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Hello sir, I’m preparing for GRE exam. I want know the duration for GRE? How many hours are provided by GRE exam?

[Vishal Kotkar]

The overall testing time for the computer-delivered GRE General Test is about three hours and 45 minutes. There are six sections with a 10-minute break in the third section.

The GRE General Test is a standardised test that is accepted for admission to various disciplines at many graduate and business schools across the globe.

GRE is conducted in two modes; computer-based and paper-based formats.

There are seven GRE subject tests that evaluate candidates’ knowledge in their respective fields. Aspirants interested in pursuing a higher education, especially Master's degree, specialised Master's course, MBA or a PhD degree can appear for the GRE.

It is conducted by the Educational Testing Service (ETS), a US-based organisation.

It covers three major sections
Analytical Writing,
Verbal Reasoning
Quantitative Reasoning

While Verbal and Quantitative Reasoning are scored on a scale of 130 – 170, analytical writing is scored on a scale of 0-6.

Structure of the Computer-delivered Test:

Measure Number of Questions Allotted Time
Analytical Writing (One section with two separately timed tasks) One "Analyze an Issue" task and one "Analyze an Argument" task 30 minutes per task
Verbal Reasoning (Two sections) 20 questions per section 30 minutes per section
Quantitative Reasoning (Two sections) 20 questions per section 35 minutes per section

Registration fee:
Special Handling Requests Fees
Late registration fee (paper-based test online registration only) $25
Standby testing (paper-based test only) $50
Rescheduling fee $50
Changing your test centre $50

Test Pattern:

Paper-Based GRE Sections Computer-Based
Duration No. of Sections No. of Sections Duration
60 minutes 2 Sections, 2 tasks Analytical Writing 1 Section, 2 tasks 60 minutes
70 minutes 2 Sections, 50 questions Verbal reasoning 2 Sections, 40 questions 60 minutes
80 minutes 2 Sections, 50 questions Quantitative Reasoning 2 Sections 40 questions 70 minutes
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