GENERAL TEST
General Test of G.R.E. measures the skills which are obtained by students over a long period of time and are not related to any specific field and include under given sections.
- Verbal reasoning
- Quantitative reasoning
- Critical thinking and analytical writing
COMPUTER ADAPTIVE TESTING
In C.A.T. multiple choice questions appear on the computer screen and test taker has to answer each question before proceeding to the next one. Initially each test taker is given a question of "average difficulty level" and then the level of subsequent question increases or decreases with the correctly or incorrectly answered previous question.
Scales of Scores and Percentile
| Scaled score | Verbal Reasoning % | Quantitative Reasoning % |
|---|---|---|
| 800 | 99 | 94 |
| 780 | 99 | 90 |
| 760 | 99 | 86 |
| 740 | 99 | 82 |
| 720 | 98 | 77 |
| 700 | 97 | 72 |
| 680 | 96 | 68 |
| 660 | 94 | 63 |
| 640 | 91 | 58 |
| 620 | 89 | 53 |
| 600 | 85 | 49 |
| 580 | 81 | 44 |
| 560 | 76 | 40 |
| 540 | 71 | 35 |
| 520 | 65 | 31 |
| 500 | 60 | 28 |
| 480 | 55 | 24 |
| 460 | 49 | 21 |
| 440 | 43 | 18 |
| 420 | 37 | 15 |
| 400 | 31 | 13 |
| 380 | 26 | 11 |
| 360 | 21 | 9 |
| 340 | 15 | 7 |
| 320 | 10 | 5 |
| 300 | 6 | 4 |
| 280 | 3 | 3 |
| 260 | 1 | 2 |
| 240 | 1 | 1 |
| 220 | 0 | 1 |
| 200 | 0 | 0 |
| mean | 465 | 584 |
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| Analytical Writing score | Writing % |
|---|---|
| 6 | 96 |
| 5.5 | 88 |
| 5 | 73 |
| 4.5 | 54 |
| 4 | 33 |
| 3.5 | 18 |
| 3 | 7 |
| 2.5 | 2 |
| 2 | 1 |
| 1.5 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 |
| 0.5 | 0 |
| mean | 4.1 |
SUBJECT TEST
In addition to general test there are eight subject tests which test the knowledge of applicants in areas like Biochemistry, Cell and Molecular Biology, Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Literature in English, Mathematics, Physics and Psychology.
For more information on G.R.E. log on to official website of E.T.S www.ets.org
& for www.gre.org
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