GRE 2023: ETS introduces new exam pattern; timings reduced by half

GRE 2023: The Educational Testing Service (ETS) has changed the way the Graduate Record Examinations (GRE) are given. The GRE is a regulated test that is needed to get into many graduate, management, and law programs in the US, Canada, and a few other countries. Changes were made to the test format to get “better results and less exam stress.” The GRE 2023 test has been shortened from almost 4 hours to 1 hour and 58 minutes.

Based on the new test format, there are three parts: analytical writing, verbal reasoning, and numeric reasoning. The question with “analyze an argument” from the analytical writing section and the part that wasn’t graded has been taken off the paper. The overall number of questions in the sections on quantitative and verbal reasoning has also gone down. “The part on analytical writing will always come first.” The verbal reasoning and mathematical reasoning parts can come after the analytical writing part in any order, according to the website.

There are two parts: the formal reasoning and the qualitative reasoning. The second part of each piece is harder than the first part that goes with it.

The new GRE test format for 2023

The table below shows the changes that have been made to the GRE question paper pattern and test times.

Sections	Number of questions	Time
Analytical writing	1 task	30 minutes
Verbal reasoning	Section1: 12 questions Section 2: 15 questions	Section1: 18 minutes Section 2: 23 minutes
Quantitative reasoning	Section1: 12 questions Section 2: 15 questions	Section1: 21 minutes Section 2: 26 minutes

Advanced features of the GRE 2023

With the new advanced adaptive design, test-takers will be able to move forward and backward through an entire block. Here are some of the other parts that were made for the test.

• Looking at and choosing from choices in a section
• Review the questions and mark them to let candidates know they can skip them and come back to them later if they have time.
• Being able to change or edit answers within an area
• A calculator that you can use on the screen for the part on quantitative reasoning