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GRE
Introduction:
The Graduate Record Examination (GRE) is a standardized examination for all the graduate school candidates (Except Management). The GRE Subject Tests gauge undergraduate achievement in eight specific fields of study and can help forecast a candidate's potential for success in graduate school.
Examination Body:
GRE Revised Test is conducted by the Educational Testing Service (ETS).
Website : www.est.org
Why GRE Test?
Any accredited graduate, business or professional school, or any department or division within a school, may require or recommend that its applicants take the General Test, a Subject Test, or both. The GRE General Test measures verbal reasoning, quantitative reasoning, and analytical writing skills that are not related to any specific field of study.
Who Should Take the GRE Test?
Prospective graduate applicants take the General Test. 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 evaluating grades and recommendations.
Here are the changes that give you a better test experience:
- New preview and review capabilities within a section.
- New "mark and review" feature to tag questions, so you can skip and return later.
- New ability to change/edit answers within a section.
- New questions that better reflect the skills you'll need for graduate and business school.
- New answer formats, including tasks such as numeric entry and highlighting a
sentence in a passage to answer a question.
- Less reliance on vocabulary out of context, more emphasis on reading -- and no
antonyms or analogies.
- New on-screen calculator for the Quantitative Reasoning section.
1. Verbal Reasoning:
The skills measured include the test taker's ability to analyze and evaluate written material and synthesize information obtained from it, analyze relationships among component parts of sentences and recognize relationships between words and concepts.
This section contains 40 multiple choice questions.
Verbal Reasoning consist of:
- 1. Reading Comprehension
- 2. Text Completion
- 3. Sentence Equivalence
2. Quantitative Reasoning
The skills measured include the test taker's ability to understand basic concepts of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, and data analysis. It also measures ability to reason quantitatively and solve problems in a quantitative setting.
This section contains 40 MCQ and Quant questions.
Quantitative Reasoning consist of:
- Arithmetic
- Algebra
- Geometry
- Data Analysis
3. Analytical Writing:
The skills measured include the test taker's ability to articulate complex ideas clearly and effectively, examine claims and accompanying evidence, support ideas with relevant reasons and examples, sustain a well-focused, coherent discussion and control the elements of standard written English.
There are two sections in Analytical writing:
1. Issue Writing: Essay on Agree-Disagree.
2. Argument: Critic the argument.
The New Revised Score:
- Verbal Reasoning 130-170, in 1 point increments.
- Quantitative Reasoning 130-170, in 1 point increments.
- Analytical Writing 0-6, in half point increments.
The GRE score is valid for 5 years.
Examination Fees for GRE is US$185.
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