GRE Exam 2014 Details of Eligibility, Selection and Syllabus

The Graduate Record Examination (GRE) is the national level entrance exam conducted for providing admissions to the different graduate colleges in the United States and other foreign countries. The GRE is conducted in computer modes only and it is an important factor for deciding the selection of candidates for admissions in different courses of the foreign universities.

Every year lot of candidates participate in the concerned entrance exam to take admissions in different business programmes and graduate level courses under different foreign universities. Given below are the complete details of the GRE Exam.

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Name of Exam: GRE (Graduate Record Examination)

Conducting Authority: ETS (Education Testing Services)

Courses of Admissions: Psychology, Bio Chemistry, Management, Mathematics, English, Physics, Literature, Chemistry etc. are the different subjects for which exam is conducted

Eligibility for Exam:

The applicants must be having a valid passport of the country where he/ she is located including a valid identity proof. Apart from this the candidates should also have a good knowledge of the concerned institute where he/ she wish to take admissions.

Exam Pattern:

Basically, there are three sections in the exam: Verbal Reasoning; Quantitative Reasoning and Analytical Writing Sections respectively.

Subjects of Examination:

1. Mathematics

2. Physics

3. Psychology

4. Chemistry

5. Biology

6. Biochemistry, Cell and Molecular Biology

7. English Literature respectively

Syllabus of Study:

1. Physics:

100 MCQs on the following: Basic Mechanics and Quantum Mechanics, Nuclear and Particle Physics, Atomic Physics, Thermodynamics, Special Relativity, Electromagnetism etc

2. Chemistry:

Physical Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry and Organic Chemistry

130 MCQs on the above stated topics

3. Biology:

Cellular and Molecular Biology, Ecology and Evolution and Organismal Biology

194 MCQs

4. Mathematics:

Calculus, Algebra, Miscellaneous questions on Geometry, Complex Variables, Numerical Analysis, Probability and Statistics, Differentiation and Integration etc

5. Biochemistry, Cell and Molecular Biology

Molecular Biology and Genetics, Cell Biology and Biochemistry

170 MCQs on the above topics

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Application Procedure:

The candidates should apply online at the website link given below. The cost of application varies from country to country, usually ranging in between $ 160 -250 respectively for all the applicants.

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