Computer-based General Test Content and Structure
Format and Timing
The overall testing time for the computer-based GRE Test is about three hours and 45 minutes. There are six sections with a 10-minute break following the third section.
| Structure of the Computer-based Test |
| Category |
Number of Questions |
Allotted Time |
| Analytical Writing (One section with two separately timed tasks) |
One "Analyze an Issue" task and one "Analyze an Argument" task |
30 minutes per task |
| Verbal Reasoning (Two sections) |
Approximately 20 questions per section |
30 minutes per section |
| - 10 Minutes Break |
| Quantitative Reasoning (Two sections) |
Approximately 20 questions per section |
35 minutes per section |
| Unscored¹ |
Varies |
Varies |
| Research² |
Varies |
Varies |
| ¹An unidentified unscored section may be included and may appear in any order after the Analytical Writing section. It is not counted as part of your score. |
| ²An identified research section that is not scored may be included, and it is always at the end of the test. |
| The Analytical Writing section will always be first, while the other five sections may appear in any order. |
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GRE Test Structure
