Graduate Record Exam (GRE) is a common test required for admission in most graduate and business schools in the United States. It is administered and owned by ETS (Educational Testing Service). It was created in 1949.
GRE aims to assess critical thinking skills, analytical writing, verbal and quantitative reasoning skills of an individual. It is a computer- based adaptive exam administered by Prometric testing centres.
Structure of GRE exam
| Sections | Number of questions | Time allotted |
|---|---|---|
| Analytical writing | One “Analyze an Issue” task and one “Analyze an Argument” task | 30 minutes per task |
| Verbal reasoning 2 sections) | 20 questions per section | 30 minutes per section |
| Quantitative reasoning(2 sections) | 20 questions per section | 35 minutes per section |
| Unscored | Will vary | Will vary |
| Research | Will vary | Will vary |