Test Content and Structure
The GRE® Subject Tests are administered in a paper-based format. Total testing time is 2 hours and 50 minutes. There are no separately-timed sections.
The eight Subject Tests are described below:
- Biochemistry, Cell and Molecular Biology
- Biology
- Chemistry
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Note: The last administration of the GRE Computer Science Test will be in April 2013. The test will be discontinued after the April 2013 administration. Scores will continue to be reportable for five years.
- Literature in English
- Mathematics
- Physics
- Psychology
When you register for a Subject Test, you will be sent a free Subject Test Practice Book that describes the test in detail and contains a full-length practice test you can use to prepare for the test. You can also download each test's practice book.

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