GRE stands for Graduate Record Examination. GRE is administered by Education Testing Service (ETS) and is primarily a multiple-choice test that graduate schools use for admission of students into their graduate programs. GRE has general test and subject tests as well. The General Test measures abilities in verbal, quantitative and analytical fields. The Subject Tests measure achievements in specific fields of study. Subject tests are offered in the following Biochemistry, Cell and Molecular Biology, Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, English Literature, Mathematics, Physics and psychology. Some universities require these subject test scores in addition to the general test when applying to the Ph.D. program.

GRE computer-based test is offered year round at most locations around the world. You can take the test during normal business hours. Weekend Tests are also available at many locations. You can register at late as the day just before the test, but spaces do get filled up. So, it's best to register a couple of weeks before you plan to take the test. Students are permitted to re-take the revised General test only once every 60 days and not more than 5 times in a twelve month period.

If no questions are answered for a specific measure (e.g., Verbal Reasoning), then you will receive a No Score (NS) for that measure.

GRE test takers will be allowed to use calculators issued by ETS. The new format allow test takers to skip questions and come back to them later and review answers before submitting an entire section. More questions on data analysis are added.

The GRE General Test is offered in many countries some of them are United States, Canada, India and many other countries as well. Students need to register for the test as early as possible in order to get the required test date. The appointments are scheduled on a first-come, first-served basis. Students should take care of the details required while registration and choose the nearest testing location available.

As part of your test fee, you may request that scores be sent to up to four graduate programs, business programs or fellowship sponsors. You will be asked to designate your score recipients when registering for the test or at the test center on test day. You are responsible for bringing valid and acceptable identification when you report to a test center. Additionally the name you use to register exactly should match the name on the ID document(s) you present at the test center.

* When you register, you must supply your entire first (given) name (without spaces or accents) & last (family/surname) name. If you have a two-part last name, be sure to supply your complete last name as it appears on the ID documents (without spaces or accents) that you will present on the day of the test.

* It is your responsibility to ensure that your ID documents match your admission ticket on the day of the test.

The GRE exam registrations can be done in following ways:

Online Registration: Students need to log on to www.gre.org / www.ets.org and register for the GRE exam. They need to select the test dated and centre as per their choice. The payments for online registrations are Credit/Debit Cards Only. If your online account has already been created, please confirm that the name on your ID documents still matches the name that appears in your account. If they do not, contact GRE Services.

Phone Registration: Students can book the test date through by calling the test center directly or Call Center on week days and complete the formalities of registration. If you register by phone, please be sure you are registered under your entire first and last names as they appear on your ID.

Regular Postal mail: Students need to download the registration form available online fill it with the required details. Once the form is filled students can prepare the payment voucher and sent it to the given address for registration.