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| GRE® General Test |
What Is It?
The GRE® General Test is your gateway to graduate programs and an essential early step along your career path. Graduate programs and business schools use GRE® scores to evaluate your readiness for graduate-level work. The GRE General Test measures verbal reasoning, quantitative reasoning, critical thinking and analytical writing skills that are not related to any specific field of study. |
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Analytical Writing — Measures critical thinking and analytical writing skills, specifically the test taker's ability to articulate complex ideas clearly and effectively
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Verbal Reasoning — Measures reading comprehension skills and verbal and analogical reasoning skills, focusing on the test taker's ability to analyze and evaluate written material
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Quantitative Reasoning — Measures problem-solving ability, focusing on basic concepts of arithmetic, algebra, geometry and data analysis
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Who Takes It and Why?
Each year, more than 600,000 prospective graduate school applicants from approximately 230 countries take the GRE General Test. Applicants come from varying educational backgrounds and countries, and the GRE General Test provides the only common measure for comparing their qualifications. GRE scores are used by admissions or fellowship panels to supplement undergraduate records, recommendation letters and other qualifications for graduate study. |
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Who Accepts It?
The GRE General Test is accepted at more than 3,200 graduate and business schools as well as departments and divisions within these schools. |
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| GRE Exam Cost |
| Standard Test Administration |
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| GRE General Test — India |
$190 |
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| Special Handling Requests |
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| Late registration fee (paper-based test online registration only) |
$25 |
| Standby testing (paper-based test only) |
$50 |
| Rescheduling fee |
$50 |
| Changing your test center |
$50 |
| Additional Score Reports (ASR) — per recipient |
$23 |
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| Test Format |
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Number of Questions |
Time |
| Analytical Writing |
1 "Issue" Task1 |
45 minutes |
| 1 "Argument" Task1 |
30 minutes |
| Verbal Reasoning |
30 |
30 minutes |
| Quantitative Reasoning |
28 |
45 minutes |
| Unscored |
NA |
NA |
| Research |
NA |
NA |
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Total Score = 1600
Score Validity - 5 years |
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Test Centers in India:
AHMADABAD, ALLAHABAD, CHENNAI, GURGAON, HYDERABAD, KOLKATA, MUMBAI, TRIVANDRUM |
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Test Dates:
The GRE Test is taken 3 to 4 times in a week and almost in all the months. |
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Mode of Registration:
For Online Registration, follow the link http://securereg3.prometric.com/professionalhome.aspx
Call: 91-124-4147700; 91-124-4147773
Call: 91-11-2651-1649/26531442 (New Delhi, India) |
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| For more info and updated news visit : http://www.ets.org/gre/ & www.gre.org |
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| GRE® Subject Tests |
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What Are They?
The GRE® Subject Tests gauge undergraduate achievement in the eight disciplines listed below. Each Subject Test is intended for students who have majored in or have extensive background in that specific area. |
- Biochemistry, Cell and Molecular Biology
- Biology
- Chemistry
- Computer Science
- Literature in English
- Mathematics
- Physics
- Psychology
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Who Takes Them and Why?
Prospective graduate applicants take the Subject Tests. 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 the qualifications of applicants and aid in the evaluation of grades and recommendations. Some Subject Tests yield subscores that can indicate the strengths and weaknesses of individual students' preparation and may be useful for guidance and placement purposes. |
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Where Do People Take Them?
The Subject Tests are given at paper-based test centers worldwide three times a year in: |
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Who Accepts Them?
Any graduate or professional school, any department or division within a school, or any fellowship granting organization may require or recommend that its applicants take the General Test, a Subject Test, or both. |
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What is the price of a Subject Test?
A Subject Test is
- US$140 for individuals testing in the United States, U.S. Territories and Puerto Rico
- US$160 for individuals testing in all other locations
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| For more information please visit: http://www.ets.org/gre/subject/about/ |
