What is the difference between GRE and GMAT?

GRE Vs GMAT

Multiple students apply for better education access and build a bright future in their field. Securing good academic scores is one aspect and clearing the entrance exams is another important admission process. Most business schools accept two types of graduate school entry exams.

• Graduate Record Examination (GRE)
• Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT)

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GRE and GMAT examinations allow top business institutions to analyse the skills and knowledge of the students in multiple ways, such as analytical thinking, mathematics, and more. Commonly there is always confusion about what to study, GMAT or GRE.

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Minor differences between GRE and GMAT Exams

Though these two exams are used for testing the skills and knowledge of the students, minor differences are listed.

Distinguishing Factors	GRE Exam	GMAT Exam
Exam Sections	GRE tests aspirants on the basis of Analytical Writing, Verbal Reasoning and Quantitative Reasoning	GMAT has an additional section of Integrated Reasoning along with the Verbal, Quantitative and Analytical sections.
Verbal Reasoning	Focuses on vast vocabulary	Focus on grammar
Quantitative Reasoning	2 sections	1 section
Analytical Writing	2 essays	1 essay
Testing Style	Section Adaptive	Computer Adaptive
Exam Duration	3 hrs 45 min	3 hrs 7 min

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GRE Vs GMAT Exam pattern

Understanding the GRE Vs. GMAT exam pattern

Sections	GRE	GMAT
Analytical Writing	2 essay questions 30 min each (60 min total)	1 essay question 30 min
Quantitative	2 sections, 20 questions each 35 min each (70 min total)	31 questions 62 min
Verbal	2 sections, 20 questions each 30 min each (60 min total)	36 questions 65 min
Unscored or Research	20 questions Either 30 or 35 min	N/A
Integrated Reasoning	N/A	12 questions 30 min

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GRE Vs. GMAT Eligibility Criteria

GRE or GMAT exams do not have any set guidelines to give the test. Following are the common requirements.

• No age limit for the tests.
• Must have a graduate degree
• Students must have a valid passport

The final comparison between GRE and GMAT

Most students call neither GRE nor GMAT is hard than the others, but it is hard to score equivalent scores when you take the tests. GMAT will be a little easier if you have good maths skills and better quantitative skills. If you have a good vocabulary, then you can do GRE well.

	GRE	GMAT
Structure	One hour-long analytical writing section with two 30-minute writing tasks;	One 30-minute analytical writing assessment;
	two 35-minute quantitative reasoning sections;	one 30-minute integrated reasoning section; one 62-minute quantitative reasoning section;
	Two 30-minute verbal reasoning sections; one unscored section with a varying number of experimental questions.	One 65-minute verbal reasoning section.
Scoring	Verbal and quantitative scores are 130 to 170 each and analytical writing scores are 0 to 6.	Total scores range from 200 to 800. Sub-scores include the analytical writing score, 0 to 6; the integrated reasoning score, 0 to 8; and quantitative and verbal scores, 6 to 51.
Format	In the verbal reasoning and quantitative reasoning sections, the difficulty of the second part of each section is based on a test-taker's performance on the first part.	In the quantitative and verbal reasoning sections, correctly answering a question results in a harder question to answer.
	The exam may be taken at a testing center or at home	A monitored, virtual version of this test is an option.
Cost	$205 in most parts of the world but higher in China and India.	Pricing varies around the world. In the U.S, the cost is $275.
Length	About three hours and 45 minutes.	Just under three-and-a-half hours with two optional eight-minute breaks.

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