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Graduate Record Examinations (GRE)

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  • Conducting Body : Educational Testing Service (ETS)
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Exam Date

20-08-2022

Registration Date

05-08-2022

Graduate Record Examinations (GRE) Selection Procedure

Selection Procedure: There are generally two types of GRE tests:

  • GRE General Test

  • GRE Subject Test

- GRE General Test: It is the most common test taken by the applicants who want to take admissions to the MS in the various fields offered by colleges across the globe, especially the US. The GRE Exam is conducted around the year, and candidates can appear for the GRE General Test as per their convenience

- GRE Subject TestThe GRE Subject Test is conducted to evaluate the competency level of a candidate in a particular subject. This test is generally taken by applicants who seek admissions to specific courses. The Subject Test is conducted for Mathematics, Literature (English), Physics and Psychology, Biology, Chemistry, and Biochemistry. this test is conducted only thrice a year in April, September, and October and is available only in paper-delivered format.

Exam Pattern:- GRE is conducted in both the modes, i.e., online and offline, with a different set of patterns.

  • Analytical Writing

  • Verbal Reasoning

  • Quantitative Reasoning

GRE General Test

Computer-based Pattern: The computer-based pattern of the GRE test has five sections namely  Analytical Writing, Verbal Reasoning, Quantitative Reasoning, Unscored Section, and Research Section. The total time duration of the examination is 3 hours and 40 minutes. A break of 10 minutes is allowed after the completion of the third section. The analytical writing section contains 1 question each based on Issue and Argument analysis. The scores of the Unidentified Unscored Section and Identified Research Section are not considered for the final GRE score.

The Exam Pattern is as follows:

Name of the Section

No. of sections

No. of Questions

Time Duration

Analytical Writing

1 section

02

60 minutes

Verbal Reasoning

2 sections

40

60 minutes

Quantitative Reasoning

2 sections

40

70 minutes

Unscored Section

Varies

Varies

Varies

Research Section

Varies

Varies

Varies

Paper-based Pattern: The paper-based pattern of the GRE test has six sections. The total time duration of the examination is 3 hours and 30 minutes. A break of 10 minutes is allowed after the completion of the second section. The exam pattern is as follows:

Name of the Section

No. of sections

No. of Questions

Time Duration

Analytical Writing

2 sections

02

60 minutes

Verbal Reasoning

2 sections

50

60 minutes

Quantitative Reasoning

2 sections

50

70 minutes


GRE Subject Test: The total time duration of the GRE Subject Test is 2 hours and 50 minutes. It is conducted for six different subjects, namely, Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics, Psychology, Literature(English). The number of questions for each of these subjects varies. Let us have a look at the following table for further details:

Subject

No. of Question

Time Duration

Biology

190

2 hours and 50 minutes

Mathematics

66

2 hours and 50 minutes

Physics

100

2 hours and 50 minutes

Chemistry

130

2 hours and 50 minutes

Literature (English)

230

2 hours and 50 minutes

Psychology

205

2 hours and 50 minutes

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