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Are you planning on studying abroad? If yes, then you consider taking GRE. The Graduate Record Examination, or GRE, is a standardised test that is used by several graduate schools and universities in USA and Canada for admissions. This test was created over 70 years ago to test a graduate’s abilities during admission. GRE has test centers in over 160 countries, and according to the official website, the exam can be taken once every 21 days, upto five times a year. Want to know what exactly GRE is? How can you benefit from taking this exam? Read this article and find out.

Who accepts GRE scores? How long is it valid for?

GRE scores are accepted by thousands of graduate schools, as well as business and law schools in the USA. For Europe however, your undergraduate scores matter more. Even in Asia, Australia, and Canada, GRE isn’t a requirement in most universities/colleges. However, top b-schools and universities might accept GRE scores.  Please note that your GRE score is valid only for 5 years. This is because your score from before 5 years won’t be accurately representative of your skills and achievements. 

Sections:

GRE aims at evaluating an applicant on three distinct skills.

Structure:

The GRE exam can be taken as a Computer-Delivered Test, or a Paper-delivered Test. For both test delivery methods, each section is divided into two sub-sections, but the number of questions and time allotted per section varies. The exam is structured as follows:

Computer-Delivered Test:

Section No. of sub-sections No. of Questions Time (in minutes)
Analytical Writing 2 Analyse an Issue 30 minutes
Analyse an Argument 30 minutes
Verbal Reasoning 2 20 Questions per sub-section 30 minutes per sub-section
Quantitative Reasoning 2 20 Questions per sub-section 35 minutes per sub-section
Apart from the 3 sections, an unidentified, unscored–meaning this is not counted as part of your GRE score–section may be included after the Analytical Writing section. Also, an unscored identified research section might appear instead of the unidentified section at the end of the test. These extra sections are included only in the Computer-Delivered Test.

Paper-Delivered Test:

Section No. of sub-sections No. of Questions Time (in minutes)
Analytical Writing 2 Analyse an Issue 30 minutes
Analyse an Argument 30 minutes
Verbal Reasoning 2 25 Questions per sub-section 35 minutes per sub-section
Quantitative Reasoning 2 25 Questions per sub-section 40 minutes per sub-section

Scoring:

Section Scoring
Analytical Writing 0-6 in half-point increments
Verbal Reasoning 130-170 in one-point increments
Quantitative Reasoning 130-170 in one-point increments
That’s all for now. In our next article, we will go in depth with each of the sections and give you an idea of what kind of questions will be asked, what you can do to prepare and more. If you have taken GRE before, or have any suggestions, write to us in the comments below.  If you are planning on studying abroad, perhaps you’re also planning on taking GMAT. You’ll find this article on the GMAT structure helpful. If you want to know more about the individual sections of GMAT, then click here.