construct your own argument by taking a position and providing evidence supporting your views on an issue, and the other requires you to evaluate someone else's argument by assessing its claims and evaluating the evidence it provides.
Individuals taking the computer-delivered test will use a basic word processor developed by ETS. The basic word processor contains the following functionalities: insert text, delete text, cut-and-paste and undo the previous action. Tools such as a spell checker and grammar checker are not available in the ETS software, largely to maintain fairness with those examines who must hand write their essays at paper-delivered administrations.
Who Takes GRE?
Prospective graduate and business school applicants from all around the world who are interested in pursuing a master's, MBA, specialized master's in business or doctoral degree take the GRE revised General Test. Applicants come from varying educational and cultural backgrounds and the GRE revised General Test provides schools with a common measure for comparing candidates' qualifications.
GRE scores are used by admissions or fellowship panels to supplement your undergraduate records, recommendation letters and other qualifications for graduate-level study.
Fees for the GRE revised General Test and Related Services:
Fees are stated in U.S. dollars. Fees effective January 5, 2015.
| Standard Test Administration | |
|---|---|
| GRE® revised General Test — worldwide | $1951 |
| Special Handling Requests | |
|---|---|
| Late registration fee (paper-delivered test online registration only) | $25 |
| Standby testing (paper-delivered test only) | $50 |
| Rescheduling fee | $50 |
| Changing your test center | $50 |
Test Question Inquiries
If you think there is an error in a test question that affects your response, tell the test supervisor as soon as you finish the test, and immediately write to:
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