GRE EXAM SYLLABUS & PATTERN 2024

The GRE (Graduate Record Examination) is 1 hour 58 minutes long and has a maximum score of 340. The exam contains three sections: Quantitative Reasoning, Verbal Reasoning, and Analytical Writing. The content of the examination is intended to test a student’s logical understanding of the three sections within a given time frame.

GRE Exam Pattern 2024

SECTION

QUESTIONS

TIME 

SCORE RANGE

Analytical Writing

1 “Analyze an Issue” Task

30 min

0-6

Verbal Reasoning

Section 1: 12 Questions

Section 2: 15 Questions

Section 1: 18 min

Section 2: 23 min

130-170

Quantitative Reasoning

Section 1: 12 Questions

Section 2: 15 Questions

Section 1: 21 min

Section 2: 26 min

130-170

Total

54 Questions + 1 AWA Task

1 hour 58 min

340

 

GRE Exam Syllabus 2024

Take a look at the latest GRE syllabus 2024 and make sure that you are headed in the right direction with your GRE prep.

  • GRE Verbal Reasoning

The GRE tests the test taker’s cognitive ability from a detail-oriented level to a holistic level; thereby increasing the need to:

  1. Understand the dynamics between parts of a sentence, and analyze sentences, paragraphs and ultimately, passages. Through sustained effort, one must develop the ability to decode language at a good pace.

  2. Evaluate the relationships between words, and mentally summarize information before arriving at a particular answer choice.

  • Types of questions

    • Sentence Equivalence and Text Completion: These sections require a rapid comprehension of the given sentence and a thorough grasp of the usage of words.

    • Reading Comprehension: The questions require students to be equipped with the arsenal to tackle relatively difficult passages. The scale of difficulty varies depending on the sectional additivity.

  • Expertise required

    • Vocabulary: The exam requires students to have a repository of words embedded in their memory. This is not a parameter that is to be feared. Instead, students must sequentially and systematically improve their command over the ‘GRE jargon’. Jamboree’s Vocabulary lists are extensively planned and formulated in a manner that helps everyone understand how words can be logically separated and therefore, how they can be learnt much faster.

    • Comprehension Speed: A key skill that contributes to an improved GRE score is the speed of comprehension. Consistent effort to increase comprehension speed, combined with the ability to comprehend passages from different fields such as science, art, history, is extremely critical.

    • Reading and Answering: The GRE is keen to test a student’s understanding of the flow of passages and the dependencies between paragraphs, which ultimately help students pick the right choice. In essence, the test is about how quickly one can eliminate answer choices and arrive at the correct one.

  • GRE Quantitative Reasoning
    The quant section of the GRE requires a methodical approach, but does not include advanced-level mathematical concepts such as integration, differentiation, the Chi-Square Test etc. The GRE simply wants to test your ‘quantitative reasoning’ and not your math skill. ETS also allows students to use an on-screen calculator. 

  • Algebra questions include operations with exponents; factoring and simplifying algebraic expressions; relations, functions, equations and inequalities; solving linear and quadratic equations and inequalities; solving simultaneous equations and inequalities; setting up equations to solve word problems; and coordinate geometry.

  • Arithmetic questions includes properties and types of integers, such as divisibility, factorization, prime numbers, reminders and odd and even integers; arithmetic operations, exponents and roots; and concepts such as estimation, percent, ratio, rate, absolute value, the number line, decimal representation and sequences of numbers.

  • Data Analysis questions include basic descriptive statistics, such as mean, median, mode, range, standard deviation, interquartile range, quartiles and percentiles; interpretation of data in tables and graphs; elementary probability; conditional probability; random variables and probability distributions, in; and counting methods, such as combinations, permutations and Venn diagrams.

  • Geometry questions include parallel and perpendicular lines, circles, triangles, polygons, congruent and similar figures, three-dimensional figures, area, perimeter, volume, the Pythagorean theorem and angle measurement in degrees. The ability to construct proofs is not tested.

Preparing for the GRE can be a daunting task, but more often than not students misconstrue the examination’s true difficulty level because they’ve faced a mental block. A stepwise approach is critical in transforming how a student thinks about the exam. Contact us on [email protected] for more information about the GRE.

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