ETS announced changes to GRE Exam from August 2011. Exam pattern, syllabus, format, scoring will change in revised GRE. One of the important changes in the new GRE is the scoring scale.
New GRE Scoring
Within the new GRE pattern scoring scale, the most important change is the in the scoring system. Old GRE had 10-point increments and new GRE scoring pattern will have to 1-point increments. According to ETS – the purpose for compressing the reporting metric is simple: to produce scores that don’t exaggerate small performance differences between examinees.
The new GRE pattern score scale for the GRE revised General Test:
- New GRE Verbal: 130–170 score scale, in 1-point increments (current GRE pattern 200–800 in 10-point increments).
- New GRE Quantitative: 130–170 score scale, in 1-point increments (current GRE Pattern 200–800 in 10-point increments).
- Analytical Writing will continue to be reported on the same 0–6 score scale, in half-point increments.
Official New GRE score conversion is available now.
New GRE Pattern and Scoring
Differentiation among those who have earned a particular GRE score on the new GRE Scoring scale will be difficult, and should put extra emphasis on other differentiating components of applications, such as essays and letters of recommendation.
New GRE Pattern Scores
- Possible scores is spread out to 41 (170 – 130)
- Current GRE is 71 ( 200 to 800)
Same number of GRE test takers will fall under 41 scores than 71. Which means, its hard to differentiate applicants based on score. You need to have strong application to get admission. Which indirectly creates another admission requirement
- If minimum score is 140, then candidates with 135 might not get admission. In current format, if minimum required GRE is 1100, students will 1000 will have possibility to get admission.
If you are planning to take New GRE exam from August 2011, you have to consider all advantages and dis-advantages of new GRE pattern and New GRE scoring. Decide well in advance and book GRE Test dates for 2011. Many students will try to take GRE in current format, so you will not find dates to take exam if you wait till last minute.
hi plz tell me about score of gre
hieeee…..
would u please suggest me the cources in top colleges with funding for software enggering.
what score i should get in new gre for top colleges?
Hi,
Would you people suggest me the universiyies in which I can get funding for Mechanical Engg?
My CGPA- 3.53. Gre score-1230.
Publication-1/2/3 on process.
Hi,
Would you people suggest me the universiyies in which I can get funding for Mechanical Engg?
My CGPA- 3.53. Gre score-1230.
Publication-1/2/3 on process.
Pls reply.
Imran
Hi, Is there any weightage in revised GRE of questions like present? or each question carry just 1 mark as we see there is only 40 questions in each part and the marks is 4o(130-170).
Imran.
please give me some advice how to study and what to study
because i am new to your exam
i need also how to register and where to register
from this I got a clear idea about the scores but I want to know what are sections I can prepare from the old gre book. barron's book which was meant for 2010.
can you please help me with it?
Yeah sure u can prepare with old edition as only math pattern has been changed. Math got numerical entry problem thats the only difference and u can learn that type for ets.org. Remainingg verbal u can use 2010 edition as it got only sentence completion with text completion bothe are the same and RC
CAN I KNOW FOR WHICH ADMISSION U PLANING
wat is 1 point increment and 10 point increment
if u answer a question correctly u’ll get 210 in old edition but in revised u u’ll get 131 as it starts from 130 u’ll have +1 for every rite answer
Hi,
I just wanted to know What is the one point increment and 10 point increment?
Regards,
Payal
refer the above comment payal
when i should register for 2011 gre(new) xam?
the deadline for fall 2012 is december first week for most university to get fellowship. for this u need to send the scores by mid nov
WHAT WILL BE THE TOTAL SCORE IN NEW GRE PATTERN……….
old is 800+800=1600
new is 170+170=340
awa same
it 4r 340 marks suraj
its start from 260 -340….
the dates for gre during the month of june 2011 are seemed to be blocked… will they release those dates??? and which is the book other than barrons that can be used to get a better score in gre
kaplan and sry to tell there is no more dates avail in june
hi.please send me the details of last date of registration for the year 2010 or 2011 for gre
HSB
Obviously with you spreading wrong information and panic, some brainwashed students will rush to give the old GRE.
However, on trying out powerperp 2, many will realise the advantages of the new GRE.
Please contact ETS directly for knowing which GRe would be better for you.
Do not go only by what HSB thinks.
u r rite pankage wise will take good decision lets hope things get changed
is it possible for me to write the gre exam in current syllbus on the
year 2011 july
is there MS provided on biomedical instrumentation at us, losangeles
yeah uni cali la
Please tell me when is the last test date of the current GRE?
Thanks,
tell me what is the last date for the current GRE pattern??please let me know HSB
what is the last month i can give GRE of current format sir please tell us..
Will the score obtained from old pattern Gre test be valid and equally preferrable by universities as compared to the one from new pattern Gre test?
s 5 years from ur test dates
Hi. I want to take admission in fall 2012.i Want to give gre on current pattern.which will be the best month in which I should give exam..is syllabus also changing? Thank you
hi hsb ,
can i apply for ms (computers) in usa after i complete my bsc in computers with only 15 years of formal education . does good US universities accept indian students for MS after BSC ????????????????? if yes, can u please give me the list of insitutions
if u have strong profile u r in else out
which is more benificial weather to write exam in 2010 or 2011?
murali krishnan
[email protected]
i have planned to write my gre exam around the end of this december 2010 before how many months i sholud register to write gre and tofel exam.
@Murali Krishnan – You could preferrably register a month ahead. It depends on your ability to prepare well, actually.
hi hsb
i had registered for gre exam but while regsitring an error occured in the process and money was debited from account. what process i have do for getting back my money. plz reply…………..
regards
krishna
What kind of error?
Though I am not concerned with GRE stuff anymore but the way the updates are presented and explained by HSB; it makes me wait for the new articles.
commendable job HSB!
i wanted to know all pros and cons for new gre over current gre. I will apply for fall-2012 .
Hi HSB,
I am planning to take GRE next year in may-june 2011. I hope we'll have the same pattern then.
So, for that day do I need to register now for GRE. Can't I do it next year itself ? Please clarify this doubt of mine.
Regards,
adil.
if u r planning for a GRE date of june-july 2011, u cannot register now i.e more than a year in advance. I think registration of GRE dates for a particular month start 4-5 months in advance. So u can check and register for an exam date for june 2011 in around jan or feb 2011.
@Adil, feels sad to inform you that the GRE is changing already. It is moving towards the new pattern slowly. My friends have taken the test recently and have complained about the number of RCs their test had and very little antonyms and analogies and a lot lot more Data Interpretation questions. This is a universal change ETS is trying to achieve slowly. Study from recent books while preparing.
To answer the next question, yes, you can register whenever you want depending on the feasibility of the dates in your city of the test center.
Don't believe everything that HSB tells you regarding the old GRE being more difficult than the old GRE.
HSB is unnecessarily spreading panic among GRE test takers.
New GRE has some very good advantages. Contact ETS directly and they will tell you why new GRE is better than old GRE.