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What is GRE?
Students planning to pursue Masters of Science, commonly known as MS, take the GRE -Graduate Record Examination to get admission in one of the foreign universities. Do not let your struggle go wasted by not being able to deliver your best on the exam day. The GRE is one such exam which is important to take admission in Post Graduate programmes.
Who all are eligible for GRE?
This information is primarily meant for engineering graduates. If you have decided to do an M.S. after your B.E., and for all those who want to pursue Masters programme according to their respective courses. This exam is gateway to many foreign universities. This exam is to check your verbal and quantitative skills.
How to clear GRE?
Graduate record examination (GRE is an exam) is an exam conducted globally by the Educational testing service (ETS), the world’s largest private non-profitable organization which conducts assessment test worldwide for admission in various institutes across the USA and some other English speaking countries like the UK, Canada, Australia and others. GRE is a standard test score accepted by many universities for graduate level course since 1949.
Exam is conducted in two ways:
1. General Test: The General Test takes into account verbal reasoning, quantitative ability, and analytically writing skills. Almost all the universities accept the General test score and usually everyone opts for this test. It takes place round the year and you can choose your date according to your convenience.
2. Subject Test: The Subject Test assesses the achievement in a particular subject area or extensive background in that discipline. These tests are in the following areas: Biochemistry, Cell and Molecular Biology, Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Literature (English), Physics and Psychology. It is conducted on a fixed date for everyone, more on the terms of an entrance exam. Mostly no engineer goes for this.
The exam is conducted in a place where there is no scope to conduct an online test. It purely depends upon the talent you exhibit that decides your success, because this test is unbiased. You may hail from any educational background but all that is put to test here is your general IQ.
REQUIREMENTS:
Some basic requirements are needed in order to take the exam.
Passport–Passport serves as a means of identification to gain admission to your test centre and your dream country. Well, if you don’t have a passport then apply for it as soon as possible, as you cannot appear for the GRE without it, but remember you can register your exam without it.
Registration–Register for the GRE in advance to be assured of obtaining your preferred testing date.
Preparation–Check out the study material and prepare well for the exam.
Some steps will help you to clear GRE
GRE has 2 sections i.e.
Each section is considered as one stage. First Section is Stage 1 (or called as Routing Stage). Depending on your performance, the test taker is routed to one of several alternative second-stage tests, each of which consists of a fixed set of questions and differs on average difficulty.
Quantitative Section:
The Quantitative section comprises of multiple choice questions covering quantitative comparison, problem solving questions with a focus on basic concepts of arithmetic, algebra, geometry and data analysis. There will be exactly 28 questions for which you will be allocated 45 minutes. The scores will be evaluated on a 200-800 scale with 10 point increments.
The approximate time you get to solve a question will be around a minute and-a-half.
The revised GRE also consists of multiple choice questions probably with both ‘select one choice’ and also ‘select one or more choices’ kind of questions. The paper is divided into two sections. There will appear a total approximate 40 questions in both the sections added together and the time allocated will be 70 minutes. So here, each section with approximately 20 questions will be allocated 35 minutes.
The approximate time you get to solve a question will be less than a minute and-a-half.
Hence, this calls for more attention, speed and accuracy. The scores here will be evaluated on a 130-170 scale with 1 point increments. The ETS has also mentioned that some changes pertaining to the test takers’ perspective have been made. The new revised test comes with a new preview and review capabilities. There will also be a new feature “Mark and Review” to tag questions so that you can skip them and return back to them. For this section especially, there will be an on-screen calculator provided to do basic calculating options which shows that there will be more stress on reasoning capability of the test taker rather than on cumbersome calculations.
Whatever may the exam pattern be, the syllabus will remain unchanged. All the basic fundamental mathematics until your high school, general reasoning ability must all be taken care of for you to confidently attempt this section with finesse.
Verbal Reasoning Section:
The verbal reasoning section in the GRE general test aims at measuring the reading skills, analogical reasoning skills, and also vocabulary proficiency in the English language of the test taker. In here, you will be asked questions in relation to analogies, sentence completion, reading comprehension and antonyms. There will be 30 questions to be attempted in 30 minutes. The scores will be evaluated on 200-800 scale with 10 point increments.
The time you get for each question is exactly one minute.
The revised GRE verbal section has quite a few changes, both paper pattern wise and also syllabus wise. The analogies and antonyms are totally removed in the revised format. Text completion questions, sentence equivalence questions are to replace the analogies and antonyms. The verbal section has two sub sections carrying approximately 20 questions each and is totally allocated 60 minutes for both the sub sections collectively. The scores here will be evaluated on 130-170 scale with 1 point increments.
The time you get here is a minute and-a-half for each question.
This must not be a sign of relief since you are snatched of comparatively easy questions such as analogies and antonyms. The questions which appear might be time consuming and misleading, so you must take utmost care while preparation and while taking the test. The new features you get here are highlighting a sentence on screen for emphasis during answering passage questions.
Analytical Writing Section:
This section targets the test taker’s ability to analyze, judge and evaluate any particular issue and present it in his own words thus also testing your writing skills. In this section there are two tasks to be answered. They are:
• Analyze an Issue task.
• Analyze an Argument task.
In the GRE general test, you will be given 45 minutes to the former and 30 minutes to the latter respectively. But in the revised test format, both the tasks are given 30 minutes. This clears that it requires you to be fast in analyzing an issue and present it in the best convincing way. There has been another change in regards to this section. Earlier, there were two topics given in the ‘Analyze an Issue Task’. But in the revised pattern, there will be given no choice of that sort. The scoring is evaluated on 0-6 scale with 0.5 point increments.
Make your strategy:
Always make sure that before moving to next question, the previous question has to be attempted. An attempt would mean that you click any of the available options from the choice and confirms the same before moving to next question. Once a question is attempted, you can not revert to it. So be sure about the question you attempt.
GRE exam is adaptive in nature. The first question you attempt in the GRE exam will be off average difficulty. Half the people attempting the GRE get it right, which is generally indicates that it is fairly simple.
If you click on the correct option, the next question on your screen will be bit more difficult. If you answer the first question of the exam wrong the next question will be easier. Once you attempt 7 to 10 questions, the computer fixes a difficulty level for you depending upon your answer in the previous questions. If you attempt more tough questions, your chances of getting high score will increase accordingly. The first question carries the maximum marks, followed closely by the second and then so on.
The first seven to ten questions are very important and decisive. Your section score in GRE will be decided by your performance in these questions. Therefore, take time to crack the first 7-10 questions, even if you miss out on five questions at the end. A good performance in the initial questions will help you to score well in the exam and increase the chances to score
Examples:
1. You get acquainted section first. You solve all the questions which will be a mixture of easy, moderate and difficult. Assuming you did really well, your next section, say Verbal, will be more difficult. If you perform badly, your next section will again be easy.
2. Moderately difficult level of questions will be given to you in Section 1. Based on your performance, you will get one of Easy, Moderate and Difficult in section 2.
• Score 165 in Section 1 then you will be routed to Difficult Level in Section 2.
• If you score 135 then you will be routed to Easy Stage 2.
Another variation can be
• Stage 1: Moderately Difficult
• Stage 2: Very Easy, Easy, Moderate, Difficult and Very Difficult
IMPORTANT NOTES:
Myth :
You should solve the first few questions (the first 8-9 questions) taking as much time as required and get them right. This is not true. It depends on the level of questions. You should not blindly follow this logic and lose too much time so that you do not have enough time in the end to solve the remaining questions which may turn out to be easier. It's “suicide”.
Must do:
You SHOULD attempt all the questions even though you might have to mark an answer without spending enough time on it because an incomplete paper can cost you a loss of significant points.
PREPARATION AND SUCCESS:
You can get vast material over the internet or there are many institutes which provide coaching. The official GRE website provides you with genuine updates and information about the test. The colleges which consider GRE score and any additional information you might need will also be provided. Knowing all about this exam must follow with a serious dedication on your part. All that you will ever want to know about the exam is at your hands and the rest must lie within you. Hard work, commitment, and time management will get you to live your dream!
Good luck!
Who all are eligible for GRE?
This information is primarily meant for engineering graduates. If you have decided to do an M.S. after your B.E., and for all those who want to pursue Masters programme according to their respective courses. This exam is gateway to many foreign universities. This exam is to check your verbal and quantitative skills.
How to clear GRE?
Graduate record examination (GRE is an exam) is an exam conducted globally by the Educational testing service (ETS), the world’s largest private non-profitable organization which conducts assessment test worldwide for admission in various institutes across the USA and some other English speaking countries like the UK, Canada, Australia and others. GRE is a standard test score accepted by many universities for graduate level course since 1949.
Exam is conducted in two ways:
1. General Test: The General Test takes into account verbal reasoning, quantitative ability, and analytically writing skills. Almost all the universities accept the General test score and usually everyone opts for this test. It takes place round the year and you can choose your date according to your convenience.
2. Subject Test: The Subject Test assesses the achievement in a particular subject area or extensive background in that discipline. These tests are in the following areas: Biochemistry, Cell and Molecular Biology, Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Literature (English), Physics and Psychology. It is conducted on a fixed date for everyone, more on the terms of an entrance exam. Mostly no engineer goes for this.
The exam is conducted in a place where there is no scope to conduct an online test. It purely depends upon the talent you exhibit that decides your success, because this test is unbiased. You may hail from any educational background but all that is put to test here is your general IQ.
REQUIREMENTS:
Some basic requirements are needed in order to take the exam.
Passport–Passport serves as a means of identification to gain admission to your test centre and your dream country. Well, if you don’t have a passport then apply for it as soon as possible, as you cannot appear for the GRE without it, but remember you can register your exam without it.
Registration–Register for the GRE in advance to be assured of obtaining your preferred testing date.
Preparation–Check out the study material and prepare well for the exam.
Some steps will help you to clear GRE
GRE has 2 sections i.e.
Each section is considered as one stage. First Section is Stage 1 (or called as Routing Stage). Depending on your performance, the test taker is routed to one of several alternative second-stage tests, each of which consists of a fixed set of questions and differs on average difficulty.
Quantitative Section:
The Quantitative section comprises of multiple choice questions covering quantitative comparison, problem solving questions with a focus on basic concepts of arithmetic, algebra, geometry and data analysis. There will be exactly 28 questions for which you will be allocated 45 minutes. The scores will be evaluated on a 200-800 scale with 10 point increments.
The approximate time you get to solve a question will be around a minute and-a-half.
The revised GRE also consists of multiple choice questions probably with both ‘select one choice’ and also ‘select one or more choices’ kind of questions. The paper is divided into two sections. There will appear a total approximate 40 questions in both the sections added together and the time allocated will be 70 minutes. So here, each section with approximately 20 questions will be allocated 35 minutes.
The approximate time you get to solve a question will be less than a minute and-a-half.
Hence, this calls for more attention, speed and accuracy. The scores here will be evaluated on a 130-170 scale with 1 point increments. The ETS has also mentioned that some changes pertaining to the test takers’ perspective have been made. The new revised test comes with a new preview and review capabilities. There will also be a new feature “Mark and Review” to tag questions so that you can skip them and return back to them. For this section especially, there will be an on-screen calculator provided to do basic calculating options which shows that there will be more stress on reasoning capability of the test taker rather than on cumbersome calculations.
Whatever may the exam pattern be, the syllabus will remain unchanged. All the basic fundamental mathematics until your high school, general reasoning ability must all be taken care of for you to confidently attempt this section with finesse.
Verbal Reasoning Section:
The verbal reasoning section in the GRE general test aims at measuring the reading skills, analogical reasoning skills, and also vocabulary proficiency in the English language of the test taker. In here, you will be asked questions in relation to analogies, sentence completion, reading comprehension and antonyms. There will be 30 questions to be attempted in 30 minutes. The scores will be evaluated on 200-800 scale with 10 point increments.
The time you get for each question is exactly one minute.
The revised GRE verbal section has quite a few changes, both paper pattern wise and also syllabus wise. The analogies and antonyms are totally removed in the revised format. Text completion questions, sentence equivalence questions are to replace the analogies and antonyms. The verbal section has two sub sections carrying approximately 20 questions each and is totally allocated 60 minutes for both the sub sections collectively. The scores here will be evaluated on 130-170 scale with 1 point increments.
The time you get here is a minute and-a-half for each question.
This must not be a sign of relief since you are snatched of comparatively easy questions such as analogies and antonyms. The questions which appear might be time consuming and misleading, so you must take utmost care while preparation and while taking the test. The new features you get here are highlighting a sentence on screen for emphasis during answering passage questions.
Analytical Writing Section:
This section targets the test taker’s ability to analyze, judge and evaluate any particular issue and present it in his own words thus also testing your writing skills. In this section there are two tasks to be answered. They are:
• Analyze an Issue task.
• Analyze an Argument task.
In the GRE general test, you will be given 45 minutes to the former and 30 minutes to the latter respectively. But in the revised test format, both the tasks are given 30 minutes. This clears that it requires you to be fast in analyzing an issue and present it in the best convincing way. There has been another change in regards to this section. Earlier, there were two topics given in the ‘Analyze an Issue Task’. But in the revised pattern, there will be given no choice of that sort. The scoring is evaluated on 0-6 scale with 0.5 point increments.
Make your strategy:
Always make sure that before moving to next question, the previous question has to be attempted. An attempt would mean that you click any of the available options from the choice and confirms the same before moving to next question. Once a question is attempted, you can not revert to it. So be sure about the question you attempt.
GRE exam is adaptive in nature. The first question you attempt in the GRE exam will be off average difficulty. Half the people attempting the GRE get it right, which is generally indicates that it is fairly simple.
If you click on the correct option, the next question on your screen will be bit more difficult. If you answer the first question of the exam wrong the next question will be easier. Once you attempt 7 to 10 questions, the computer fixes a difficulty level for you depending upon your answer in the previous questions. If you attempt more tough questions, your chances of getting high score will increase accordingly. The first question carries the maximum marks, followed closely by the second and then so on.
The first seven to ten questions are very important and decisive. Your section score in GRE will be decided by your performance in these questions. Therefore, take time to crack the first 7-10 questions, even if you miss out on five questions at the end. A good performance in the initial questions will help you to score well in the exam and increase the chances to score
Examples:
1. You get acquainted section first. You solve all the questions which will be a mixture of easy, moderate and difficult. Assuming you did really well, your next section, say Verbal, will be more difficult. If you perform badly, your next section will again be easy.
2. Moderately difficult level of questions will be given to you in Section 1. Based on your performance, you will get one of Easy, Moderate and Difficult in section 2.
• Score 165 in Section 1 then you will be routed to Difficult Level in Section 2.
• If you score 135 then you will be routed to Easy Stage 2.
Another variation can be
• Stage 1: Moderately Difficult
• Stage 2: Very Easy, Easy, Moderate, Difficult and Very Difficult
IMPORTANT NOTES:
Myth :
You should solve the first few questions (the first 8-9 questions) taking as much time as required and get them right. This is not true. It depends on the level of questions. You should not blindly follow this logic and lose too much time so that you do not have enough time in the end to solve the remaining questions which may turn out to be easier. It's “suicide”.
Must do:
You SHOULD attempt all the questions even though you might have to mark an answer without spending enough time on it because an incomplete paper can cost you a loss of significant points.
PREPARATION AND SUCCESS:
You can get vast material over the internet or there are many institutes which provide coaching. The official GRE website provides you with genuine updates and information about the test. The colleges which consider GRE score and any additional information you might need will also be provided. Knowing all about this exam must follow with a serious dedication on your part. All that you will ever want to know about the exam is at your hands and the rest must lie within you. Hard work, commitment, and time management will get you to live your dream!
Good luck!
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