GRE

Graduate Record Examinations

Administered by

ETS (Educational Testing Service)

Required for

Who Takes It and Why?
To pursue PG Degree /Masters Degree in any specialization apart from MBA in the USA. There are some universities that accept GRE for MBA as well. Also ISB, Hyderabad started accepting GRE for their flagship program.

Website

www.gre.com or www.ets.org

Validity

The score is valid for 5 years.

Reporting

The score is sent to 4 universities free of cost at the time of GRE exam. ETS charges fees (US $ 27 / recipient) for scores sent to universities later. If the students do not select the score recipient at the time of exam, they must pay US$27 per recipient to have scores sent later.

Mode

GRE test is a Computer-delivered Test in India

Registration

By Web or Phone or Mail.

Address

2nd Main, Opp. Maruti Temple, Sadashiv Nagar, Belgaum

Forms

No paper forms available. Registration to be done online using ‘My GRE Account’ on ETS website.

Requirements For Web/Phone and Mail Registration or Requirements For Registration

There are four ways you can register for the computer-based General Test.

Web

Online Registration can be done only via an International Credit card. International Credit cards that can be used are American Express, Discover, JCB, MasterCard, or VISA card. A debit card cannot be used for online registration in India.

Phone

One can register over the phone by using an American Express, Discover, JCB, MasterCard, or a VISA International Credit card.
Post that, students need to call the appropriate RRC at least two business days before the preferred date [Regional Registration Center]. A confirmation number, reporting time, and the test center address will be given to you when you call.

Mail

Mail the International Test Scheduling Form (PDF) to the appropriate RRC with appropriate payment, (at least 3 weeks prior to intended date).
ETS now accepts payments via the Western Union Quick Pay service for computer-based testing administrations. Only original receipts will be accepted by Prometric.

Centres

Ahmadabad, Allahabad, Kolkata, Chennai, Gurgaon, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Trivandrum, Bengaluru & CLICK HERE for other cities.

Confirmation

Online Registration

A registration number is given as terms of confirmation

By Phone

A confirmation number, reporting time, and the test center address will be given to you when you call

By Mail

A confirmation number, reporting time, and the test center address will be mailed to you.

(A) General GRE

Rescheduling or Cancelling a Test Appointment

Contact the appropriate registration center no later than 3 full days before your test date (not including the day of your test or the day of your request)
The General Test rescheduling fee is $50
You cannot reschedule between sites served by different Regional Registration Centers (RRCs)

Mode

The Verbal Reasoning and Quantitative Reasoning sections are section-level adaptive, meaning that the first section of the Verbal Reasoning and Quantitative Reasoning measures span a range of difficulty levels, from easy to difficult. The second section of each of the measures is administered based on a test taker’s overall performance in the first section.

Number of tests

Only 1 test can be given in a calendar month. A total of 5 tests can be given in a year.

Score

Section	Score Scale
Verbal Reasoning	130 – 170, in 1 point increments
Quantitative Reasoning	130 – 170, in 1 point increments
Analytical Writing	0 – 6, in half point increments

Structure of the Computer-delivered Test

Measure	Number of Questions	Allotted Time
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	35 minutes per section
Unscored	Varies	Varies
Research (Identified)	Varies	Varies

(B) SUBJECT GRE