all about GRE and TOEFL/IELTS

Please apologize me because this post should have been published before itself but i didn't do that.

Coming to the point in order to pursue MS u have to take GRE , TOEFL/IETLS accordingly as per ur need and univ's need. Of course these tests are no so easy as if u can do one day batting like in ur btech life. Minimum of 3 months preparation is required for GRE and 1 month for TOEFL/IELTS. 

ABOUT GRE:

W.E.F august 2011 pattern has been observed a tremendous change compared to the old one. This new pattern is of 340 marks of maximum, where quants-170 and verbal-170 and a separate section called AWA which is of 6.0 points where u need to score minimum of 3(my suggestion). All these 3 sections have their separate identities. In order to attain a admit from a top univ u need to have 80 percentile in quants and 32 percentile in verbal sections. Generally students face the problems while they start prep for GRE like which material they have to study so that they can get the most of it. I would suggest if u r going to any of the institutes say VISU they provide u the material where it covers all the syllabus required. Apart from that jus buy one BARRONS new edition and start ur prep. Remember all the tips and tricks given in the barrons. It is the best book for GRE preparation. First complete ur material and then turn ur vehicle to barrons workout whole book atleast 2 times and write the practice tests as many as possible. The main advantage in new pattern is we have no need to buttify 3000 or 4000 words. But minimum of 1000 words must b knownits a gud number. That help u out better in AWA and sentence equivalence. 

Lastly, score 300+ so that u have better opportunities from the univ and also there will be a chance for scholarship too.

NOTE: Never think that GRE can b done in 1 month i have seen cases where even 3 months prep left him with 290. The only thing is u need to have bean sized logic in ur brains thats enuf to fetch u a gud score.

ABOUT TOEFL/IELTS :

These both tests are almost similar but i dont have much knowledge reg IELTS as i didn't take it. Both tests will be having 4 common sections(reading,listening,speaking and writing). TOEFL is of 120 marks where u have to score minimum of 80 and IELTS is of 9.0 bands where u have to score minimum of 6.5. First section is somewhat crucial for those who doesnt have much capability in reading. Coming to 2nd one passages can b easily understand if u have habit of watching english stuff. 3rd section depends on ur speaking skill if u r a chatter box and can manage in english then its a section offering u minimum of 22 in TOEFL. 4th section is almost similar to AWA in GRE. For prep of these 2 tests jus have a better book like BARRONS or DELTA's for TOEFL. 

NOTE : never take ur TOEFL test in other than prometric centres because some univ are cancelling the scores if they are skeptic and will b a problem during ur VI.

Both of these GRE and TOEFL tests are not the things where u start them on friday evening and complete them by sunday night and take test on monday morning. Tons of hard work is required to satisfy the selection pannel of the university.

ATB guys..........

LANKA ANIRUDH