Graduate Recorded Exam
Graduate Recorded Exam
GRE Exam is actually Graduate Recorded Exam. The Education Testing Service (ETS) directs The Graduate Record Examination (GRE) on behalf of the Graduate Record Examinations Board and the Council of Graduate Schools. GRE Exam chiefly a multiple-choice test. The GRE Exam scores have to be submitted by students aspiring for admission in international graduate school for Graduate program. Apart from the general GRE Exam there are about 12 GRE subject Tests offered by the program to help determine a students success in specific fields. In addition to this the GRE program also offers a variety of services and publications to help students transfer to their respective graduate program.
There are two versions of the GRE Exam
- GRE Exam - General
- GRE Exam - Subject
The GRE General Test measures verbal reasoning, quantitative reasoning, critical thinking, and analytical writing skills that have been acquired over a long period of time and that are not related to any specific field of study.
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
- recognize relationships between words and concepts.
Quantitative Reasoning — The skills measured include the test taker's ability to
- understand basic concepts of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, and data analysis
- reason quantitatively
- solve problems in a quantitative setting.
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
- control the elements of standard written English.
The GRE Subject Tests gauge undergraduate achievement in the eight disciplines listed below. Each Subject Test is intended for students who have majored in or have extensive background in that specific area.The Subject Tests are given at paper-based test centers worldwide three times a year in:
- November
- December
- April
The GRE Subject Test is available only in the paper-and-pencil version. Students planning to take GRE Subject test are advice to do so during the month of November. To appear for GRE SUBJECT TEST the student has to register himself 6 weeks before the exam date.
It would be another 6 weeks before the GRE Subject test results are made available. The advantage of appearing for the GRE Subject test in November is that the GRE Subject Test scores will be available to the student before the deadline of the admission dates.
By appearing for the testing November the student has the option of re-taking the tests in December and April in case of bad performance or to improve scores.
Eight different GRE subject tests are available.
- GRE Biochemistry, Cell and Molecular Biology Subject Test
- GRE Biology Subject Test
- GRE Chemistry Subject Test
- GRE Computer Science Subject Test
- GRE Literature in English Subject Test
- GRE Mathematics Subject Test
- GRE Physics Subject Test
- GRE Psychology Subject Test
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