GMAT vs. GRE | Which Exam to Choose

If you’re an MBA aspirant seeking admission in a renowned college, here is your guide on GMAT vs. GRE and which one is easy to crack. Typically, these are two exam scores that most colleges accept to give you admission. But, if being a student, you get confused between the two exams and ask, “ should I take GMAT or GRE? “, here’s what to choose. Here is only concise information on the two exams, to know which exam is better, read our blog:

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GMAT: Graduate Management Admission Test 

• The GMAT test is a computer-based test
• You can submit the answer to a question, once only
• The first section: medium in difficult

The correct answer= next section harder

The Wrong answer = next section easier

• GMAT exams take place thrice year-round (almost every day within a year) 
• Timing for the exam is 3 hours and 30 minutes with two-optional 8-minute breaks
• The examination cost is $250

GMAT Test Structure 

• Analytical Writing Section 
• Integrated Reasoning Section
• Verbal Reasoning Section 
• Quantitative Reasoning Section

GMAT Scoring Pattern

The composite score for a GMAT ranges from 200- 800 in 10 points increment. The scoring of the individual section in GMAT is:- 

• Verbal and Quantitative sections: 0-60, in one-point increments
• Analytical Writing: 0-6, in half-point increments
• Integrated Reasoning: 1-8, in one-point increments

GRE: Graduate Record Examinations

• The GRE exam both computer-based and paper-based 
• The entire section determines the difficulty of the next section
• You can return to questions, already answered within a section
• GRE exams take place year-round (almost every day within a year)
• Timing of the exam is 3 hours and 45 minutes (two-optional 10-minute breaks)
• The GRE examination cost is $205

GRE Test Structure

The basic test structure of the graduate record examination includes three main sections:-

• Analytical Writing
• Quantitative Reasoning
• Verbal Reasoning.
• Verbal or Quantitative section (computer-based test only)

GRE Scoring Pattern

The score range of both the sections of the is from 130-170 points (1 point increment). The individual score is:-

Analytical Writing: 0-6, in half-point increments. In fact, while finding the three section scores, a separate report generates instead of a single composite score. 

Differences Between GMAT and GRE