The main objective of GRE test is to evaluate the verbal, mathematical and also analytical skills of the students to check whether they are eligible to apply for variety of courses worldwide. We have listed down the major mistakes students make in GRE Preparation.  10 Common Mistakes In GRE Preparation  AWA, being the opening section, if not performed well could lead to decrease in the confidence level. So, it should be taken seriously which most of the students don’t usually do. You should practice AWA on the computer, but on the paper as practising on a sheet of paper would do no good ..read more

Critical reasoning section is one of the most feared sections in the GRE test. This section tests the ability of a person to analyse logical arguments. One has to simply learn how to interpret a given statement. There is no specified area from where these statements are given – it covers a range of topic and diverse areas which a test taker is expected to understand. Finally after reading, analysing and synthesizing the information, one has to pass an ‘informed’ judgement.  All this can be achieved with a few strategies and tricks which uncomplicated this presumably complex process. But ..read more

SKIMMING FOR AN OVERALL IDEAThe majority of the passages you will encounter on the reading comprehension questions of the GRE will be short. So, save time by skimming through the passages for an overview. 2. UNDERSTANDING THE CONTEXT If a question asks for a specific detail, don’t go back in to the passage and read just that line. The proper strategy is to read at least 2 sentences before and after the line mentioned in question. This gives you an idea of the actual context and the author’s purpose in mentioning it. 3. DELAY ANSWERING UNFAMILIAR PASSAGES TILL THE END. The GRE passa ..read more

Sentence Equivalence questions test the ability of a candidate to arrive at a conclusion about how a passage should be completed on the basis of partial information, but to a greater extent they focus on the meaning of the completed whole. Sentence Equivalence questions consist of a single sentence with just one blank, and they ask you to find two choices that lead to a complete, coherent sentence while producing sentences that mean the same thing. Question Structure: * Consists of: a single sentenceone blanksix answer choices* Requires you to select two of the answer choices; no cred ..read more

Critical reasoning section is one of the most feared sections in the GRE test. This section tests the ability of a person to analyse logical arguments.  One has to simply learn how to interpret a given statement. There is no specified area from where these statements are given- it covers a range of topic and diverse areas which a test taker is expected to understand. Finally after reading, analysing and synthesizing the information, one has to pass an ‘informed’ judgement. All this can be achieved with a few strategies and tricks which uncomplicated this presumably complex process. But b ..read more

1) AWA, being the opening section, if not performed well could lead to decrease in the confidence level. So, it should be taken seriously which most of the students don’t usually do. You should practice AWA on the computer but on the paper as practising on a sheet of paper would do no good. 2) Don’t restrict yourself with the set of High-frequency words which do not suffice the requirement of the range of vocabulary for GRE. Equip yourself with as much vocabulary as you can. 3) A much larger percentage of the students feel that critical reasoning is tough, eventually ignoring it even wit ..read more

Hello test takers! If you are reading this article, then you have already started planning for your study abroad and have read a lot of material about GRE or TOEFL or IELTS or GMAT or SAT or whatever else that exists! This article is to provide you with a comprehensive list of do’s and don’ts before you register. 1.Plan you test well in advance 2.Prepare before you register, so that you know how much time more you need before you feel ready for the exam. Once you know this, you will make a more reasonable choice of date. 3.Register for the test in the official GRE ETS Portal While ..read more

Text Completion questions test the ability of test takers – to maintain a constant attitude of interpretation and evaluation, reasoning from what they have read so far to create a picture of the whole and revising that picture as they go – by omitting crucial words from short passages and asking them to use the remaining information in the passage as a basis for selecting words or short phrases to fill the blanks and create a coherent, meaningful whole. Question Structure Passage composed of one to five sentencesOne to three blanksThree answer choices per blank (five answer choices in th ..read more

GRE or Graduate Record Examination is a standardized test owned and proctored by the ETS (Educational Testing Service) and is a mandatory admission requirement for many graduate Schools in the United States and in many other English speaking countries. The exam is taken by lakhs of people from different countries all over the world and India has by far the highest number of test takers next to America with the numbers ranging from 80,000 to 1,00,000 per year. GRE has been revised in the year 2011 and has been renamed as the GRE Revised General Test. Now, the name has been changed to GRE Gen ..read more