


Ittestsanalyticalknowledge
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Teststheknowledgeofthespeci csubject
Topicsare: Biology Chemistry LiteratureinEnglish Mathematics Physics Psychology
Conductedasbothcomputer-basedtestandpaperdeliveredtest Theexamisonlyofferedinapaper-basedformat Conductedallyearlong
ConductedthriceayearinApril,Septemberand October
Fee:US$226-US$255 Fee:US$150

QuestiontypesareMCQanddescriptiveoressay
2.GREExamPattern
ForGREGeneralTest:
TheGREtestsyllabusforbothtestsisextensive,andeachtesthasadifferentlevelofdi culty Forexample, theGREGeneralTest,whichincludesquant,verbal,andAWAsections,assessescandidatesanalytical abilities,whereassubjecttestsassesstheirspeci careaknowledge ForGREGeneralTestGREtotalMarks are340
GREverbalreasoning,GREquantitativereasoning,andGREanalyticalwritingevaluationarethethree primarycomponentsoftheGREgeneraltest GREscoresareessentialentrancerequirementsforhigher educationinbusiness,engineering,andmanyotherdisciplines Therefore,theGREgeneralexamscoreis acceptedinthiscase LetushavealookattheGREexampatternforthegeneralTest
Sectionname NumberofSections Numberof questions Sub-areas Typesofquestions
Ratioand proportion Pro tandloss Simpleand
ForGRESubjectTest: TheGREsubjecttestisapaper-basedexamthatisonlyofferedthreetimesayear Studentswhowanttoget amaster’sdegreeinaspeci csubjectshouldtaketheGREsubjecttests ThisGREexampatterncoversthe followingtopics:
MathematicsPhysics Psychology Biology Chemistry LiteratureinEnglish
BiochemistrywasonceincludedintheGREsubjecttest,butitwasremovedinDecember2016 IntheGRE, studentscantakemorethanonesubjecttest;theysimplyhavetopayforeachsubjecttheywanttotake April,September,andOctoberarethemonthsthatGREsubjecttestsaregiven OnlyinOctoberareIndian studentspermittedtotakeGREsubjecttests ForGRESubjecttestGREtotalmarksare990
AusefulresourceforGREpreparationcanbethissite
3.GRESyllabus
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Sectionname
NumberofSections NumberofSections Sub-areas Typesofquestions
GRESubjectTestSyllabus

Subjects Subjects
Biology 190
Chemistry 130
English 230
Sub-sections
CellularandMolecularBiology OrganismalBiology EcologyandEvolution
AnalyticalChemistry InorganicChemistry OrganicChemistry PhysicalChemistry
LiteraryAnalysis Identi cation CulturalandHistoricalContexts HistoryandTheoryofLiterary Criticism
Mathematics 66
Calculus Algebra(Linearalgebra,abstract algebra,elementaryalgebra,and numbertheory) DiscreteMathematics RealAnalysis ProbabilityandStatistics AdditionalMathematics
Physics 100
ClassicalMechanics Electromagnetism OpticsandWavePhenomena ThermodynamicsandStatistical Mechanics QuantumMechanics AtomicPhysics SpecialRelativity LaboratoryMethods SpecializedTopicslikeNuclear andParticlePhysicsetc
5.GREScores
OntheGREGeneralTest,threescoresarereported:
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ScoresforQuantitativeReasoningarepresentedonarangeof130to170,with1pointincrements
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ScoresforVerbalReasoningarepresentedonarangeof130to170,with1pointincrements
TheScoresforAnalyticalWritingisgradedonascaleof0to6,withhalf-pointincrementsbetween0 and6
Thetotalnumberofcorrectanswersgivenandthedi cultylevelofeachsegmentarere ectedintheir QuantitativeandVerbalreasoningscores
Eachessayquestionisusedtodeterminethescorefortheanalyticalwritingmeasure(2essayquestionsin total) AskilledreaderandacomputerizedtoolaredevelopedbyETSthatcanrecognizeessayqualities relatedtowritingpro ciencyandscoreyourAnalyticalWritingportion GREtotalMarkscanbeincreasedby doingAWAwith95%accuracy
GRESubjectTestScores

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Thesubjecttestisgradedonarangeof200to990points,with10-pointincrements It'sworthnotingthat theseparatetestscalesonlycoverafractionofthe200-900pointrange Anysubjecttestsactualrangeis smaller,rangingfrom20to99inone-pointincrements
200-990,in10-pointsincrements
Psychology
Chemistry
Subscores:20-99,inone-pointincrement
200-990,in10-pointsincrements
LiteratureinEnglish 200-990,in10-pointsincrements
Physics 200-990,in10-pointsincrements
Subscores:20-99,inone-pointincrement
Mathematics 200-990,in10-pointsincrements
6.GRETotalMarks
TheGREtotalmarksarecalculatedonlybasedonyourQuantitativeandVerbalReasoningsection The maximumGREscoreforboththequantitativeandverbalreasoningportionsis170,whilethelowestGRE scoreforbothsectionsis130 Asaresult,thegreatestGREscoreyoucanachieveis340,whilethelowest GREscoreyoucangetis260
ThesubjecttesthasaGREtotalmarksdistributionrangingfrom200to990 Subscoresarealsoreportedon a20-99scorescale,withone-pointincrements,forPhysics,Biology,andPsychologyexaminations
However,unliketheSATandACT,combiningsectionscoresintoasingleGREtotalmarkisuncommon So instead,whensubmittingyourGREresults,you’dpublishyourthree-partscoresseparately
WhatisthepurposeofreportingGREsectionresultsseparately?It'susuallybecausemostgraduateschools aremoreinterestedinonesectionscorethantheothers,andtheywanttoseewhichoneyouearnedquickly Inaddition,gradschoolprogramsaremorespecializedthanundergraduateprograms,andthosereviewing yourGREtotalmarksareusuallyonlyinterestedinthecomponentthatmostcloselytiestothesubject matterofyourprograms
7.GRETotalScorePercentileGeneralTest
Thepercentageoftest-takerswhoscoredlowerscoresthanyouisreferredtoasapercentile Forexample,a 94thpercentilescoreindicatesthatyououtperformed94outofevery100test-takers GREScores

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9 33 9 15 6 14 460 5 22 4 9 3 8 420 2 13 2 5 1 3 380 1 6 – 2 – 1 340 – 3 – 1 – –300 – 1 – – – –
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9 GREScoreReport
TheGREGeneralandSubjecttestsbothhavesimilarscorereports
Yourreportincludesthefollowinginformation:
Dateofbirth
Contactinformation(name,phonenumber,andemail)

Gender
Aimingforagraduatedegree
Yourtestresultsandpercentilerankings
Scorereceiptsfromauthorizedscorersorfellowshipsponsors,aswellasscoresreportedtosuch institutions
Thetotalnumberofpointsreportedinthelast veyears
Datesofthetests
Datesofthetests
Yourscorereportisnotthesameastheo cialreportgiventotheschoolsyouchoose Thisreportincludes your:
YourGREresultsandpercentilerank
Aimingforagraduatedegree
Informationabouthowtocontact(name,phone,email,address)
Asaresult,therearetwotypesofscorereports:FortheTest-takerandtheinstitutions
10.WhattodoafterreceivingyourGREtotalmarks?
Afteryouvecompletedthetest,you'llbeaskedifyou'dliketoreport(see)orcancelyourresults Youcansee youruno cialquantitativeandverbalreasoningresultsrightawayifyouchoose;Report;Youwon'tbeable tochangeyourGREtotalmarksonceyou'veselectedthereportoption
Cancelthescores
Youcan'thaveonesectionofthetest'sscorecanceledwhiletherestofthetest'sscoreispublished
Yourscoreswillnolongerbeaccessibleforreviewonlineoncetheyhavebeencanceled
Yourcanceledscoreswillnotbesharedwithanyoneelse
Therewillbenoreimbursement
Ifyouwanttorepeatthetestafteryourresultshavebeencanceled,youmustregisterandpayforthe testagain
Finally,keepinmindthatETSofferstheScoreSelectoption,whichallowsyoutochoosewhatever scoreyouwishtosendtob-schools
YoucanhaveyourscoresreinstatedthroughyourETSaccountwithin60daysofthetestdateifyou changeyourmindaftercancelingthem However,therewillbea$50cost
Reinstatethescore
Youcanpaythefeebycreditcard,cheque,ormoneyorder
Pay$27perrecipienttohavescoresemailedtothemlater Ifyoudonotchoosescorerecipients,itwill taketwoweeksforyourresultstobereinstated,andtheywillbedeliveredtoyourchosenuniversities immediatelyafterthat
Conclusion
OntheGRE,youcanonlygetafewquestionswrongandstillachieveaperfectscore,butkeepinmindthat theGREisonlyonepartofyourgradschoolapplication Studentsshoulddevotetheirtimetodevelopinga strongapplicationinavarietyofareasinsteadofconcentratingalloftheireffortsonachievingaperfect GREscore EvenifyouhadthegreatestGREscoreimaginable,itwouldn'thelpyougetintogradschoolifthe restofyourapplicationwasbad Similarly,non-perfectGREscoreswon'tdamageyouasmuchifyouhave strongcollegegrades,lettersofrecommendation,andotherfactors
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