Test Format for GRE

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Test Format for GRE

Any accredited graduate or professional school, or any department or division within a school, may require or recommend that its applicants take the General Test, a Subject Test, or both. A non-accredited institution can receive test takers' scores if approved by the GRE Board .

Analytical Writing — The skills measured include the test taker's ability to

    * articulate complex ideas clearly and effectively
    * examine claims and accompanying evidence
    * support ideas with relevant reasons and examples
    * sustain a well-focused, coherent discussion
    * control the elements of standard written English.

Analytical Writing — The skills measured include the test taker's ability to

    * analyze and evaluate written material and synthesize information obtained from it
    * analyze relationships among component parts of sentences
    * recognize relationships between words and concepts.

Quantitative Reasoning — The skills measured include the test taker's ability to

    * understand basic concepts of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, and data analysis
    * reason quantitatively
    * solve problems in a quantitative setting.

Typical Computer-Based GRE® General Test
   
Analytical Writing    Two Essay (choose one)    45 minutes

Analytical Writing    One Essay    30 minutes

Verbal    30    30 minutes

Quantitative    28    45 minutes

Paper-Based General Test Content and Structure

The paper-based General Test is composed of Verbal Reasoning, Quantitative Reasoning and Analytical Writing sections. In addition, one unidentified unscored section may be included, and this section can appear in any position in the test after the Analytical Writing Section. Questions in the unscored section are being tested for possible use in future tests, and answers will not count toward your scores.

Total testing time is up to 3 3/4 hours. The directions at the beginning of each section specify the total number of questions in the section and the time allowed for the section.
The Analytical Writing section is always first. For the Issue task, two topics will be presented and you will choose one. The Argument task does not present a choice of topics; instead one topic will be presented.

The Verbal and Quantitative sections may appear in any order, including an unidentified Verbal or Quantitative unscored section. Treat each section presented during your test as if it counts.