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Graduate Record Exam(GREŽ) |
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The Graduate Record Examination (GRE®) is required for all MA, MS and PhD programs, except Business, Law and Medicine. Education Testing Service (ETS) administers GRE® on behalf of the Graduate Record Examinations Board, an independent board affiliated to the Association of Graduate Schools and the Council of Graduate Schools, which establishes all GRE® Program policies.
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| The Graduate Record Examination (GRE®) consists of two separate tests |
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The General Tets |
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The Subject Test |
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| General test |
| The General Test measures VERBAL, QUANTITATIVE and ANALYTICAL WRITING skills that have been acquired over a long period of time and that are not related to any specific field of study. |
| The test consists of three scored sections |
| Analytical writing |
2 Essays |
| “Perspective on an Issue"
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45 min. |
| "Analyze an Argument" |
35 min. |
| Verbal |
30-minute section (30 questions) |
| Quantitative |
45-minute section (28 questions) |
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The analytical Writing assessment consists of two essays. The first essay requires the test taker to articulate and support a position on an issue; the second requires the test taker to critique an argument based on the supporting evidence presented in the question. It checks the skills of making an argument based on one's own ideas and analyzing an argument made by others, which are both centrally important to the graduate student experience.
The Quantitative test area checks the basic mathematical skills and understanding of elementary mathematical concepts, as well as ability to reason quantitatively and solve problems in a quantitative setting.
The Verbal test area measures the ability of a student to analyze and evaluate written material and synthesize information obtained from it, analyze relationships among component parts of sentences, and recognize relationships between words and concepts.
In India, GRE® is administered as a – Computer Adaptive Test (CAT). The Computer Adaptive Test – as the name suggests – picks the questions based on the test takers' ability and his response to the given question. The GRE® General Test is conducted round the year at the various Prometric Testing Centers spread across the country. The fee for GRE® general test is US$170.
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| Subject test |
| The GRE® Subject Tests are designed to help graduate school admission committees and fellowship sponsors assess the qualifications of applicants in specific fields of study. Scores on the tests are intended to indicate students' knowledge of the subject matter. Subject tests are given in the paper based format only. Subject Tests are not required by all the universities (please check with the university for Subject Test requirnment). The fee for GRE ® subject test is US$150. |
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