Graduate Record Examination
Open Doors to Graduate & Business School
260 – 340
Total Score
5 Years
Validity
~1hr 58min
Duration
1,200+
Institutions
The GRE General Test is required by most graduate, law and business schools in the USA and many other countries. It measures verbal reasoning, quantitative reasoning, critical thinking and analytical writing — skills developed over a lifetime. Many top business schools including Harvard, Wharton, and MIT Sloan now accept GRE scores as an alternative to GMAT, giving you more flexibility.
📌 GRE scores are accepted by 1,200+ institutions worldwide. A high GRE Quant score (165+) is particularly valued by STEM programs and financial engineering courses.
Students applying to Master's or PhD programs in USA, UK, Canada, Australia, Germany and other countries.
Students targeting MS, ME, MBA, MCA, MIM and other postgraduate programs.
Final-year undergraduate students planning higher studies abroad.
Working professionals targeting top global graduate programs.
Students applying to law and business schools that accept GRE scores.
Students applying to STEM, Social Sciences, Humanities, and Business programs.
No minimum age or educational restrictions — open to all graduates.
Total Score
Verbal 130–170 + Quant 130–170 + AWA 0–6
Good Score
320+ is competitive; 330+ for top programs like MIT, Stanford
Score Validity
5 years from test date
Retakes
Up to 5 times in 12 months; 21-day gap between attempts
GRE Verbal heavily tests vocabulary — use Magoosh or Manhattan Prep word lists.
For Quantitative, review basic math concepts — GRE does not go beyond high school math.
Practice Analytical Writing using published GRE essay prompts from ETS.
Use ScoreSelect to send only your best GRE score to schools.
The new GRE (2023) is shorter: ~1 hour 58 minutes, faster results within 8–10 days.
Attempt 4–6 full-length ETS PowerPrep tests before the actual exam.
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