GRE

The Graduate Record Examination is a prime requirement for admission in most of the graduate schools in the United States. Created in 1949, it aims at testing the quantitative aptitude, verbal reasoning, analytical ability and creative thinking skills if the appearing candidates.

There are two areas of the test – GRE General and GRE Subject GRE General Test - The GRE General Test checks the candidates' skills in the following areas-
Verbal Reasoning
Quantitative Reasoning
Analytical Writing

GRE Subject Tests - The testing areas that are available under this category are :
Biochemistry, Cell and Molecular Biology
Chemistry
Biology
Literature in English
Computer Science
Mathematics
Physics
Psychology

Test Fee – Ranges between US $ 140 to US $210 depending on the country it in. GRE General Test costs US $140 and GRE Subject Test costs US $150. With a maximum score of 1600, a score between 1100 and 1300 is considered decent.

The test has three sections-
1- Verbal Reasoning
2- Quantitative Reasoning
3- Analytical Writing