The GRE – Graduate Record Examination is administered by Educational Testing Services (ETS), United States of America. The GRE test is generally written by graduates in Humanities, Sciences, Engineering, and Technology. The Score in GRE is widely accepted in the universities and institutions of United States of America, Europe, Canada, Asia Pacific, Middle East, Africa and Latin America for admission into departments of higher studies and research. The test evaluates what a candidate has learnt as part of undergraduate / college studies and the knowledge of a candidate in a course / study area.
The GRE test is available in two different modes-
GRE General Test- This test measures verbal reasoning, quantitative reasoning, critical thinking, and analytical writing skills of candidates.
GRE Subject Tests- This test is available in a variety of subjects, viz; maths, computers, biology etc; the test measures knowledge of candidates’ in specific subject areas that a candidate has studied at college level.
The Universities across United States of America, Europe, Canada, Asia Pacific, Middle East, Africa and Latin America largely uses Score in GRE for accepting applications for admission into graduate studies and research programs. The GRE test score (both GRE General and GRE Subject Tests) is considered by different Universities and Institutes for the award of scholarships, fellowships and need based scholarships. However, many universities, institutes and scholarship agencies conducts their own written tests, / interviews, and /essay tests etc for offer of final admission in a course and award of financial assistance / scholarships / fellowships. The score in GRE General Test is also used by business schools.
Anyone can write GRE General or GRE Subject Tests. The GRE test is not available in the study areas of law and medicine. There are specific tests to law and medical graduates like LSAT and MCAT. However, law and medical students can also take GRE General or GRE Subject Tests as they wish. The GRE Subject Tests include multiple disciplines and students can write test in more than one study area.
The GRE test reaches in different parts of the world through ETS Global BV Offices. But neither ETS nor ETS Global BV Offices do take responsibility of any kind regarding scholarships, admission to a course or college etc. The candidates strictly need to apply on their own for admission into a course in a university / institution and for scholarship.
On the behalf of ETS, the ETS Global BV Offices provides Consultancy Services and custom assessment to educational institutions, government agencies and businesses in different parts of the world in the matter related with testing and education.
