Graduate Record Exam Changes

I have heard that before 2002 Graduate Record Exam was having different system and after that what were the Changes that come in Graduate Record Exam

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The Graduate Record Examination (GRE) is a standardized test that is an admissions requirement for most graduate schools in the United States.[7] Created and administered by the Educational Testing Service (ETS)

The earliest versions of the GRE tested only for verbal and quantitative ability. For a number of years before October 2002, the GRE had a separate Analytical Ability section

Changes that came are given below after 2002

Verbal Reasoning
The Verbal Reasoning section measures your ability to:

Analyze and draw conclusions from discourse; reason from incomplete data; identify author's assumptions and/or perspective; understand multiple levels of meaning, such as literal, figurative and author's intent
Select important points; distinguish major from minor or relevant points; summarize text; understand the structure of a text
Understand the meanings of words, sentences and entire texts; understand relationships among words and among concepts

Quantitative Reasoning
The Quantitative Reasoning section measures your ability to:

Understand, interpret and analyze quantitative information
Solve problems using mathematical models
Apply basic skills and elementary concepts of arithmetic, algebra, geometry and data interpretation

Analytical Writing

The Analytical Writing section measures your ability to:

Articulate complex ideas clearly and effectively
Support ideas with relevant reasons and examples
Examine claims and accompanying evidence
Sustain a well-focused, coherent discussion
Control the elements of standard written English

Contact Detail

GRE-ETS
P.O. Box 6000
Princeton, NJ 08541-6000 USA