Registering For GRE

Well registering for GRE is not very tough, but can get a little confusing at times. Registration can be done in 3 ways, via, online, phone or mail.The most fastest and preferable is online registrations .The only problem with online and phone registration is that a credit is necessary. For those who do not have a credit card they can apply via mail and send a demand draft (DD) of the amount to ETS.


My advice – Register online. There are a few advantages of registering online:
· It’s the fastest.
· Its easy and safe.
· You can see all the dates available for the span of 3 months, unlike the phone where you tell them the date and they will inform you if its available or not.
· You know what is happening, if you are not confident of what you have done, simply don’t enter your credit card number and start all over again.
· If you are not from US, no commotions of making international calls.

Now how to go about it?
Well I will explain the online procedure first.

You have to visit the ETS link for GRE (http://www.gre.org/). Once your in the website, search for the title Test Takers in which you will find the option of registering for the test. Click on it. Then you will get the option for General GRE Test or Subjective GRE Test. Choose whichever test applies to you. The registration procedure for both are the same. After you have chosen the test you want to give, you will have the details on registering via mail, phone or online. Choose online which brings you to scroll down bar giving 2 options GRE General and GRE Subjective Test. Select the test you want and proceed .Now this is where it gets a bit different.I shall explain the General Test first.

Select your location which will then transfer you to Thomson Prometrics Home link.You will have 4 options – Locate a Test Site, Schedule an Exam, Reschedule or Cancel an Exam and Exam Confirmation.

If you do not know where is the location of your test center, first find that out and then proceed to scheduling an exam..Once you click on schedule an exam you will get some formality conditions, just accept all of them and proceed ( read if you want). You choose your location and schedule an appointment by clicking on Schedule Appointment . Now is the most important part Choose the Date you prefer. You can see the dates available in a 3- month pattern or directly on a specific day.Once you click on the date you will see the time available for that day.If the dates are not highlighted then there is no vacancy for those dates .

NOTE - Once you click on the time you are directly accepting the date.So do not click on the time until you are sure you want that date and time for your exam.

Fill the information form, once done, you fill the credit card details and make the payment. Once all is done you copy the receipt and the details of your exam (e.g. confirmation number).
Your confirmation letter is very important because you will have to present it to your exam center. Thats it, you better start preparing now.

The procedure is almost the same for paper-based GRE Test and the Subjective GRE test.


NOTE
To reschedule you will have to pay 50$
You must reschedule or cancel no later than 10 working days of your appointment

To register via phone you will have to contact your ETS center according to your country.
To register via mail you have to mail ETS atleast 1-2 months previous to the exam date that you want. Please refer to the site for exact details to register via mail. My advice, do it online.


Cheers!!! All the Best for your exam.