Registration

Which GRE® General Test Format is Offered in My Testing Location?
Register for the GRE Computer-based General Test
Register for the GRE Paper-based General Test
Register for the Split-Test Administration of the GRE General Test in China (including Hong Kong), Korea and Taiwan
Register for the FREE GRE Search Service
View/Print Admission Ticket (Paper-based Tests Only)
Important Things to Remember When Registering for the General Test
Repeating the General Test

Which GRE® General Test Format is Offered in My Testing Location?

The General Test is offered as a computer-based test in the United States, Canada and many other countries. Paper-based General Test administrations are offered in areas of the world where computer-based testing is not available. Find out which General Test format is offered in your testing location.

Register for the GRE Computer-based General Test

The computer-based General Test is offered in the United States, Canada and many other countries. Appointments are scheduled on a first-come, first-served basis. Register early to get your preferred test date. See Register for the Paper-based General Test.

Register to Test in the United States, U.S. Territories or Canada

There are three ways you can register for the computer-based General Test.

Web

• Online Registration (credit/debit card only — American Express, Discover, JCB, MasterCard or VISA)

Phone

• Use American Express, Discover, JCB, MasterCard, VISA or a voucher number.
• Call the test center directly or the Prometric® Candidate Services Call Center Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. – 8 p.m., Eastern Time (New York), (excluding U.S. holidays), at 1-443-751-4820 or 1-800-GRE-CALL (1-800-473-2255).
• A confirmation number, reporting time and the test center address will be given to you when you call.

Mail

• Download and complete the Authorization Voucher Request Form (PDF) found in the Bulletin.
• Mail the appropriate payment and voucher request form to the address printed on the voucher, allowing up to four weeks for processing and mail delivery.
• When you receive your voucher, call to schedule an appointment.
• An appointment to test must be made prior to the expiration date on the voucher.
• If you lose your voucher, contact the GRE Program. Only one replacement will be issued.

Requests for nonstandard testing accommodations must be made through ETS.

Rescheduling or Canceling a Test Appointment in the United States, U.S. Territories or Canada

• Contact either the local center where you are scheduled to test or call 1-443-751-4820 or 1-800-GRE-CALL (1-800-473-2255) no later than three full days before your appointment (not including the day of your test or the day of your request).
• The General Test rescheduling fee is $50.

Standby Testing

Available at permanent test centers on a first-come, first-served, space available basis in the United States, American Samoa, Guam, U.S. Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico and Canada only.

Register to Test in International Locations

The computer-based General Test is not given every day at all test centers. Contact the appropriate Regional Registration Center (RRC) to verify test dates.

There are four ways you can register for the computer-based General Test.

Web

• Online Registration (credit/debit card only — American Express, Discover, JCB, MasterCard or VISA). Not available in Nigeria.

Phone

• Use American Express, Discover, JCB, MasterCard, VISA or a voucher number.
• Call the appropriate RRC at least two business days before your preferred test date.
• A confirmation number, reporting time, and the test center address will be given to you when you call.

Fax

• Use American Express, Discover, JCB, MasterCard, VISA or a voucher number.
• Fax the International Test Scheduling Form (PDF) to the appropriate RRC.
• The form must be received at least seven days before your first-choice test date.
• A confirmation number, reporting time and the test center address will be faxed or mailed to you.
• If you do not receive a confirmation of your appointment, call the appropriate RRC at least three business days before your first-choice test date. If you missed your appointment and did not call the RRC, your test fee will not be refunded. If you provide an e-mail address, you may receive a confirmation by e-mail.

Mail

• Mail the International Test Scheduling Form (PDF) to the appropriate RRC with appropriate payment.
• ETS now accepts payments via the Western Union^® Quick Pay^SM service for computer-based testing administrations. Only original receipts will be accepted by Prometric.
  • Instructions on how to send a Quick Pay.
  • Locate an agent in your country.
  • When completing the payment services or blue form, please use the following codes under the "Pay To" section:
    
    Company Name: Educational Testing Service
    Company Code: GREPROGRAM NJ
    Country: USA
    
• The form must be received at least three weeks before your first-choice test date.
• A confirmation number, reporting time, and the test center address will be faxed or mailed to you.
• If you do not receive a confirmation, call the appropriate RRC at least three business days before your first-choice test date. If you miss your appointment and did not call the RRC, your test fee will not be refunded. If you provide an e-mail address, you may receive a confirmation by e-mail.

Credit/debit cards are not accepted for Nigerian registration fees. This includes anyone who is requesting a Nigerian test center or who has a Nigerian mailing address. Only admission tickets indicating a Nigerian test center will be accepted for testing in Nigeria.

The following preferred forms of payment are acceptable in Nigeria and elsewhere: international money order, authorization voucher from ETS, international bank draft and UNESCO coupons.

Requests for nonstandard testing accommodations must be made through ETS.

Rescheduling or Canceling a Test Appointment Outside of the United States

• Contact the appropriate registration center no later than three full days before your appointment (not including the day of your test or the day of your request).
• The General Test rescheduling fee is $50.
• You cannot reschedule between sites served by different Regional Registration Centers (RRCs).

Register for the Paper-based GRE General Test

Paper-based GRE General Test administrations are offered in areas of the world where computer-based testing is not available. You can register for a paper-based administration online or by mail.

Online Registration — You will need to create or have a My GRE Account to register online. Credit/debit card only (American Express, Discover, JCB, MasterCard or VISA). Note: Not available to examinees testing in Nigeria.

Online registration is not available for the following services:

• Fee Reduction
• Arrangements for nonstandard testing accommodations
• Monday testing
• Standby testing
• Supplementary test centers

Mail registration — credit/debit card/money order/certified check (American Express, Discover, JCB, MasterCard or VISA)

Download and complete the registration form (PDF) found in the GRE® Bulletin and mail the completed form with payment to the address printed on the form. The form must be received at ETS by the registration deadline. Allow four weeks for processing. Registration forms cannot be faxed.

Register for the FREE GRE® Search Service

Don't miss this opportunity to hear from graduate schools that are searching for students like you. The GRE Search Service matches prospective graduate students with participating graduate schools and fellowship sponsors. If you match the recruitment profile of a participating institution/organization, you may be sent information about graduate programs, admission requirements, financial aid opportunities, fellowships, and other graduate education opportunities.

You will be given the option to be included in the Search Service when you register for a GRE test. Anyone considering graduate study, whether or not they are registered for a GRE test, may also register for the GRE Search Service. To register for the GRE Search Service only:

• create a My GRE Account
• select the link for the Search Service registration
• provide the requested information

When you register for a GRE test, or if you participate in the Search Service, you will be asked to provide background information about yourself. This information is collected for analysis samples, score interpretation data, group statistics and research studies. If you register to participate in the Search Service, your background information, contact information and the broad score bands in which your test scores fall will be added to the GRE Search Service database so that participating graduate schools and fellowship sponsors can locate you.

Participating graduate schools and fellowship sponsors are now able to search the database on broad GRE score bands in combination with undergraduate grade point average (UGPA). The score bands for the Verbal measure, Quantitative measure, and the Subject Tests are 90 points or greater (e.g., 600 to 690) and the score bands for the Analytical Writing measure are a half point or greater (e.g., 4.5 to 5.0). Information on broad score bands or individual GRE test scores will not be part of the output provided to Search Service users.

Information provided to participating schools about you may include any of the following:

• personal information: address, gender, ethnic background, citizenship status, telephone number, and e-mail address
• educational background: current educational status, undergraduate institution name, UGPA, undergraduate major, and date of graduation
• educational objective: field in which you plan to do your graduate work, preference of full-time or part-time graduate study, degree objective, preferred geographic region for graduate study, and intended date of enrollment in graduate school.

Information collected by Educational Testing Service (ETS) for use in the GRE Search Service will be transferred to Hobsons®, a leading provider of educational solutions. Hobsons is responsible for administering and marketing the GRE Search Service as directed by ETS. By participating in the GRE Search Service, you authorize the transfer of your personal information to Hobsons for the purposes described above. Hobsons is prohibited from using your personal information for any other purposes.

Test takers who choose to participate in the Search Service and would like to unsubscribe at a later date may do so at any time by contacting GRE Services at gre-info@ets.org, or 1-609-771-7670.

Important Things to Remember When Registering for the GRE General Test

• Take the test as soon as possible so your scores will be received in time to be considered with your application.
• Check the GRE online registration system for the most up-to-date test center information.
• Not all test centers are open on all dates.
• Test centers fill up quickly so early registration is recommended to get your preferred test locations and date selection.
• When registering, be sure that the spelling of your name exactly matches the name printed on the identification documents(s) you will present at the test center. If this information does not match, you will not be permitted to test and your test fee will be forfeited. There are no exceptions. See Identification Requirements.
• You are not allowed to transfer your registration to someone else.
• As part of your test fee, you may request that scores be sent to as many as four graduate institutions or fellowship sponsors. You will be asked to designate your score recipients either when registering for the test or at the test center on test day.
• Late registration for the paper-based General Test is available if you register online. Late registration closes one week after the regular registration date. The fee is $25.
• You will be given the option to register for the GRE Search Service on the day of your computer-based GRE General Test or when you register for the paper-based General Test. The GRE Search Service matches prospective graduate students with participating graduate schools and fellowship sponsors. For more information, visit www.ets.org/gre/stusearch.
• You now have access to a new service, the ETS® Personal Potential Index (ETS® PPI). Introduced in July 2009, ETS PPI is a first of its kind web-based evaluation system that enables you to provide information from multiple evaluators to institutions about six personal attributes that are critical for success in graduate and professional school: knowledge and creativity, communication skills, teamwork, resilience, planning and organization, and ethics and integrity. As part of your GRE General Test fee, you will be able to send up to four ETS PPI evaluation reports. To learn more about how you can use ETS PPI to showcase your potential, visit the ETS PPI website.

Repeating the General Test

• It may be to your advantage to take the GRE General Test more than once if you think that the scores you obtained do not reflect your true abilities. If your scores seem unusually low in comparison with other indicators of your preparedness for graduate studies, you may want to consider taking the test again. Those considering repeating a test should be aware that large score increases are unusual, and for some test takers scores will go down. Keep in mind that score reports will include test results obtained within the past five-year period.
• You may take the General Test (computer-based and/or paper-based) only once per calendar month and no more than five times within any 12-month period. This applies even if you canceled your scores on a test taken previously.