GRE stands for Graduate Record Examination that offers candidate admissions to master’s and doctoral degree programs in various universities of USA, Canada and few other countries. It is conducted by Educational Testing Service (ETS) and is established by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching in 1939. GRE scores are based on the candidate’s verbal reasoning, quantitative reasoning, analytical writing, and critical thinking skills and the scoring scale is from 200 to 800. In this article, we will discuss on GRE 2024 Application Form, Exam Date, Syllabus, Eligibility, Pattern, etc.
GRE 2024 Exam Date
| Events | Exam Dates |
| Application form available | February 2024 |
| Deadline to submit the application form | March 2024 |
| Admit Card | April 2024 |
GRE 2024 Eligibility
The following are the eligibility criteria for GRE 2024-
- Candidate must have passed a undergraduate course in any discipline from a recognized university
- There is no age limit to participate in the GRE examination
GRE 2024 Application Form
The following are the step by step guide on filling the application form online-
- Visit the official website of GRE by following this link- https://www.ets.org/gre
- You have to first create an account on the website by using your email Id and password
- After registering, the candidate must log in to the website followed by clicking on registration button
- A page will appear, Select the “GRE General Test” from the dropdown and search for nearest test center
- Now you will be prompted with selection of the preferred date and time which you can select based on your preference
- Now preview page will appear and can be changed if something is wrong and click next
- Now fill the background information correctly and click next
- A window with test preparation item will be displayed and you can choose the preparation item by adding it to your cart followed by proceed to checkout button you can also add promotional code (if any) on the next step and click on pay now button
- You will be provided with many options to pay fee- using credit/debit card, paypal and US bank transfer, etc.
- Enter payment information and click on buy button
- A conformation page with information will appear followed by an email with conformation of purchase
GRE Application Fee
The application fee for GRE general test is $213 which can be paid using using credit/debit card, paypal and US bank transfer, etc. GRE Subject Test costs $150 worldwide.
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GRE Special Handling Requests
| Services | Fee |
| Late Registration Fee | $25 |
| Standby testing | $25 |
| Changing the test center | $50 |
| Rescheduling fee for the rest of the world | $50 |
| GRE Subject Change Fee | $50 |
GRE Examination Pattern
GRE examination can be given in both online and offline method. The following are the GRE examination pattern-
| Pattern | Computer-based | Computer-based | Computer-based | Paper-based | Paper-based | Paper-based |
| GRE Sections | Duration | No. of sections | No. of Questions | Duration | No. of sections | No. of questions |
| Verbal Reasoning | 30 minutes | 2 | 20 | 35 minutes | 2 | 25 |
| Quantitative Reasoning | 35 minutes | 2 | 20 | 40 minutes | 2 | 25 |
| Analytical Writing | 60 minutes | 1 | 2 | 30 minutes | 2 | 2 |
| Research | Varies | 1 | Varies | NA | NA | NA |
| Unscored | Varies | 1 | Varies | NA | NA | NA |
| Total | 3 hours 45 Minutes | 7 | 82 | 3 hours 30 minutes | 6 | 102 |
GRE Syllabus
GRE examination is of two types General and Subject based examination. General is test for everyone and subject based test is for candidates seeking admission into those subjects and is demanded by the university. The following are the syllabus for GRE General Test-
Verbal Reasoning
- Modifiers and Parallelism
- Idioms and Idiomatic expressions
- Verb tense
- Pronoun Agreement
- Subject-Verb Agreement
- Nouns, Adjectives, Pronouns
The GRE verbal Syllabus is divided into three parts:
- Reading Comprehension
- Sentence Equivalence
- Text Completion
Qualitative Analyis
- Property and types of integer
- Lines and angles
- Descriptive statistics such as Median, Mean, Range, Mode, Percentiles, etc.
- Exponents
- Power and roots
- Circles Interpretation of data based on graphs, circle graphs, scatter plots, etc
- Algebraic Expressions – Factoring and Simplifying
- Statistics
- Triangle
- Probability
- Equations and inequalities
- Estimation
- Quadrilaterals
- Permutation and Combination
- Linear and Quadratic inequalities
- Number properties
- Polygon
- Venn Diagrams Linear Equations
- Percentage
- Three-dimensional figures
- Sets Theory
- Quadratic equations
- Exponents and Roots
- Area, Perimeter, Volume
- Word Problems
- Ratio and proportions
- Angle Measurements
- Speed, distance, and Time
- Simple and Compound Interest
- Profit and Loss
- Arithmetic Operations
- Coordinate geometry
Analytical Writing
The GRE syllabus for analytical writing is divided into two tasks:
- Analyse and Argument
- Analyze and Issue
GRE Subject Test Syllabus
The GRE syllabus for the subject test consists of six disciplines:
- Chemistry
- Biology
- Literature in English
- Mathematics
- Physics
- Psychology
GRE Examination Center in India
The following are the cities where GRE examination is conducted-
- Ahmedabad
- Bangalore
- Allahabad
- Chennai
- Coimbatore
- Dehradun
- Cochin
- Gandhinagar
- Gwalior
- Gurgaon
- Vadodara
- Hyderabad
- Kolkata
- Indore
- Mumbai
- New Delhi
- Nashik
- Nizamabad
- Pune
- Patna
- Trivandrum
- Vijayawada.
GRE Result
The result of the GRE exam will be evaluated and scored out of 800. After giving the examination the candidate have to wait for 10–15 days after your test date, your official scores will be available in your ETS account and. You will receive an email notification from ETS when your official scores are available and you can print your score. You can use the score for 5 years and if you are not happy with your scores then you can apply for the examination again using the same account.
Top Universities Accepting GRE Scores
The following are some of the universities that accepts GRE scores-
| University accepting GRE Scores | Verbal | Quantitative | Writing |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) | 158 | 159 | 5.3 |
| Stanford University | 159 | 158 | 4.8 |
| University of California, Berkeley | 153 – 156 | 167 | 4.5 |
| The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) | 155 | 167 | 5.0 |
| University of Virginia | 163 | 166 | 4.5 |
| University of Michigan – Ann Arbor | 160 | 167 | 5.0 |
| University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill | 158 | 160 | 4.5 |
| Georgia Institute of Technology | 158 | 167 | 4.3 |
| University of California – San Diego | 162 | 160 | 5.5 |
| University of Illinois – Urbana/Champaign | 155 | 165 | 4.0 |
| University of Wisconsin – Madison | 163 | 163 | 4.5 |
| University of Washington | 156 | 167 | 4.0 |
| Pennsylvania State University | 150 | 165 | 3.0 |
| University of Florida (UFL) | 154 | 165 | 3.0 |
| University of Texas, Austin | 155 | 165 | 4.0 |
| Ohio State University | 156 | 165 | 4.0 |
| California Institute of Technology | 160 | 157 | 5.0 |
| Duke University | 160 | 160 | 4.5 |
| University of Chicago | 158 | 167 | 4.0 |
| Northwestern University | 160 | 160 | 5.0 |
| Washington University in St. Louis | 161 | 160 | 5.0 |
| Johns Hopkins University | 163 | 164 | 4.8 |
| Rice University | 160 | 167 | 5.0 |
| Emory University | 153 | 163 | 4.0-6.0 |
| University of Notre Dame | 165 | 165 | 5.3 |
| Vanderbilt University | 157 | 166 | 4.8 |
| William and Mary | 158 | 160 | 4.5 |
| Johns Hopkins University | 159 | 162 | 4.2 |
FAQ
GRE score is valid for a period of five years from the day of the examination
Candidates can appear for the GRE General Test once every 21 days, up to five times within any continuous rolling 12-month period
The GRE exam is conducted around the year across the world, the aspirants are advised to register for the exam early in order to get their preferred location and test date.
Eligibility criteria for CPNET are that the candidate may include educational qualifications and age restriction.
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