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GRE Preparation Guide

The GRE is an exam administered by ETS that is required for admission to graduate programs in the US and Canada. It consists of two exams - the General exam tests verbal, quantitative, and analytical writing skills, while the Subject exam tests specific fields. Tests are available in both paper and computer formats. The computer adaptive test (CAT) version adapts questions based on the test taker's performance, so it is important to answer the first 10 questions correctly to score highly overall. Registration is open year-round and tests can be taken once per month, up to 5 times per year. Scores are sent within 10-15 days of the exam. Testing centers are located worldwide, including 9 centers in India administered through Sylvan

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GRE Preparation Guide

The GRE is an exam administered by ETS that is required for admission to graduate programs in the US and Canada. It consists of two exams - the General exam tests verbal, quantitative, and analytical writing skills, while the Subject exam tests specific fields. Tests are available in both paper and computer formats. The computer adaptive test (CAT) version adapts questions based on the test taker's performance, so it is important to answer the first 10 questions correctly to score highly overall. Registration is open year-round and tests can be taken once per month, up to 5 times per year. Scores are sent within 10-15 days of the exam. Testing centers are located worldwide, including 9 centers in India administered through Sylvan

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Graduate Record Examination (GRE)

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.

GRE CAT
In March 1992 the Computer Adaptive Test (CAT) format of GRE was introduced to students. The GRE CAT superiority lies in its ability to asses the students level of intellect and present questions accordingly. The question paper pattern of the paper based test has been retained. The only differences between the paper based GRE and GRE CAT are In GRE CAT the questions are answered on a computer instead of paper and the questioner differs from person to person depending on their intellect. The advantage in the CAT format of GRE is that, instead of all the students answering to the same set of questions, the GRE CAT test adapts itself according to the performance leave of the student. Since the first few questions play a crucial role in the progress of the test level, the students have to be more careful at the beginning of the GRE CAT test. Remember answering the first 10 questions correctly in GRE CAT will take you closer to a Score of 800 even if you answer the remaining questions wrongly. First 10 wrong and subsequent questions correct will not fetch you much of a score. Keep this in mind and spend more time and effort in answering the first 10 questions of GRE sections correctly.

GRE Exam Registration


GRE Test is administered throughout the year. The student is allowed to take the GRE Exam only once in a month and a total of 5 times in one year period. The official GRE Scores are sent to the student and to the institutions to which the student would be applying within 10 to 15 days after the GRE Exam. The student can register for the GRE Exam online in the http://www.gre.org/ web site.

GRE Test Dates


There is no specific GRE test date. A test taker can choose his GRE test date and time in a nearby centre. The GRE test is conducted in almost all major cities around the globe from Monday to Friday two times a day. The problem associated with GRE test date is that during September to December most of the test takers tend to give their GRE test and most of the test takers will choose a day between September and December as their GRE test date. The GRE test dates between September and December will fill up very quickly and so many test takers will be forced to choose a test centre far away from their location to get a desired GRE exam date during this period. To fix a GRE test date one has to contact - Computer-Based Testing Program, Educational Testing Service, P.O. Box 6020, Princeton, NJ 08541-6020 Or calling: 1-800-GRE-CALL

Testing Centers
Test and take GRE Test in the appropriate GRE Test center of his choice. The Graduate Record Examination Board, a non-profit association of graduate business schools, directs the Educational Testing Service (ETS) to administer the GRE test. The questions are set and overseen by the ETS. The GRE Score is sent to the candidate directly by the GRE. GRE Test center: GRE Testing centers are available in almost every place in the world. The candidate aspiring to Take GRE can contact the appropriate testing center register for GRE. In India, Sylvan Testing Services Pvt Ltd. is a franchise of the ETS which conducts the GRE test through its 9 GRE Testing centers distributed through out the country. These GRE Testing centers are located in Ahmedabad, Allahabad, Bangalore, Calcutta, Chennai, Hyderabad, Mumbai, New Delhi, and Trivandrum. You can search the available GRE Test center in your County, City, State or Town by clicking http://etsis4.ets.org/center/cbt_dm.cfm. Register for GRE as soon as possible because always popular or desired GRE Testing centers fill up very quickly. By delayed GRE Test registration you may end up in taking GRE at a distant, non desiring GRE Test center.

FEES EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2008, THROUGH JUNE 30, 2009


$140: General TestU.S., U.S. Territories, and Puerto Rico $195: General TestChina (including Hong Kong), Korea, and Taiwan. $170: General TestAll Other Locations $ 25: Late Registration Fee $ 50: Standby Testing (paper-based test only) $ 50: Rescheduling Fee $ 50: Changing Your Test Center $ 12: Scores by phone $ 20: Additional score report (ASR) requestsper recipient $ 50: Question-and-Answer Review ServiceVerbal & Quantitative Sections

$ 55: Score Review for Analytical Writing Measure $ 30: Paper-Based Test Hand Scoring $ 30: Score Reinstatement Fee

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