how to start preparing for GRE and TOFEL exams? And what is the right time to strat the prep.

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GRE exam consists of following sections :-

Verbal reasoning

Quantitative Aptitude

Logical Reasoning

most commonly ielts and gre requires same preparation its basic topics covered in both the exams which the students should be confident and well aware of!

Paper-based GRE tests are available only twice a year: once in November, and once in February. The 2019-2020 tests were held on November 9th, 2019, and February 1st, 2020

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GRE Verbal Reasoning constitutes of two sections -- Reading Comprehension and Vocabulary. ... Without practice, it will be difficult to crack the verbal reasoning. Reading Comprehension is a time consuming and tedious section demanding utmost attention to find the answers in a specified time.

best books to prepare:

Manhattan Prep's 5 Lb. Book of GRE Practice Problems. ...

ETS' Official GRE Super Power Pack 2020. ...

Kaplan's GRE Prep Plus 2021. ...

Manhattan Prep GRE Strategy Guides. ...

Barron's Essential Words for the GRE 2020.

With colleges starting their semester exams in May-June, it is advisable to wrap up your preparation , slightly ahead of time. Consider giving your GRE in by April-May and your TOEFL , 2 weeks after that. This will give you sufficient time to prepare for GRE and TOEFL thoroughly during February, March & April.

There is no age and qualification based eligibility criteria to take the GRE. The universities accepting a GRE score will however have pre-defined eligibility criteria. Kindly check university websites before applying.

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GRE and TOFEL/IELTS are the exams which are required for any student who wanted to pursue a Masters or Doctoral degree programs. Depending on the university we chose to get into,  good GRE and TOFEL/IELTS score play a vital role in fetching an admission.

Graduate Record Examination (GRE) is an online examination which can be given by the student at the time of his/her convenience. Usually, GRE score is valid till 5 years. This exam contains 3 sections: Analytical Writing, Quantative Reasoning and Verbal Reasoning. GRE exam is for 340 marks and it is always recommended to get a score of 315 and above. To get into top universities only GRE and TOFEL scores will not suffice, applicants should have a strong resume which includes diverse extra-curricular and academic achievements.

Manhattan 5lb book is the best one to prepare for quant as it has an advantage of containing questions at various levels of difficulty. One can easily expect a score of 160-170 in the quant section after solving the Manhattan 5lb book problems thoroughly. Then they can also rely on ETS book to get the actual flavour of GRE.

Go Through Barron's GRE material and learn 1100 Barron's words for the verbal section. Meanings play a key role in the verbal section. Learn words from Magoosh app and practice different types of passage questions and sentence equivalences.

Analytical Writing can be prepared from ETS Official Guide for GRE.

TOFEL is an English language proficiency exam contains LSRW sections with 30 marks for each section with an overall score of 120. It is always recommended to get a score of 105 and above. Word Power Made Easy will help in learning meanings. Speaking and Listening must be practiced online.

It is good to dedicate a good amount of 3-4 months for the preparation of GRE and TOFEL.

Hello Chandan,

The preperation for TOEFL and GRE should start as soon as possible as the syllabus is vast and needs to be practiced throughout. TOEFL requires reading, writing, speaking and listening preperation to be done separately. The GRE 2018 General Test evaluates an aspirant's verbal, quantitative, critical thinking and analytical writing skills which are compiled in three sections- Verbal Reasoning, Quantitative Reasoning and Analytical Writing. The GRE Subject Test, on the other hand, measures a candidate’s knowledge in specific fields. They are: Biology, Chemistry, Literature in English, Mathematics, Physics and Psychology.

Careers 360 has in-detail dealt with preperation tips for both these examinations, use the links given below to read-up more and prepare your best,

https://studyabroad.careers360.com/articles/gre-preparation-tips

https://studyabroad.careers360.com/exams/toefl

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