In
August 2011, the GRE revised General Test replaced the GRE® General
Test.
The
overall testing time for the computer-based GRE® revised General
Test is about three hours and 45 minutes. There are six sections with
a 10-minute break following the third section.
According
to ETS: Since the GRE revised General Test, which was introduced in
August 2011, features a new design and new question types, using test
prep for the prior version of the GRE® General Test is not
recommended.
Structure
of the Computer-based Test
- One section with two separately timed tasks
- Number of Questions: One "Analyze an Issue" task and one "Analyze an Argument" task
- Allotted Time: 30 minutes per task
- Two sections
- Number of Questions:Approximately 20 questions per section
- Allotted Time: 30 minutes per section
Quantitative
Reasoning
- Two sections
- Number of Questions: Approximately 20 questions per section
- Allotted Time:35 minutes per section
The
Number of questions and the time of Unscored and
Research section,varies.
An
unidentified unscored section may be included and may appear in any
order after the Analytical Writing section. It is not counted as part
of your score.
²An
identified research section that is not scored may be included, and
it is always at the end of the test.
The
Analytical Writing section will always be first, while the other five
sections may appear in any order.
