GRE Exam Syllabus 2025

GRE Syllabus 2025

• GRE Analytical Writing Section
  • Number of Questions: 1 (One "Analyze an Issue" task and one "Analyze an Argument" task)
  • Allotted Time: 60 mins (30 minutes per task)
• GRE Verbal Reasoning Section
  • Question type: Reading Comprehension, Text Completion and Sentence Equivalence
  • Number of Questions: 20 (Two sections with 20 questions per section)
  • Allotted Time: 60 mins (30 minutes per section)
• GRE Quantitative Reasoning
  • Question type: Quantitative Comparison Questions, Multiple-choice Questions and Numeric Entry Questions
  • Number of Questions: 20 (Two sections with 20 questions per section)
  • Allotted Time: 70 mins (35 minutes per section)

What are the Skills Tested in the GRE?

The skills tested in the GRE exam are as follows:

• Analytical Writing Assessment (AWA) skills
• Quantitative Reasoning skills
• Verbal Reasoning skills

GRE Exam Syllabus 2025: Verbal Reasoning Section

The verbal reasoning section aims to measure the test taker's ability to analyze and draw conclusions from the discourse, reason from incomplete data, identify the author's assumptions and/or perspective, select important points, distinguish major from minor or relevant points, summarize text, understand the structure of a text, understand the meanings of words, sentences and entire texts and understand relationships among words and concepts.

List of topics covered under the GRE verbal syllabus includes:

• Basic Sentence structure: Nouns, Pronouns, Adjectives
• Verb Tense
• Idioms & Idiomatic Expressions
• Pronoun Agreement
• Subject-Verb Agreement
• Modifiers
• Parallelism

The GRE Verbal Syllabus is divided into three parts:

• Reading Comprehension: For the Reading Comprehension questions, candidates are required to answer passages based on three different subject areas – humanities, natural science, and social science (Business). The exam contains multiple passages. Candidates are required to read and analyze the passage carefully before answering any questions. Also, do not be discouraged if you encounter an unfamiliar passage. It is about how well you can understand and answer the questions. Remember: All the questions can be answered based on the information provided in the passage. The section tests your ability to understand what you are reading.
• Sentence Equivalence is all about your ability to complete a paragraph based on incomplete information. Candidates are required to choose two ways to complete the sentence that have the same meaning while also being grammatically correct.
• Text Completion is all about your ability to form a complete picture from the text presented. Both Sentence equivalence and text completion assess the candidate's grasp of vocabulary. However, just knowing the words will not help you ace this section. You need to be well aware of the meaning too.

GRE Exam Syllabus 2025: Quantitative Reasoning Section (GRE Math Syllabus)

The quantitative reasoning section aims to measure the test taker's ability to understand quantitative information, interpret and analyze quantitative information, solve problems using mathematical models, and apply basic mathematical skills and elementary mathematical concepts of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, probability, and statistics.

List of topics covered in the GRE Quant Syllabus (GRE Math Syllabus)

Arithmetic

• Property and types of integers
• Powers and roots
• Statistics
• Estimation
• Number properties
• Percentage
• Exponents and Roots
• Ratio and proportions
• Simple and Compound Interest
• Arithmetic Operations

Geometry

• Lines and angles
• Circles
• Triangle
• Quadrilaterals
• Polygon
• Three-dimensional figures
• Area, Perimeter, Volume
• Angle Measurements

Data Analysis

• Descriptive statistics such as Median, Mean, Range, Mode, Percentiles, etc.
• Interpretation of data based on graphs, circle graphs, scatter plots, etc.
• Probability
• Permutation and Combination
• Venn Diagrams
• Sets Theory

Algebra

• Exponents
• Algebraic Expressions – Factoring and Simplifying
• Equations and inequalities
• Linear and Quadratic inequalities
• Linear Equations
• Quadratic equations
• Word Problems
• Speed, Distance, and Time
• Profit and Loss
• Coordinate geometry