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The Graduate Record
Examination
or
GRE®
is a standardized test that is an admissions requirement for many
graduate schools in English speaking countries. It is created and
administered by the Educational Testing Service and is similar
in format and content to the SAT. Almost all schools offering
the MS program consider
GRE®
scores as a very important basis of admission as well as
financial aid.It
is a multiple-choice test administered by the Educational Testing
Service (ETS) on behalf of the
GRE®
Board. The
GRE® is
administered only in English across the world.The
GRE®
consists of 3 multiple-choice sections-Analytical
Writing& Writing Section, Quantitative Section and Verbal. Apart from
the traditional sections, the
GRE®
includes an essay section (mandatory only for certain universities) called the
Writing Assessment, which is to be taken on a separate day. |