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What's GRE Test or Graduate record examination
What is GRE ?
Graduate Record Examination or GRE is a standardized test that is an admissions requirement for many graduate schools in English speaking countries. Created and administered by the Educational Testing Service (ETS), the exam is primarily focused on testing abstract thinking skills in the areas of math, vocabulary, and analytical writing. It is required for admissions to most graduate programs other than Law, Business and Medicine. GRE today can get you into graduate school and help your chances of getting your scholarship in the Universities. GRE now is a computer-based exam and is offered all over India and can be taken any day one wishes.
The exam consists of three graded sections, plus a required experimental section that is not included in the reported score. The three graded sections are analytic writing, verbal, and quantitative. The analytic writing section will always appear first, while the verbal, quantitative, and experimental sections may appear in any order on the test. An additional non-scored and clearly-marked optional research section may also appear at end of the test. The entire test procedure takes about 3 hours.
GRE Subject Test
GRE Subject Tests are meant to test your knowledge and skill level in a particular subject area. These subject tests are emphasized by undergraduate programmes.
The GRE subject test is available only in the paper and pencil version.
Eight different GRE subject tests are available:
- GRE Biochemistry, Cell and Molecular Biology Subject Test- 180 Questions
- GRE Biology Subject Test- 200 Questions
- GRE Chemistry Subject Test- 130 Questions
- GRE Computer Science Subject Test – 70 Questions
- GRE Literature in English Subject Test- 230 Questions
- GRE Mathematics Subject Test- 66 Questions
- GRE Physics Subject Test- 100 Questions
- GRE Psychology Subject Test- 205 Questions
Countries Accepting GRE
All the top universities around the world in US, UK, Europe, Singapore and Australia accept GRE score. More than 600 business schools accept the GRE score world-wide.
In the past, business schools have only accepted the Graduate Management Admission Test or GMAT, which looks more at reading, comprehension and reasoning. The GRE has a stronger focus on vocabulary and straightforward quantitative skills.
Here are some of the top universities which accept the GRE Score:
- Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business
- INSEAD
- Columbia Business School
- Harvard Business School
- MIT Sloan
- Stephen M.Ross School of Business
- Yale School of Management
- London Business School, U.K
- IMD Switzerland
- University of Chicago, U.S.A
GRE Test
Analytic Writing Section
Analytic Writing Section
Analytic Writing Section
The analytic writing section consists of two different essays, an "issue task" and an "argument task". The writing section is graded on a scale of 0-6, in half-point increments. The essays are written on a computer using a word processing program specifically designed by ETS. The program allows only basic computer functions and does not contain a spell-checker or other advanced features. Each essay is scored by at least two readers on a six-point holistic scale. If the two scores are within one point, the average of the scores is taken. If the two scores differ by more than a point, a third reader examines the response.
Issue Task
Analytic Writing Section
Analytic Writing Section
The test taker will be able to choose between two topics upon which to write an essay. The time allotted for this essay is 45 minutes.
Argument Task
Analytic Writing Section
Verbal Section
The test taker will be given an "argument" and the test taker will be asked to write an essay that explains why one "side" of the argument is superior. The time allotted for this essay is 30 minutes.
Verbal Section
Quantitative Section
Verbal Section
One graded multiple-choice section is always a verbal section, consisting of analogies, antonyms, sentence completion, and reading comprehension passages. Multiple-choice response sections are graded on a scale of 200-800, in 10 point increments. This section primarily tests vocabulary, and average scores in this section are substantially lower than those in the quantitative section. This section consists of 30 questions and 30 minutes are allotted to complete the section.
Quantitative Section
Quantitative Section
Quantitative Section
The quantitative section, the other multiple-choice section, consists of problem solving and quantitative comparison questions that test high-school level math. Multiple-choice response sections are graded on a scale of 200-800, in 10 point increments. This section consists of 28 questions, and test takers are given 45 minutes to complete the section.
Experimental Section
Quantitative Section
Quantitative Section
The experimental section will be either a verbal or a quantitative section that contains new questions that ETS is considering for future test editions. This section will not count towards the test-taker's score, however the section will appear identical to either the "actual" verbal or quantitative section and will likewise be a multiple-choice test with the same amount of questions and the same time allotment as the "real" verbal or quantitative section. The test taker will have no way of knowing which section is experimental, so the test taker is forced to complete this sectio
Research Section
An additional research section may appear at the end of the test. Unlike the experimental section, this section will be clearly marked and will be completely optional. The test taker's participation or refusal to participate will not affect the reported score in any way.
Scoring
The multiple-choice portions of the exam currently use computer-adaptive scoring methods that automatically change the difficulty of questions as the test taker proceeds with the exam, depending on the number of correct or incorrect answers that are given. The test taker is not allowed to go back and change the answers to previous questions, and some type of answer must be given before the next question is presented.
· The first question that is given in a multiple-choice section is considered to be an "average level" question that half of the GRE test takers will answer correctly. If the question is answered correctly, then subsequent questions become more difficult. If the question is answered incorrectly, then subsequent questions become easier, until a question is answered correctly.
ETS claims that this method can effectively pinpoint a test taker's true score by offering questions that are just above and below the test taker's ability.
Remember
The score for getting each question correct is weighted by its level of difficulty, and the first five or so questions of the exam will determine the general range of the test taker's ability, while the subsequent questions will pinpoint that range in more exact terms. Therefore, it is in the best interest of the test taker to not only answer every question as correctly as possible, but to pay extra attention to the first 5 or so questions, as they will determine the general range of the final score.
· Remember that the Verbal (V) and Quantitative (Q) portions of the GRE are scored between 130-170, and the average score falls somewhere around 150-152. The Analytical Writing (AW) section of the GRE is scored between 0 and 6 in half-point increments, and the average hits somewhere around 3.5