Graduate Record Examination

GRE is directed by the Education Testing Service (ETS) on behalf of the Graduate Record Examinations Board and the Council of Graduate Schools for admission into all graduate academic programs (except management) in universities across USA and Canada and some selected universities across the world including India.



There are two exams of the GRE

1. General : consists of three sections i.e. Verbal, Quantitative, and Analytical writing section
2. Subject : consists of eight disciplines viz. Biochemistry, Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Literature in English, Mathematics, Physics and Psychology

There are two versions of GRE Exam:

1. Paper Based
2. Computer Based

The student is given the choice of taking GRE Exam on paper or on the computer. This section helps to determine the students writing and analyzing skills. There are two parts in this section that needs to be answered by the student. The first part has to be finished in 45 minute time limit. The student has to write an essay on the issue of a give topic. The second part deals with analysis of an argument and needs to be completed within 30 minutes. Of the 3 sections the writing test is the first to be taken.