GRE stands for Graduation Record Examination that offers candidates admission into masters and a Ph.D. degree in universities all over the world. This examination is conducted by the Educational Testing Service (ETS) and is established by the Carnegie Foundation for Advancement of Teaching in 1939. In this article, we will discuss on GRE 2023 Application Form, Exam Date, Syllabus, Eligibility, Pattern, etc.
GRE 2023 Important Date
Schedule-I
| Events | Exam Dates |
| Application form available | 5 August 2022 |
| The deadline to submit the application form | 12 August 2022 |
| Admit Card | 13-17 September 2022 |
| Examination Date | 17 September 2022 |
| Supplementary Test Center and Monday Administration Deadline | September 19, 2022 |
Schedule-II
| Events | Exam Dates |
| Application form available | 16 September 2022 |
| The deadline to submit the application form | 23 September 2022 |
| Admit Card | 1-28 October 2022 |
| Examination Date | 29 October 2022 |
| Supplementary Test Center and Monday Administration Deadline | 31 October 2022 |
Schedule-III
| Events | Exam Dates |
| Application form available | 23 February 2023 |
| The deadline to submit the application form | 3 March 2023 |
| Admit Card | 1-28 October 2022 |
| Examination Date | 8 April 2022 |
| Supplementary Test Center and Monday Administration Deadline | 10 April 2022 |
GRE 2023 Eligibility
The following are the eligibility criteria for GRE 2023-
- The candidate must have passed an undergraduate course in any discipline from a recognized university
- There is no age limit to participate in the GRE examination
GRE 2023 Application Form
The following are the step by step guide on filling the application form online-
- Visit the official website of GRE by following this link- https://www.ets.org/gre
- Now, create an account on the website by using your email Id and password
- After registration is complete, the candidate must log in to the website followed by clicking on registration button
- A page will appear, select the “GRE General Test” from the dropdown and search for nearest test centres
- Now you will be prompted with selection of the preferred date and time which you can select based on your preference
- Now preview page will appear and can be changed if something is wrong and click next
- Now fill the background information correctly and click next
- A window with test preparation item will be displayed and you can choose the preparation item by adding it to your cart followed by proceed to checkout button you can also add promotional code (if any) on the next step and click on pay now button
- Now, a conformation page with information will appear followed by an email with conformation of purchase
GRE Application Fee
The application fee for GRE general test is $213 which can be paid using a credit/debit card, Paypal and US bank transfer, etc. GRE Subject Test costs $150 worldwide.
GRE Special Handling Requests
| Services | Fee |
| Late Registration Fee | $25 |
| Standby testing | $25 |
| Changing the test center | $50 |
| Rescheduling fees for the rest of the world | $50 |
| GRE Subject Change Fee | $50 |
GRE Examination Pattern
GRE examination can be given in both online and offline methods. The following are the GRE examination pattern-
| Pattern | Computer-based | Computer-based | Computer-based | Paper-based | Paper-based | Paper-based |
| GRE Sections | Duration | No. of sections | No. of Questions | Duration | No. of sections | No. of questions |
| Verbal Reasoning | 30 minutes | 2 | 20 | 35 minutes | 2 | 25 |
| Quantitative Reasoning | 35 minutes | 2 | 20 | 40 minutes | 2 | 25 |
| Analytical Writing | 60 minutes | 1 | 2 | 30 minutes | 2 | 2 |
| Research | Varies | 1 | Varies | NA | NA | NA |
| Unscored | Varies | 1 | Varies | NA | NA | NA |
| Total | 3 hours 45 Minutes | 7 | 82 | 3 hours 30 minutes | 6 | 102 |
GRE Syllabus
The following are the syllabus for GRE General Test-
Verbal Reasoning
- Modifiers and Parallelism
- Idioms and Idiomatic expressions
- Verb tense
- Pronoun Agreement
- Subject-Verb Agreement
- Nouns, Adjectives, Pronouns
The GRE verbal Syllabus is divided into three parts:
- Reading Comprehension
- Sentence Equivalence
- Text Completion
Qualitative Analyis
- Property and types of integer
- Lines and angles
- Descriptive statistics such as Median, Mean, Range, Mode, Percentiles, etc.
- Exponents
- Power and roots
- Circles
- Interpretation of data based on graphs, circle graphs, scatter plots, etc
- Algebraic Expressions – Factoring and Simplifying
- Statistics
- Triangle
- Probability
- Equations and inequalities
- Estimation
- Quadrilaterals
- Permutation and Combination
- Linear and Quadratic inequalities
- Number properties
- Polygon Venn Diagrams Linear Equations
- Percentage
- Three-dimensional figures
- Sets Theory
- Quadratic equations
- Exponents and Roots
- Area, Perimeter, Volume
- Word Problems
- Ratio and proportions
- Angle Measurements
- Speed, distance, and Time
- Simple and Compound Interest
- Profit and Loss
- Arithmetic Operations
- Coordinate geometry
Analytical Writing
The GRE syllabus for analytical writing is divided into two tasks:
- Analyse and Argument
- Analyze and Issue
GRE Subject Test Syllabus
The GRE syllabus for the subject test consists of six disciplines:
- Chemistry
- Biology
- Literature in English
- Mathematics
- Physics
- Psychology
GRE Examination Center in India
The following are the cities where GRE examination is conducted-
- Ahmedabad
- Bangalore
- Allahabad
- Chennai
- Coimbatore
- Dehradun
- Cochin
- Gandhinagar
- Gwalior
- Gurgaon
- Vadodara
- Hyderabad
- Kolkata
- Indore
- Mumbai
- New Delhi
- Nashik
- Nizamabad
- Pune
- Patna
- Trivandrum
- Vijayawada.
GRE Result 2023
The result for the GRE exam is released within 10-15 days after the examination was conducted. The examination is evaluated and scored out of 800 and an email notification from ETS will be sent on your email. You can use the score for 5 years and if you are not satisfied with your scores then you can apply for the examination again using the same account.
Top Universities Accepting GRE Scores
The following are some of the universities that accept GRE scores-
| University accepting GRE Scores | Verbal | Quantitative | Writing |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) | 158 | 159 | 5.3 |
| Stanford University | 159 | 158 | 4.8 |
| University of California, Berkeley | 153 – 156 | 167 | 4.5 |
| The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) | 155 | 167 | 5.0 |
| University of Virginia | 163 | 166 | 4.5 |
| University of Michigan – Ann Arbor | 160 | 167 | 5.0 |
| University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill | 158 | 160 | 4.5 |
| Georgia Institute of Technology | 158 | 167 | 4.3 |
| University of California – San Diego | 162 | 160 | 5.5 |
| University of Illinois – Urbana/Champaign | 155 | 165 | 4.0 |
| University of Wisconsin – Madison | 163 | 163 | 4.5 |
| University of Washington | 156 | 167 | 4.0 |
| Pennsylvania State University | 150 | 165 | 3.0 |
| University of Florida (UFL) | 154 | 165 | 3.0 |
| University of Texas, Austin | 155 | 165 | 4.0 |
| Ohio State University | 156 | 165 | 4.0 |
| California Institute of Technology | 160 | 157 | 5.0 |
| Duke University | 160 | 160 | 4.5 |
| University of Chicago | 158 | 167 | 4.0 |
| Northwestern University | 160 | 160 | 5.0 |
| Washington University in St. Louis | 161 | 160 | 5.0 |
| Johns Hopkins University | 163 | 164 | 4.8 |
| Rice University | 160 | 167 | 5.0 |
| Emory University | 153 | 163 | 4.0-6.0 |
| University of Notre Dame | 165 | 165 | 5.3 |
| Vanderbilt University | 157 | 166 | 4.8 |
| William and Mary | 158 | 160 | 4.5 |
| Johns Hopkins University | 159 | 162 | 4.2 |