Graduate Record Examination

GRE, WHAT DOES IT MEASURE?
• Verbal Skills
• Quantitative Reasoning Skills
• Analytical Writing Skills

PATTERN OF THE EXAM

Section	Number of Questions	Time	Marks
Analytical Writing (One section with two separately timed tasks)	One "Analyze an Issue" task and one "Analyze an Argument" task	30 minutes per task	6.0 points
Verbal Reasoning (Two sections)	Approximately 20 questions per section	30 minutes per section	170
Quantitative Reasoning (Two sections)	Quantitative Reasoning (Two sections)	35 minutes per section	170
Total	-	-	340

SKILLS MEASURED
VERBAL
• Analysis of relationships among the component parts of sentences
• Test Your vocabulary directly or indirectly
• Recognition of relationships between words and concepts.

ANALYTICAL WRITING
• How well the essay is organized? Sustain a well focused, coherent discussion
• Support of ideas with relevant reasons and examples
• Control of elements of standard written English

QUANTITATIVE REASONING
• Grip on the basic concepts of arithmetic, algebra, geometry and data analysis
• Reason quantitatively
• Solve problems in a quantitative setting

WHAT IS THE FEE FOR GRE?
Fee for the test Administration, Including four Universities Score reports is $195(approx= Rs 12675/-@ 1$ = 65/-)

HOW TO BOOK A TEST?
• You can register for the test through
o Web ( recommended)
o Phone/fax ( refer www.gre.org)
o Mail ( refer www.gre.org)

WEB/ONLINE REGISTRATION GUIDE
• Follow the steps to register online
• Visit www.gre.org
• Click register for the test
• Click online registration (credit cards are accepted)
• Select GRE GENERAL TEST & test location
• Click schedule an exam
• Select the desired test centre to take the test
• Select the date & time
• Finally enter the personal information & credit card information
• Submit to confirm the appointment
• You will receive a confirmation mail to your mail id.

ON THE TEST DAY
• You need to carry
• The confirmation letter
• Passport
• Secondary source of identification
• For score reporting know
• State in which university is
• Complete Name of the university, Place and a Campus Details
• Department you are planning

ADDITIONAL SCORE REPORTING
• For each University $27
• Call @ Automated voice 1609 7717290 ($6 as service Charge for one Call)
• Fax 1610-290-8975(No Extra Charges)

USEFUL TIPS WHILE PREPARING GRE EXAM
• The questions at the beginning are the most important
• Do a test drive exactly a week before your test
• Don't stick to one question for long time
• Don't leave any question un attempted
• Use the scratch paper which the test center provides
• And lastly DON'T PANIC