Test takers receive 3 separate scores: one for each section.
Your GRE score remains valid for 5 years.
| Section | Question Type | Number of Questions | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| AWA Essay 1 | Essay Writing | 24-26 | 30 mins |
| AWA Essay 2 | Essay Writing | 24-26 | 30 mins |
| Verbal/ Math or Experimental | V/M or E | 20 | 30/35mins |
| Verbal/ Math or Experimental | V/M or E | 20 | 30/35mins |
| Verbal/ Math or Experimental | V/M or E | 20 | 30/35 mins |
| Verbal/ Math or Experimental | V/M or E | 20 | 30/35 mins |
| Verbal/ Math or Experimental | V/M or E | 20 | 30/35 mins |
There are two sections and three question types: Reading Comprehension, Text Completion, and Sentence Completion.
Students are presented with a passage and associated questions. The reading passages are drawn from a variety of subjects including the sciences, social sciences, or humanities. There are approximately 10 reading comprehension questions in a verbal section.
Test takers are presented with a sentence or a paragraph that has one to three blanks. There will be answer choices provided and the reader is to “fill in the blanks.” There are approximately six text completion questions in a verbal section.
Students are presented with a sentence that has one blank and are given six answer choices. The student must pick two answers that will produce a similar meaning. Strong vocabulary skills are important for doing well in this section. There are approximately 4 sentence equivalence questions in the verbal section.
There are two quantitative sections on the exam. Both are each 35 minutes long and consist of 20 questions. More importantly, there are two quantitative question types: Problem Solving and Quantitative Comparison.
There are three tasks for problem solving questions. Students are either required to solve a problem and select one correct answer out of five choices or to provide their own answers (numeric entry problems). Approximately two-thirds of the 20 questions are problem solving.
Quantitative Comparison questions are very different from Problem Solving ones. Typically, in you are presented with two columns A and B and given additional information about each column. Your task is to compare columns A and B and if either one has a greater quantity, equivalent or it cannot be determined. Approximately six or 7 questions are quantitative comparison questions.
You can take the computer-delivered GRE General Test once every 21 days and up to five times within any continuous rolling 12-month period. This testing limitation applies even if a student cancels a test score after taking the test. You may take the paper-delivered GRE General Test as often as it is offered.
The paper-delivered test is given approximately 3 times per year.
| Composite Score | Percentile |
| 36 | 100 |
| 35 | 99 |
| 34 | 99 |
| 33 | 98 |
| 32 | 96 |
| 31 | 95 |
| 30 | 93 |
| 29 | 90 |
| 28 | 88 |
| 27 | 85 |
| 26 | 82 |
| 25 | 78 |
| 24 | 74 |
| 23 | 70 |
| 22 | 64 |
| 21 | 59 |
| 20 | 53 |
| 19 | 47 |
| 18 | 41 |
| 17 | 35 |
| 16 | 28 |
| 15 | 22 |
| 14 | 16 |
| 13 | 10 |
| 12 | 5 |
| 11 | 2 |
| 10 | 1 |
| 9 | 1 |
| 8 | 1 |
| 7 | 1 |
| 6 | 1 |
| 5 | 1 |
| 4 | 1 |
| 3 | 1 |
| 2 | 1 |
| 1 | 1 |
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