GRE is a Graduate Record Examination. It is the standardized test for the admission in may graduate schools. The exam is worldwide acceptable in most of countries includes USA, Canada, Asia, Australia. the exam is conducted by ETS (Educational Testing Service) more than 1,200 schools around the world accept the GRE scores. including top-ranked MBA courses. according to U.S. News, US law schools are too accept GRE scores. In this blog, we're going to talk about each and every aspect of GRE exam.
Eligibility:
There is no prescribed age limit or qualification required for the person to appear for GRE. however, as the GRE is an assessment test to take admission to the Graduate programs the person expected to have completed his undergraduate program. A person should note that the taking GRE exam is completely his decision and not all the university programs require to have GRE scores.
Types of GRE Exam
There are basically two types of GRE Exams:
GRE General Test :
The GRE General Test is an exam that takes an account of the logical and critical thinking of the candidate. it includes verbal reasoning, quantitative ability, and analytical writing skills. Most Universities accept the general scores and most of the students opt for this test. it held all around the year by ETS and a person and choose the date as per their convenience.
GRE Subject-based :
The GRE subject-based test measures achievement in a particular subject area.
the following subjects, Biochemistry(Cell and molecular biology), Biology, Chemistry, Literature(English), Maths, Physics, and psychology.
Generally, this test is required for getting admission to specialized courses. Apart from this, this test is conducted only thrice a year in April, September, and October and is available only in paper-delivered format.
GRE Exam Fee
The GRE Exam fee is $205 worldwide. in Indian currency, it approx to 14637.62rs (1$=71.40)
The GRE Subject-based test is $150 worldwide. in Indian currency, 10710.45rs. also if an applicant wants to change the center or reschedule the test then they would require to pay an extra fee for the same.
GRE Exam Cancellation or rescheduling fee
applicants must have to cancel or reschedule their general test is required to do no longer than 4 days before the exam days or GRE exam fees would be forfeited. the applicant requires to pay $50 to reschedule GRE general test exam.
for subject-based GRE the applicant requires to pay $50 to change the subject.
GRE Special handling request
Late Registration Fee: $25
Standby Testing: $25
Changing the test center: $50
Rescheduling fee for the rest of the year: $50
Gre Subject-change fee:$50
How to register for GRE ?
GRE Exam Centers
For India, the GRE is conducted in 22 cities across the country. and find it on the official site of ETS
GRE Exam Pattern
GRE divided into 3 sections namely, Analytical Writing(AWA), Verbal Reasoning, Quantitative aptitude. the AWA section will always the first. while the verbal, and quantitative reasoning may appear in order. besides, there is the unscored section which includes feedback or personnel response questions. the time difference and pattern difference for each section differ in paper-based and computer-based exams.
The GRE General Test consists of three sections:
• Analytical Writing
• Verbal Reasoning
• Quantitative Reasoning
GRE paper pattern for the GRE Computer-based Exam
GRE Syllabus
GRE Scores and result
Computer based-test
All the sections contribute equally to the test scores.at the end of the test, a raw test score is displayed. throw the process called equating the raw test scores are converted into scaled scores on a range of 130-170 scale. both verbal and quantitative section if the GRE are section adoptive meaning that a student’s performance on the first section of a type determines how difficult the second section of that type will be. The better a student performs in the first section, the more difficult the second section will be. Answering difficult questions correctly increases the chances of a higher exam score.
Paper-Based Test
For the Verbal Reasoning and Quantitative Reasoning sections of the paper-based GRE exam, a raw score is computed. The raw score is the number of questions answered correctly. The raw score is then converted into a scaled score through a process known as equating; the exam scores are converted on the scales of 130 – 170, in a manner similar to a computer-based test.
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