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GRE General Test

Graduate Record Examination — required for graduate school admissions worldwide.

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Graduate Record Examination — required for graduate school admissions worldwide.
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Graduate school applicants
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US, CA, GB
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Total Duration
114 minutes
Sections
0 sections
Score Range
260–340 points
Score Validity
5 years
Accepted In
6+ countries
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About GRE General Test

The GRE General Test measures verbal reasoning, quantitative reasoning, and analytical writing skills — skills that are not related to any specific field of study but are important for all graduate programs.
Target audience
Graduate school applicantsMBA candidatesPhD candidates
Accepted geographies
USCAGBDEAUSG
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