GRE (The Graduate Record Examination) is required for admissions, scholarships or assistantships at a graduate school. GRE scores are accepted in MS and PhD programmed in different fields other than management. Good GRE scores are one of the important factors of admissions at reputed American universities. GRE scores are highly important to get scholarships as well. It is a Computer Adaptive Test administered at USEF in Nepal. The test assesses student’s verbal, quantitative and analytical writing skills that are required for success at graduate level. The test has the following structure: Students can get more information at www.gre.org.
GRE TEST FORMAT |
Sections |
Number of Questions |
Kinds of Questions |
Time |
Analytical Writing |
2 |
1. Perspective on an issue
2. Analysis of an argument |
45 minutes
30 minutes |
Break |
Verbal Section |
30 |
1. 1. Sentence completion 6—7 questions
2. 2. Reading comprehension (2—3 passages)
7—8 questions
3. 3. Antonyms 8—9 questions
4. 4. Analogies 7—8 questions |
30 minutes |
Quantitative Section |
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1. Multiple choice questions
2. Quantitative comparison (28 questions) |
45 minutes |
SCORE:
Maximum score for sections Verbal, Quantitative is 800. An analytical writing score will be reported on a 0-6 score scale, in half-point increments. GRE is generally required by universities in North America (USA and Canada).
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