The Graduate Record Examinations is a standardized test that is an admissions requirement for many graduate schools in the United States and Canada. The GRE is owned and administered by Educational Testing Service or ETS. The main purpose of the test is for admissions to master’s and doctoral programs in various universities including a few that are in countries other than the US or Canada. Changes were made the GRE in September 2023 with the new version having few questions and of shorter duration. The older version of the test had 100 questions in total for Verbal and Quant, and the Analytical Writing Section had two essays including an Argument Essay. The newer version has a total of 54 questions and only one Issue Based Essay in the AWA section. The Argument Essay has been removed.
SKILLS TESTED
THE GRE®HAS three Main SECTIONs
Analytical Writing
The Analytical Writing section measures your ability to:
- articulate complex ideas clearly and effectively
- support ideas with relevant reasons and examples
- examine claims and accompanying evidence
- sustain a well-focused, coherent discussion
- control the elements of standard written English
The Analytical Writing section requires you to provide focused responses based on the task presented, so you can accurately demonstrate your skill in directly responding to a task.
Verbal Reasoning
The Verbal Reasoning section measures your ability to:
- analyze and draw conclusions from discourse; reason from incomplete data; identify author’s assumptions and/or perspective; understand multiple levels of meaning, such as literal, figurative and author’s intent
- select important points; distinguish major from minor or irrelevant points; summarize text; understand the structure of a text
- understand the meanings of words, sentences and entire texts; understand relationships among words and among concepts
Quantitative Reasoning
The Quantitative Reasoning section measures your ability to:
- understand, interpret and analyze quantitative information
- solve problems using mathematical models
- apply basic skills and elementary concepts of arithmetic, algebra, geometry and data analysis
The Quantitative Reasoning section includes an on-screen calculator.
GRE® General Test Structure
The overall testing time for the GRE® General Test is about 1 hours and 58 minutes. There are three sections.
| Measure | Number of Questions | Allotted Time |
|---|---|---|
| Analytical Writing | One “Analyze an Issue” task | 30 minutes |
| Verbal Reasoning (Two Sections) | Section 1 – 12 questions Section 2 – 15 questions | Section 1- 18 minutes Section 2 – 23 minutes |
| Quantitative Reasoning (Two Sections) | Section 1 – 12 questions Section 2 – 15 questions | Section 1 – 21 minutes Section 2 – 26 minutes |
The Analytical Writing section will always be first. The Verbal Reasoning, Quantitative Reasoning
GRE® EXAM PREPARATION AT EMBARK
Embark offers complete GRE Exam Preparation for its students. The classes are conducted Online with live sessions for students from across the globe. The total course duration is 50 hours – 30 hours of Verbal Reasoning/Analytical Writing (English) Preparation and 20 hours of Quantitative (Math).
If a student chooses to just pursue only one of the modules – that is, either Verbal or Quantitative, that option is also available. Students will be provided soft copies of study materials and instructor’s handouts. Every student is expected to periodically take full length diagnostic tests to better prepare for the exams. The trainer will regularly assess and monitor the performance of the student, and will give guidance to further improve and become exam ready.
The class timings are flexible and lessons are either in small batches or One on One.
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