- Graduate Record Examination

Why GRE ?
A GRE score is be a required part of your application to

a graduate-level program in the US and some of the English speaking countries. Even if its not a set requirement, it may still help to support your application for a place on a masters or PhD program, or for a fellowship. Created and administered by Educational Testing Service (ETS).

IMPORTANCE
In the graduate school admissions process, the level of

emphasis that is placed upon GRE scores varies widely between schools and between departments within schools. The importance of a GRE score can range from being a mere admission formality to an important selection factor.

General + Subject Test

In addition to the general test, there are also subject

specific tests, available in eight subjects: Psychology, Physics, Mathematics, Literature in English, Chemistry, Computer science Biology Biochemistry Cell and molecular biology.

STRUCTURE for General Test

Analytical Writing 2 Essays 30 minutes each
Verbal Reasoning 2 Sections - 30 minutes each Quantitative Reasoning 2 Sections 35 minutes each

1 DUMMY SECTION. (Either Verbal OR Quant)

- The length of the test is about 4 hours.

SCORES
TOPIC
Analytical Writing 2 Essays
Verbal Reasoning 2 Sections

MARKS
6 Marks each final score is the Average of both essays .
20 Ques. Each (130 to 170 score range.) 20 Ques. Each (130 to 170 score range.)

Quantitative Reasoning 2

Sections
1 DUMMY SECTION. (Either

Verbal OR Quant)

Marks are not Allotted.

340 Marks is the maximum and 260 is the minimum

Points to Note :
For the online registration of the test , go to http://www.ets.org/gre Fees for attempting the GRE once is $185, for a CBT. There is only 1 center for taking the GRE in Ahmedabad , which is at President hotel ,C.G. Road . You can take the GRE revised General Test once every 21 days, and up to five times within any continuous rolling 12-month period.

Section Adaptive

Test Interface & Functionality

Test Interface & Functionality

QUANT Q- TYPE 1
Quantitative Comparison

QUANT Q- TYPE 2
MCQ - 8 Ques. In each Section.

QUANT Q- TYPE 3
Questions have boxes when one or more correct choices are possible

QUANT Q- TYPE 4
NUMERIC ENTRY

QUANT Q- TYPE 5 DI 3 Ques. each

100% 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% Category 1 Category 2 Category 3 Category 4 Series 3 Series 2 Series 1

VERBAL Q- TYPE RC

VERBAL Q- TYPE Text Completion

VERBAL Q- TYPE Sentence Equivalence

Some of the TOP Graduate Schools that accept GRE

Harvard University Stanford University Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) California Institute of Technology University of California- Berkeley University of California- San Diego University of California- Los Angeles University of California- Santa Barbara University of Southern California Georgia Institute of Technology Cornell University University of Michigan University of Texas- Austin Texas A & M University Purdue University University of Wisconsin Columbia University Princeton University

A full list is available on the ETS website, or you could just ask universities directly whether they consider GRE scores

These are the top-ranked M.B.A. programs from the America's Best Business Schools rankings that are now currently accepting the GRE: 1.Harvard University and Stanford University 3. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Sloan) 7. Dartmouth College (Tuck) 9. New York University (Stern) 11. Yale University 13. University of Virginia (Darden) 14. Duke University (Fuqua) 16. University of TexasAustin (McCombs) 19. Washington University in St. Louis (Olin)

Other Countries that accept GRE Scores

INDIA , Canada ,U K , China, France , Columbia,

Belgium , Singapore , Germany , Hong kong , Italy , Israel and many more .

Some useful links

http://www.ets.org/gre
http://www.topuniversities.com http://www.usnews.com/education

Majortests.com
Greguide.com