GRE Computer-delivered General Test Content and Structure (For Test Takers) : The overall testing time for the computer-delivered GRE General Test is about three hours and 45 minutes. There are six sections with a 10-minute break following the third section.
| Test Info Link | https://www.ets.org/gre |
| Batch timings | 7PM to 9PM |
| Duration | 60 days |
| Structure of the Computer-delivered Test | ||
|---|---|---|
|
Measure |
Number of Questions |
Allotted Time |
|
Analytical Writing |
One "Analyze an Issue" task and one "Analyze an Argument" task |
30 minutes per task |
|
Verbal Reasoning |
20 questions per section |
30 minutes per section |
|
Quantitative Reasoning |
20 questions per section |
35 minutes per section |
|
Unscored¹ |
Varies |
Varies |
|
Research² |
Varies |
Varies |
1. An unidentified unscored section that does not count toward your score may be included and may appear in any order after the Analytical Writing section. Questions in the unscored section are being tried out either for possible use in future tests or to ensure that scores on new editions of the test are comparable to scores from earlier editions.
2. An identified research section that does not count toward your score may be included in place of the unscored section. The research section will always appear at the end of the test. Questions in this section are included for ETS research purposes. The Analytical Writing section will always be first. The Verbal Reasoning, Quantitative Reasoning and unidentified/ unscored sections may appear in any order; therefore, you should treat each section as if it counts toward your score.