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| Graduate Record Examination (GRE) |
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The
Graduate Record Examination is a Standardized test that measures
verbal, mathematical and analytical skills. It is intended
to help the graduate schools (of all fields other than business)
assess the potential of applicants for advanced study . Nearly
2300 universities in the US require GRE® scores from each
applicant.
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The
GRE tests the fundamental skills - Reasoning and Comprehension
included - and does not require any subject-specific theoretical
study. (This is true only for the General GRE Test, and not
the GRE Subject, which is required by certain universities.
In this section, we mean the General GRE Test whenever we
refer to the GRE Test) |
The
test is designed in such a way that it would be unlike any
other test you would have taken at school or college. First,
the test has no question paper or answer sheets, nor does
it have the same set of questions for all the examinees. Further,
it does not give you the option of not answering a question
(unless, of course, you run out of time at the end). All this
because the GRE Test is an entirely Computer based test -
the keyboard and mouse do the work of a pen or pencil. The
test is scored out of 1600 (in multiples of 10). |
| The GRE Test is only
one of several parameters which the graduate schools look at
to determine the selection of an applicant. A high score alone
does not translate into an admission offer from a great school.
But the test can be looked upon as the first major hurdle to
be cleared in the process of getting admission into a Graduate
school of your choice. |
| For more information
on GRE, registration process, preparation resources, test fee
and other details, click on the links on the left or below:
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