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Introduction

GRE is a required entrance test for all MS programs, except Business, Law and Medicines, at all American graduate schools.

Almost all schools offering the MS program consider GRE scores as a very important basis of admission as well as financial aid.

It is a multiple-choice test administered by the Educational Testing Service (ETS) on behalf of the GRE® Board. The GRE® is administered only in English across the world.

Test Pattern

The GRE® consists of 3 multiple-choice sections-Quantitative, Analytical, Writing and Verbal.

Apart from the traditional sections, the GRE® includes an essay section (mandatory only for certain universities) called the Writing Assessment, which is to be taken on a separate day.

Section	Scaled Scores	Question Type	Total Questions	Duration
Analytical Writing	0-6	• Analysis of Issue	2	45 minutes
		• Analysis of Argument		30 minutes
Quantitative	800	• Quantitative Comparison	28	45 minutes
		• Discrete Math
		• Data Interpretation
Verbal	800	• Antonyms	30	30 minutes
		• Analogies
		• Sentence Completion
		• Reading Comprehension
Total	1600	---	60	150 minutes

Test Centres

These tests are conducted all round the year as they are Computer Adaptive but one should ideally register minimum 1 month in advance before one actually plans to take the test. You can directly contact the official testing body or the appropriate Regional Registration Centre (RRC) for registering at international locations.

Test Scores

Three scores are reported on the General Test:

1. a verbal score reported on a 200-800 score scale, in 10-point increments
   
   
2. a quantitative score reported on a 200-800 score scale, in 10-point increments
   
   
3. an analytical writing score reported on a 0-6 score scale, in half-point increments
   
   If you answer no questions at all in a section (verbal, quantitative, or analytical writing), that section will be reported as a No Score (NS).
   
   Scoring Mailing Dates
   
   Computer-Based Testing-Score reports are mailed to you and up to 4 institutions, if you designate them on the day of the test, approximately 10 to 15 days after you test.
   
   Paper-Based Testing-Score reports are mailed to you and up to 4 designated institutions, if you designate them prior to the test administration, approximately 4 to 6 weeks after your test date.