Any student who wants to pursue Master’s/MBA/JD or a doctoral degree in the prestigious universities of USA enters this exam to brighten up the chances of selection. A student can opt for a GRE General Test or a subjective test if the chosen university demands so. Candidates with various scholastic and ethnic backgrounds appear for GRE which offers a ubiquitous extent for evaluating applicants’ credentials.
The test duration is 3 hours and 45 minutes and it’s a one-day test. There are six sections with a 10-minute break following the third section.
Measure | Number of Questions | Allotted Time |
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Analytical Writing (One section with two separately timed tasks) |
One “Analyze an Issue” task and one “Analyze an Argument” task | 30 minutes per task |
Verbal Reasoning (Two sections) |
20 questions per section | 30 minutes per section |
Quantitative Reasoning (Two sections) |
20 questions per section | 30 minutes per section |
Unscored1 | Varies | Varies |
Research2 | Varies | Varies |
Scores Reported on the GRE® General Test
Section | Score Scale |
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Verbal Reasoning | 130 – 170 |
Quantitative Reasoning | 130 – 170 |
Analytical Writing | 0 – 6 |