Introduction

Thousands of candidates wish to join the US universities for graduation and post graduation. These students come from all parts of the world with varied socioeconomic backgrounds. Each one of them cannot be admitted in these universities as the sheer number of such candidates is too high to be accommodated. It forces the US education system to rate these candidates as per their skills and academic abilities. The undergraduate GPA cannot be a sole measure of this as the academic curriculum is different in every part of the world. The examination called GRE (Graduate Record Examination) is designed to test these candidates for their aptitudes and prepare a merit. If you wish to be a part of this band wagon then you have got be very serious about your approach. GRE is valid for the universities in the UK, Australia and Canada also. Only those students who have scored high in the GRE can think of joining these universities. Knowing about the GRE schedule is important for planning your GRE attempt. The GRE schedule adopted by different test centers is different. This article will give you all required information regarding the GRE schedule for registration, GRE examination schedule as well as the GRE course schedule.

GRE Overview

The complete process of GRE can be divided into various phases as it is an important milestone between the completion of your undergraduate studies and joining your dream university in one of the countries mentioned above. Once you look for the GRE schedule you will come to know about the details of these various phases. These phases are mentioned below:

Understanding the GRE Pattern
GRE examination schedule
GRE registration schedule
GRE preparation
GRE attempt
GRE result
Admission to a university

The first and foremost thing is to be aware of the GRE pattern. This will tell you what you are being tested for. The GRE examination schedule will give you an idea about various test centers and their GRE test dates. It will also give you an idea as to how the test is conducted. The GRE schedule for registration will explain about the various options of registration. Once you have registered yourself well in time, you can concentrate on your studies for the GRE with a peaceful mind. The GRE test schedule will give you information on how to go about preparing for the GRE. It is also important to know about the exact procedure to be followed at the test center and when you should expect your results. Finally once you have received your GRE scores you need to prepare yourself for an admission to your dream university.

GRE Pattern

The GRE is designed to test your skills in verbal and quantitative reasoning. It aims at checking your analytical writing skills and critical thinking skills. These are the skills which you would have acquired over a long period of time right since your childhood days. Thus, they are not related to any specific area of your study. The GRE Schedule is decided by the ETS (Educational Testing Service), a private organization.

GRE exam can be taken in two forms i.e. the GRE CAT (Computer Adaptive Test) and the GRE Paper-Based Test. The GRE CAT (Computer Adaptive Test) is approximately three hours long. There are four sections in the GRE CAT. These are the Verbal (30 minutes), Quantitative (45 minutes), Analytical Writing (75 minutes) and the Experimental sections. The Experimental section is of any one of the types mentioned above and does not count towards your scores. The GRE pattern includes this Experimental section to help the organizers evaluate questions for future exams. The paper based GRE also has these four sections. The paper based test differs in terms of time allotted to the individual sections. It has 30 minutes each for the Verbal, Quantitative and the Experimental sections whereas the Analytical Writing section has 75 minutes in all.

GRE Examination Schedule

The GRE examination schedule is available in two forms i.e. the complete test and a split-test. The complete test means that all the sections are conducted at the same time in whichever form (CAT or Paper-Based) you wish. The GRE examination schedule for GRE CAT includes time for the hands-on tutorial which you must complete before starting the actual timed test. This tutorial is useful for those who are not familiar with computers. The split-test option is valid for some of the countries like China, Taiwan and Hong Kong, Korea etc. The GRE examination schedule of a split-test needs to be understood clearly if one wishes to opt for it.

With split-test, the Analytical Writing section is offered on computer and the Verbal and Quantitative sections are offered in Paper-Based format. The split GRE examination schedule is designed in such a way that the Analytical Writing section is compulsorily taken by the candidate first. The candidate has to register for both parts of the split-test explicitly. At the end of the Analytical Writing section you need to select a paper-based test center for the rest of the test along with the test date of your choice. The GRE examination schedule policy forces you to take both these tests in same test year. That means that the difference between both the tests of split-test format can not be more than a year.

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