GRE Exam Pattern

The Common Admission Test (CAT) is a prestigious national entrance exam conducted annually by the Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) for admission into their MBA programs. Held on the last Sunday of November, the exam is administered in three time slots across more than 170 cities. There are 21 IIMs in total, comprising 7 established IIMs and 14 newer or "baby" IIMs. While the older IIMs use the CAT application form as both an exam and admission application, the newer and baby IIMs follow the Common Admission Process (CAP) to shortlist candidates for admission.

GRE Exam Pattern

The three areas of the GRE are verbal reasoning, analytical writing, and quantitative reasoning. While the Quantitative Reasoning, Verbal Reasoning, and unscored sections can appear in any order, the Analytical Writing section will always come first. The format of paper-based and online tests varies in addition to the time constraints. The official website for the GRE Exam is where applicants who wish to take the test on paper can do so.

The following GRE parts make up the GRE paper pattern.

Analytical Writing

Verbal Reasoning

Quantitative Reasoning

Exam Pattern for the GRE Paper-based Exam vs. Computer-based Exam