The GRE is designed to assess academic knowledge and skills relevant to graduate study. As it is measured with known statistical properties and high-quality technical characteristics, the scores from these tests can improve graduate admissions and fellowship selection processes. The examinee must be in control of standard written English and show good analytical skills when evaluating text, relationships, etc.
Paper-based test
The paper-based GRE contains five sections. In addition, one unidentified pretest section may be included and this section can appear in any position in the test after the analytical writing section. Questions in the pretest section are being tested for possible use in future tests and answers will not count toward your score.
- Analytical writing; one issue task (45 minutes) and one argument task (30 minutes)
- Verbal; two sections with 38 questions each (60 minutes)
- Quantitative; two sections with 30 questions (60 minutes each)
- Pretest; An unidentified verbal or quantitative pretest section may be included and may appear in any order after the analytical writing section. It is not counted as part of your score
Computer-based test
The computer-based test contains four sections, one of which is an unidentified pretest section that can appear in any position in the test after the analytical writing section and will not count toward your scores. An identified research section that is not scored may also be included and this section would always appear in the final section of the test.
- Analytical writing; (60 minutes)
- Verbal; A total of 30 questions (30 minutes)
- Quantitative; A total of 28 questions (45 minutes)
- Pretest
- Research
Results
- A verbal score reported on a 200-800 score scale, in 10-point increments
- A quantitative score reported on a 200-800 score scale, in 10-point increments
- An analytical writing score reported on 0-6 score scale, in half-point increments
Current information about examination dates, place and fees can be found on the following website:
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