GRE SCORING

GRE Scoring (after Aug 2011)

Measure	Scores Reported
Verbal Reasoning	130 – 170, in 1 point increments
Quantitative Reasoning	130 – 170, in 1 point increments
Analytical Writing	0 – 6, in half point increments

Some Facts

• Maximum score for sections Verbal, Quantitative is 800 (brfore Aug 2011). Analytical writing score will be reported on a 0-6 score scale, in half-point increments.
• GRE is generally required by universities in North America (USA and Canada).
• Most Universities require General GRE for admission to MS and Ph.D. in Engineering Sciences.
• Generally for engineering Students score above 1200 (750+ 450+ 4) is considered good for admission for middle order universities ranked between 40 to 90 .There may be some deviations.
• For all engineering Students GRE Q is most important for best results GRE Q must be well above 740 ,GRE A above 650(A>4.0/6.0), GRE V above 450.
• GRE score can considerably improve University Ranking. TOEFL is most important. TOEFL score must be well above 213.Generally
• Top 50 ranked Universities may require GRE>1300(770+,530+,>4/6) and TOEFL>250. For International students Verbal section is quite difficult. So they must prepare hard on vocabulary.
  

Note: Work hard in GRE Quantitative. Work on Permutation/combination, probability, mean/median/mode... etc.