Showing posts with label GRE Tests. Show all posts
Showing posts with label GRE Tests. Show all posts

How do I register for Computer Based General GRE?



How do I register for Computer Based General GRE?
There are three ways you can register for a General Test.
Phone

  • Use VISA, MasterCard, American Express, or a voucher number.
  • Call the appropriate RRC (Regional Registraion Centers) at least 2 business days before your preferred test date (for Pakistan RRC centers list is given above).
  • A confirmation number, reporting time, and the test center address will be given to you when you call.
Fax
  • Use VISA, MasterCard, American Express, or a voucher number.
  • Fax the International Test Scheduling Form to the appropriate RRC.
  • The form must be received at least 7 days before your first-choice test date.
  • A confirmation number, reporting time, and the test center address will be faxed or mailed to you.
  • If you do not receive a confirmation of your appointment, call the appropriate RRC at least 3 business days before your first-choice test date. If you miss your appointment and did not call the RRC, your test fee will not be refunded. If you provide an email address, you may receive a confirmation by email.
Mail
  • Mail the International Test Scheduling Form to the appropriate RRC with appropriate payment.
  • The form must be received at least 3 weeks before your first-choice test date.
  • A confirmation number, reporting time, and the test center address will be faxed or mailed to you.
  • If you do not receive a confirmation, call the appropriate RRC at least 3 business days before your first-choice test date. If you miss your appointment and did not call the RRC, your test fee will not be refunded. If you provide an email address, you may receive a confirmation by email.

**If you have not received the admission ticket three working days prior to the first required test date, it is necessary that you contact the Regional Registration Center. Otherwise, you risk missing your appointment at the computer center and you may forfeit your test registration fee. The registration fee is not refundable, as mentioned on the back of the International Test Scheduling Form, when referring to the Confirmation Letter. If you provide an e-mail address, you may receive your confirmation by e-mail.

Where is GRE-General test administered in Pakistan?

Where is GRE-General test administered in Pakistan?

 
The GRE-General is administered in Karachi, Islamabad and Lahore on computer round the year.
CBT Test centers list in Pakistan:
Karachi
Islamabad Lahore
Global Education Foundation
(Test Center Number:8781)
Prometric Testing Center
Suite No. 217, 2nd floor
Plot No. G7, Block 9,
The Plaza, Scheme No. 5 Clifton
Karachi, Pakistan
Phone:
92-21-586-8218
Fax:
92-21-587-3181
United States Educational Foundation in Pakistan (USEFP)
Prometric Testing Center (Test centre #8782)
House 16, Street 84, G-6/4
Ataturk Avenue, Islamabad, Pakistan
Lahore University of Management Science (Test Center Number: 8783)
Prometric Testing Center
Opposite Sector U.L.C.C.H.S.Lahore Cant.
Lahore, Pakistan
Phone: 92-42-5722670-9
Fax: 92-42-5722591

How long will result of General-GRE OR Subject-GRE be valid?

How long will result of General-GRE OR Subject-GRE be valid?


  • Scores for General-GRE are valid for 5 years.
  • Scores of Subject-GRE are valid for 5 years.

What is GRE - Subject Tests ?




What is GRE - Subject Test?

This test program measures achievement in specific fields of study. The subject based GRE are currently available in 8 disciplines, each of which measures achievements in specific fields.links are given below :
 

*Literature in English
*Mathematics
*Biology *Physics
*Chemistry *Psychology
*Computer Science  

What is GRE - General Test?




What is GRE - General Test?
this test program measures students' abilities in Verbal, Quantitative and Analytical fields. It does not require any subject-specific theoretical study. (This is true only for the General GRE, and not for the GRE Subject Test, which is required by certain universities. In this section, we mean the General GRE whenever we refer to the GRE).


1) Verbal Section (30 questions - 30 minutes)
This section tests your ability to analyze and evaluate written material and synthesize information obtained from it, analyze relationships among component parts of sentences and recognize relationships between words and concepts.

2) Quantitative Section (28 questions - 45 minutes)
This section tests your basic mathematical skills and your understanding of elementary mathematical concepts, as well as your ability to reason quantitatively and solve problems in a quantitative setting.

3) Analytical Section (Two writing tasks - 75 minutes)
This section measures critical thinking and analytical writing skills. It consists of two analytical writing tasks :
  1. Analyze of an issue (45 minutes)
  2. Analyze an Argument (30 minutes)
NOTE:
*An unidentified verbal or quantitative pretest section may be included in both Computer Based Test (CBT) as well as Paper Based Test for possible use in future tests and may appear in any order after the analytical writing section. It is not counted as part of your score.

*An identified research section that is not scored may also be included in Computer Based Test only and this section would always appear in the final section of the test. Questions in the research section are included for the purpose of ETS research and answers will not count toward your scores.

What is the difference in Computer Based Test Format and Paper Based Test Format for GENERAL GRE TEST?



Computer Based Test Format and Paper Based Test Format for GENERAL GRE TEST ?


 
Paper-Based Test Computer-Based Test
  Total Testing Time
upto 3 3/4 hours
Total Testing Time
upto 3 1/4 hours (excluding Research Section timing)
SECTION 1 Analytical Writing
75 minutes
Part 1: Analyze of an issue (45 minute)
Part 2: Analyze an argument (30 minutes)
Analytical Writing
75 minutes
Part 1: Analyze of an issue (45 minute)
Part 2: Analyze an argument (30 minutes)
SECTION 2 Verbal (2 sections)
30 minutes per section
38 Questions per section
Verbal
30 minutes
30 Questions
SECTION 3 Quantitative (2 sections)
30 minutes per section
30 Questions per section
Quantitative
45 minutes
28 Questions
SECTION 4 Pretest**
30 minutes
Number of Questions Varies
Pretest**
Total given time Varies
Number of Questions Varies
SECTION 5 ---no research section Research***
Total given time Varies
Number of Questions Varies

What is Graduate Record Exam (GRE) ?



 

What is GRE?
The Graduate Record Exam (GRE) is designed to provide admissions committee members, career counselors, and prospective applicants with predictors of academic performance in graduate-level academic study (Masters and Doctoral programs). GRE scores are only one of several factors considered in the admission decision. Other factors include undergraduate GPA, faculty recommendation letters, application essays (personal statements), and work and other experience. Nearly 4400 American graduate schools (except business schools, which require the GMAT, and law schools, which require the Law SAT require GRE scores from each applicant.

This test is developed and administered by the Educational Testing Service (ETS) on behalf of the Graduate Record Examinations Board and the Council of Graduate Schools. GRE consists of two types of test programs.

GRE - General Test

GRE - Subject Test  

Further Detail Will Be Updated Soon