GRE Exam Fees 2024

GRE Exam Fees in India

The GRE is offered in two formats. While the GRE Subject test is taken by students who have a strong background in a particular subject or who would like to study specialized courses, the GRE General test is taken for general graduation purposes.    

The GRE registration cost, GRE format, and syllabus for these two exams are different, but the GRE special handling request fees are the same for both test exams. Below are more details of the GRE exam fees in India. 

GRE Exam Fee in Indian Rupees 2024

GRE Exam Fees Worldwide

The national cost of the GRE General test and subject test is fixed. This implies that the GRE costs in Hyderabad, Kerala, and Mumbai are equivalent. The GRE exam fee varies depending on the GRE exam the candidates wants to take.

GRE Exam Cost - Worldwide 2024

GRE exam fee payment methods

The following online payment options are available to candidates paying for GRE exam fee. Candidates can pay for the GRE exam in their local currency rather than a foreign currency by using the DCC Dynamic Currency Conversion (DCC) option.

Acceptable Modes of Payment for GRE Exam Fees

Terms and conditions for GRE Registration Fee Payment

The GRE exam fee must be paid at the end of GRE registration. Here are a few terms that are to be considered while making payment for the GRE test fee.

• The payment of the GRE test fee mode can be online or other modes apart from cash.
• Payment must be made completely to avail of any product or service.
• No service or product is provided in the event of non-payment of the fee due.
• Users are required to complete all the outstanding payments to get registered for any further ETS service.
• Indian applicants registering online can pay the GRE exam fee in Indian rupees (INR).

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When paying for the GRE exam, candidates may be required to enter an authentication number or one-time password (OTP) to confirm their identity as the cardholder. A sale may be rejected if certain facts are not entered. The applicant should get in touch with their relevant bank or institution if they are unsure of their 3D-secure passcode/password or have not received their OTP.

Without providing users with prior notice, the ETS maintains the right to introduce or eliminate any payment alternatives related to the GRE exam price or any other service.

GRE Rescheduling and Cancellation Fee

Within four days of the GRE exam date, candidates can use their ETS account to postpone or cancel the test. There will be no reimbursement of the GRE exam cost if this deadline is missed. The GRE exam cost would be refunded in full to candidates who have cancelled in advance. These are some additional special GRE test fees for the services listed below that require special processing.

Additional GRE fees for special handling requests

GRE Score Reporting Fee

Upon the announcement of the GRE results, individuals can submit their scores to colleges that accept the exam for admissions reasons. The cost of the GRE exam itself includes this score reporting fee. Up to four universities can receive the test results from students.

Candidates can obtain additional sore reports (ASRs) at a cost of $35 per, should they choose to submit to further colleges.

 The score reinstatement cost is $50 if the applicant is unhappy with their overall GRE score and would like it to be changed.

Additional GRE Score-Related Fees

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Gre Diagnostic Service Fee

The purpose of the GRE diagnostic service is to help candidates better understand the format of the test and how they performed on it. It is a comparable practice GRE exam with insightful comments. This diagnostic service is free of charge for candidates who have registered for the GRE.

Gre Exam Fee for Home Edition

Candidates can take the GRE in the comfort of their own homes with the at-home version. 

1. The GRE home edition costs INR 22,550 in India, the same as the GRE General test version. 
2. The GRE home version and the General test share all other additional special handling requests.

GRE Exam Fee Reduction Program

Applicants may apply for the fee reduction program if they are in need of money or if they receive unemployment benefits. 

1. Candidates can receive a 50% price reduction on the GRE exam through this program for both the general test and subject test takers.
2.  Additionally, those who take the GRE General test will benefit from free GRE test materials, worth $100.

GRE Fees Revised

Candidates should note that the GRE fee for both the GRE General Test, as well as GRE Subject Fee, has been revised by ETS - the conducting body of the GRE exam. Currently, students registering for the GRE General Test would be required to pay ₹22,550 INR and students booking their GRE Subject Test would be required to pay ₹14,500 INR. 

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ETS GRE Exam shortened to just under 2 hours on September 22, 2023

The GRE exam, which is one of the most widely accepted assessments for graduate school and professional courses, will now only take less than two hours on September 22, 2023. This announcement was made by ETS, the organization that administers the exam. On September 22, 2023, the GRE General Test was shortened. There were 26 fewer Verbal and Quantitative Reasoning questions, as well as one Analytical Writing essay, which helped to lessen test-taking fatigue. The GRE exam will now take about two hours, compared to three hours and seven minutes for the GMAT, two hours and fifteen minutes for the GMAT Focus Edition, and three hours for the LSAT.