G R E

The Graduate Record Examinations (GRE) is a standardized test that is an admissions requirement for many graduate schools in the United States and Canada and a few other countries. The purpose of this exam is for admissions to master's and doctoral degree programs in various universities. The time duration of the overall exam is about 3 hours and 45 minutes (includes 1-minute breaks after each section and a 10-minute break after the third section). Moreover, the grading system stands out as Analytical writing: 0.0 to 6.0 (in 0.5-point increments), Verbal reasoning: 130 to 170 (in 1-point increments), Quantitative reasoning: 130 to 170 (in 1-point increments). The validity of the exam remains as active for 5 years. The exams are mainly offered in Computer-based test for multiple times a year (depending on availability of the test center), while the paper-based test can be taken up to 3 times a year in the months of October, November and February. However, there are restrictions to follow up with. These are: computer-based test can be taken only once after 21 days from the day of exam every year. Maximum of 5 times a year. (Applies even if the candidate cancels scores on a test taken previously). Whereas, the paper-based test can be taken as often as it is offered.