SAT - SCHOLASTIC APTITUDE TEST
SAT bears Reasoning and Subject Tests as SAT I and SAT II.
First paper has duration of four hours which tests Math, Verbal and Writing skills acquired in high school. It has 3 sections viz Critical Reading, Maths, Writing on Paper Based format. Each category carries score range of 200 to 800. SAT score is valid upto 5 years. Second paper has duration of One hour which tests student's ability in a particular subject. This is also a paper-based exam and each subject carries score range of 200 to 800 with validity upto 5 years. for more information visit official web site of SAT for more information visit SAT official web site www.collegeboard.org
Some of the changes to the SAT include:
* a student-written essay
* Analogies eliminated
* Shorter reading passages added
* New content from third-year college preparatory math
* Quantitative Comparisons eliminated The Verbal Section Changes the first change to the Verbal section is its name.
* On the new SAT, this section will be called Critical Reading.
* Elimination of the analogy questions this section on the new exam will consist entirely of critical reading questions that will test reading skills at the sentence, paragraph, and passage level.
* Addition of paragraph-length critical reasoning questions, to supplement the existing question types of sentence completions and reading comprehension passages. The topics of the given texts will represent a wide range of subjects, including science, literature, humanities, and history.
The Math Section Changes
The Math section of the SAT will also change. Algebra II material will be tested on the new exam in order to better align the SAT with the math curriculum being taught in high school classrooms. The second change to the Math section is the elimination of quantitative comparisons. The other two current math question types, 5-choice multiple-choice and student-produced responses, will remain on the exam.
The New Writing Section - Essay
The biggest change to the SAT will be the introduction of a new Writing section. The Writing section will consist of two parts: an essay and a multiple-choice section. Students will be given 25 minutes to respond to a prompt and construct a well-organized essay that effectively addresses the task. The essay question may require students to complete a statement, to react to a quote or an excerpt, or to agree or disagree with a point of view. In any case, a good essay will support the chosen position with specific reasons and examples from literature, history, art, science, current affairs, or even a student's own experiences.
Essays will be scored based on the procedures for the current SAT II: Writing Test. Essays will be graded by two independent readers on a scale of 1 - 6, and their two scores will be combined to form an essay subscore that ranges from 2 to 12. Should the readers' scores vary by more than 2 points, a third reader will score the essay. The readers will be high school teachers and college professors who teach composition. To ensure that essays will be scored in a timely manner, they will be scanned and made available to readers on the Internet for grading purposes.
The New Writing Section -
Multiple-Choice The Writing section will also include multiple-choice grammar and usage questions. Some of these questions will call upon students to improve given sentences and paragraphs. Others will present students with sentences and require them to identify mistakes in diction, grammar, sentence construction, subject-verb agreement, proper word usage, and wordiness. The highest possible score on the new Writing section will be 800. Scores on the essay and multiple-choice section will be combined to produce a single score. A writing sub score will also be assigned. The highest possible scores on the Critical Reading and Math sections will remain 800 each, making 2400 a perfect score on the new SAT.
GRE - GRADUATE RECORD EXAMINATION
GRE is required for the admission in graduation programs in the United States. It measures the verbal, mathematical and the analytical writing skill of a student. Duration of examination is around four hours with the following sections:
Section |
Questions |
Duration |
Verbal |
30 |
30 |
Analytical |
2 writing Tasks |
75 |
Quantitative |
28 |
45 |
Verbal/Quant./Anal. |
30/35/2(writing tasks) |
30/60/75 |
# The GRE is now only available as a computer-adaptive test. This is how it works: instead of having a pre-determined mixture of easy, medium, and hard questions, the computer will select questions for you based on how well you are doing. The first question will be of medium difficulty; if you get it right, the second question will be selected from a large group of questions that are a little harder; if you get the first question wrong, the second will be a little easier. The result is that the test automatically adjusts to your skill level. The Tough questions have more credit than easier ones.
# You can still earn a very high score even if you answer several questions incorrectly. Correct answers to Harder questions leads to large score as compared to easier questions. This means to Get large score more difficult questions has to be answered.
# Some (Very few) Universities may demand Subject GRE.
# After completing your exam you can send your scores (free!) to four Universities so be prepared. # Your GRE scores are valid for 5 years.
# You may appear again in GRE after one month.
Verbal |
Analogies 7 |
Quantitative |
Mathematical comparisons 14 |
Analytical |
2 writing Tasks |
Some Facts
* Maximum score for sections Verbal, Quantitative is 800. An analytical writing score will be reported on a 0-6 score scale, in half-point increments.
* GRE is generally required by universities in North America (USA and Canada).
* Most Universities require General GRE for admission to MS and Ph.D. in Engineering Sciences.
* Generally for engineering Students score above 1800 (750+ 450+ 4) is considered good for admission for middle order universities ranked between 40 to 90 .There may be some deviations.
* For all engineering Students GRE Q is most important for best results GRE Q must be well above 740 ,GRE A above 650(A>4.0/6.0), GRE V above 450.
* GRE score can considerably improve University Ranking. TOEFL is most important. TOEFL score must be well above 213.Generally
* Top 50 ranked Universities may require GRE 2000(770+,500+,>4/6) and TOEFL>250.For International students Verbal section is quite difficult. So they must prepare hard on vocabulary.
GMAT - GRADUATE MANAGEMENT ADMISSION TEST
The Graduate Management Admission Test? (GMAT?) is a standardized assessment. Each individual test that is administered contains the same format and areas of content. The test is comprised of three main sections-analytical writing, quantitative reasoning, and verbal reasoning. Each of these areas is measured using different types of questions that have specific instructions for each.
Questions are chosen from a very large pool of test questions categorized by content and difficulty. Only one question at a time is presented to you on the screen. The first question is always of middle difficulty. The selection of each question thereafter is determined by your responses to all previous questions. In other words, the adaptive test adjusts to your ability level-you will get few questions that are too easy or too difficult for you.
You must answer each question and may not return to or change your answer to any previous question. If you answer a question incorrectly by mistake-or correctly by lucky guess-you answer to subsequent questions will lead you back to questions that are at the appropriate level of difficulty for you.
Analytical Writing Assessment
The GMAT with the Analytical Writing Assessment, consists of two essays topics selected by the computer.30 min are allowed to respond to each topic. One task is to analyze an issue; the other is to analyze an argument.
Quantative
This section tests elementary mathematical skills. This section contains 37 multiple-choice questions of either two question types, Data Sufficiency or Problem Solving. You are allowed a maximum of 75 minutes to complete the section.
Verbal
This section contains 41 multiple-choice questions on Reading Comprehension, Critical Reasoning, and Sentence Correction. The duration is 75 min.
Section |
Questions |
|
Score |
| Analytical Writing Assessment | |||
| Analysis of an Issue | 1 topic | 30 minutes | 0 to 6 |
| Analysis of an Argument | 1 topic | 30 minutes | |
| GMAT Quantitative | |||
| Problem Solving(*24 Questions) | 37 questions | 75 minutes | 0 to 60 |
| Data Sufficiency(*13 Questions) | |||
| GMAT Verbal | |||
| Reading Comprehension(*13 Questions) | 41 questions | 75 minutes | 0 to 60 |
| Critical Reasoning(*14 Questions) | |||
| Sentence Correction(*15 Questions) | |||
GMAT Total: |
200 to 800 | ||
