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GRADUATE RECORD EXAMINATION

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Graduates planning to pursue a Masters (M.S) or Doctoral program (Ph.D.) in American Universities are required to take the GRE, conducted by Educational Testing Service(ETS), Princeton, New Jersey. GRE is required by students seeking admission to Graduate Schools, Professional colleges. It therefore follows that the student must be a graduate before he joins the Graduate school - GRE is an entrance test. GRE is a Computer Adaptive Test (CAT). GRE is used to evaluate your ability and eligibility for admission. GRE is scored on a maximum of 1600 points. Analytical writing scores are given separately on a scale ranging from 0-6.Remember, GRE score is a very important and vital factor in getting admission and financial assistantship or scholarships.

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GRE General Test

The GRE General Test is designed to test fundamental verbal, mathematical, and logical skills that the average student is expected to assimilate in the course of his or her college education. The vast majority of graduate programs require that prospective students submit GRE scores in order to be considered for admission.

The VERBAL sections mainly test your vocabulary and reading comprehension.

The ANALYTICAL WRITING, tests a person's ability to express his thoughts clearly & logically on the paper.

The following chart shows how the scored versions of the GRE are organized.

  • Paper -and-Pencil Test CAT

  • Quantitative Two Sections One Section

  • (Math) 30 minutes/section 45 minutes

  • 30 questions/section 28 questions

  • Verbal Two Sections One Section

  • 30 minutes/section 30 minutes

  • 38 questions/section 30questions

  • Analytical Writing OneSection

  • 2 Topics 75 minutes

In addition to the scored sections shown in the chart, both versions of the GRE contain one unscored experimental section containing trial questions for future use. And the CAT also includes an optional, unscored research section.


The CAT (Computer Adaptive Test) Format
The computerized version of the GRE is very different structurally from the traditional paper-and-pencil test. On the CAT, the computer will select questions for you based on how well you are doing. If you keep getting questions right, the test will get harder and harder; if you make some mistakes, the computer will adjust and start giving you easier problems. If you answer the easier problems correctly, the computer will give you harder questions again.

GRE Subject Test:

The GRE Subject Tests are more specialized exams that test knowledge of specific subject areas(i.e. psychology, boilogy, etcetera). Unlike the GRE General Test, which assesses skills that have been developed over a long period of time and are not related to a particular subject area, Subject Tests evaluate knowledge of a particular field of study. They enable admissions officers to compare students from different colleges with different standards and curriculae. The Subject Tests are offered in the paper-and-pencil version only.

There are sixteen Subject Tests:

  • Biochemistry, Cell and Molecular Biology

  • Biology

  • Chemistry

  • Computer Science

  • Economics

  • Revised Education

  • Engineering

  • Geology

  • History

  • Literature in English

  • Mathematics

  • Revised Music

  • Physics

  • Political Science

  • Psychology

  • Sociology

The subject test in Engineering is recommended for those wishing to pursue higher studies in the fields of Electrical or Computer Engineering. Aspirants of higher studies in the Basic or Social Sciences (Chemistry, Physics, Molecular Biology, History, Psychology, etc.) should mandatorily take the Subject Test. The Subject Test is mainly given to boost your proficiency standards to the American level in that subject. Very few people believe in appearing for the Subject Test as they are unaware of its advantages. Every additional certificate or score report is a great plus point.