GRE 2021 Syllabus
For the GRE General Test:
Analytical Writing
There are 2 tasks present in this section:
- Analyze an Issue task
- Analyze an Argument task
The Analytical Writing measures the ability to:
- Articulate complex ideas clearly and effectively
- Support ideas with relevant reasons and examples
- Examine claims and accompanying evidence
- Sustain a well-focused, coherent discussion
- Control the elements of standard written English
Verbal Reasoning
Basic Sentence structure: Nouns, Pronouns, Adjectives
Verb Tense
- Idioms & Idiomatic Expressions
- Pronoun Agreement
- Subject-Verb Agreement
- Modifiers
- Parallelism
Quantitative Reasoning
- Percentage
- Number properties
- Profit and loss
- Order of operations
- Ratio and proportion
- Linear equations
- Lines and angles
- Probability Statistics: Average, Median, Mode, Range, Standard deviation
- Co-ordinate geometry
- Quadratic equations
- Speed, distance and time
- Simple and compound interest
- Circles Triangles, etc.
For GRE Subject Test:
Biology
- Cellular and Molecular Biology
- Organismal Biology
- Ecology and Evolution
Chemistry
- Analytical Chemistry
- Inorganic Chemistry
- Organic Chemistry
- Physical Chemistry
Literature in English
- Literary Analysis
- Identification
- Cultural and Historical Contexts
- History and Theory of Literary Criticism
Mathematics
- Algebra
- Calculus
- Additional Topics
Physics
- Classical Mechanics
- Electromagnetism
- Optics and Wave Phenomena
- Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics
- Quantum Mechanics
- Atomic Physics
- Special Relativity
- Laboratory Methods
- Specialized Topics
Psychology
- Biological
- Cognitive
- Developmental
- Social
- Clinical
- Measurement/Methodology/Other
GRE Exam Eligibility
The only eligibility requirement for GRE is the document required to prove your identity. In India, you’ll need a valid passport. You’ll have to produce your original passport which clearly shows your full name, photograph, and signature. No other documentation (like birth certificate, international driving license, etc) can be used as an alternate identity proof. They are very strict about this.
Apart from this eligibility requirement, ETS does not set any age, qualification, timing-related pre-requisites. However, there will be a range of eligibility criteria set by universities that accept GRE scores. For each of their programs, they may have a minimum age, experience, and qualification related filters.
Who can take the GRE Test?
- Candidates seeking admission to graduate and business schools from across the globe can appear for GRE General Test.
- Applicants from different cultural and academic backgrounds take the test where GRE General Test provides a common platform for measuring the candidate’s aptitude.
- In Taiwan, Mainland China, Korea, and Hong Kong, online test is conducted once or twice every month. In the parts of the world where the online format is not available, the test is conducted in paper-pencil based format thrice a year in February, October, and November.