What is GRE exam for?

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    Sunil Soni Management & IT Consultant | Scholar-Level 18

    9 years ago
    The Graduate Record Examination (GRE) is a standardized test that is an admission requirement for most graduate schools / universities ( Post graduate in Indian terms) in the United States. Created and administered by the Educational Testing Service (ETS), the exam aims to measure verbal reasoning, quantitative reasoning, analytical writing and critical thinking skills that have been acquired over a long period of time and that are not entirely based on any specific field of study outside of the GRE itself.
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    Anamika Jha | Contributor-Level 10

    a year ago

    GRE stands for Graduate Record Examination. It is an entrance examination for students wanting to continue their masters is buisness management or any other graduate buisness programs. 

    The scores of this examination is accepted widely. Candidates from all educational backgrounds are eligible to give this examination. 

    Universities like Harvard University,University of Pennsylvania,Massachusetts Institute of Technology,University of California, Berkeley.Yale University,New York University ,Northwestern University along with many other reputed Indian and international universities accept GRE examination scores for admission.

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    Sindhuja Sibi This Sindhu, I am working as Student Counselor.

    9 years ago
    GRE is an online adaptive test for studying in abroad. There are 2 types of GRE test. One is General GRE test and other one is Subject based GRE Test.
    General GRE Test is for Masters and Business schools. General GRE Test consists of 3 Sections. Verbal, Quant and AWA. Quant section is similar to that of Quant section of SAT Exam. To crack Verbal, one should have strong vocabulary skills. To know more about GRE Word List and Vocabulary, visit: https://www.greedge.com/grewordlist
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    Raj Vimal | Contributor-Level 10

    a year ago

    GRE or Graduate Record Examination is a standardized computer based exam conducted by the by Educational Testing Service (ETS). Many top business schools in the world offer admission in Business programs on the basis of GRE Score. This test access the aptitude of a student for abstract thinking. Score equal to 160 or above is a good enough to get admission in various courses. There are two types of GRE tests.

    1. GRE General Test
    2. GRE Subject Test

    Also, students can take the GRE exam at home.

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