An Overview of GRE Exam

GRE or Graduate Record Examination is a renowned test taken by candidates planning to take admission into a graduate school. It is a test of one’s verbal reasoning, analytical writing, critical thinking and quantitative reasoning skills. Master’s Degree, MS, MEM, MBA, doctoral degree and other such courses demand for a GRE score. GRE is conducted in two formats. One is GRE General Test and GRE Subject Test. Both the formats have a different syllabus. The GRE General Test measures a candidate’s critical thinking, analytical writing skills, quantitative and verbal reasoning. On the other hand, as quite evident from the name of the test, GRE subject test checks candidate’s knowledge in his or her specific field. Candidates can appear for GRE once every 21 days and in a year, once can sit five times for the test. GRE is mostly conducted in the computer-based format for duration of 3 hours 40 minutes and comprises of six sections with a 10 minute break given after the third section...