All You Need To Know About GRE Exam Fee in India


GRE Highlights

GRE seems more difficult than other competitive exams like ACT or SAT as the questions are designed for candidates who are undergraduates. It is a standard assessment test conducted by the Educational Testing Service (ETS) for admission in top universities. Every year, Bachelor’s degree graduates and undergraduate students from more than 160 countries take the GREs. The tests are framed in a way that it does a holistic analysis of your critical thinking abilities.

Candidates can take the exam maximum of 5 times a year. Once you are through the exam, the score remains valid for the next five years.

GRE Exam Fee

There is a constant exam fee for the GRE across the globe, i.e., $205 excluding five countries wherein the fees vary- India, Australia, China, Nigeria, and Turkey. The GRE exam fee in India rupees 2022 is about INR. 15,256.The overall GRE cost comprises score review fee, rescheduling fee, score reinstatement fee, and additional score reports fee.

GRE costs for different GRE services are given below:

GRE Services

GRE Fees

GRE Exam Fees

US$ 205

GRE Rescheduling Fee (in case of change in appointment)

US$ 50

Request to change test center

US$ 50

GRE Cancellation Fee (at least 4 days before the test date & 10 days for individuals in Mainland China)

50% of the Registration Fee is refunded

Additional Score Report (ASR) (cost per report)

US$ 27 each

GRE Score Reinstatement Fee

US$ 50

 

GRE General Test Fee

The GRE test fee may consist the following, Hence, infuencing the overall cost of GRE exam-

● Rescheduling Fee : $50

● Additional Score Reports : $27

● Score Review for analytical Writing Measures: $60

GRE Subject Test Fee

There is variance in the GRE application fee for the General Test but the GRE exam fees for the Subject test are uniform at the cost of $150. The new rules have been introduced, which makes the Subject Test cost of the GRE exam financially reasonable for students.

 

Services

Fee

Late Registration Fee*

$25

Test Centre Change*

$50

Subject Change*

$50

Standby Testing*

$50

Score Review

$50

Score Reinstatement Fee

$50

Rescheduling Fee*

$50

* Part of the Special Handling request.

GRE Fees Reduction

 ETS offers a GRE fee waiver of 50%(without fee reduction, it’s $100) .For candidates facing financial hardship there is reduction in the total registration fee. You can find the form for this fee waiver on ETS website and it’s  known as the GRE Fee Reduction Programme.

 

 It also includes free access to study materials.

The GRE test cost price splits into-

● Powerprep Plus Online Practice Test-1 (costs $40)

● Powerprep Plus Online Practice Test-2 (costs $40)

● Scorelt Now Online Writing Practice (costs $20)

GRE Retake Fee

There is always a chance of failure even with the best preparation of GRE but that doesn’t mean you don’t have another chance. The GRE retake option is available by paying $50. This fee is in addition to the GRE Exam Fee.

GRE Rescheduling Fee

If a Student is not able to take the exam on the day of the examination. There can be various reasons behind it but ETS provides the option of rescheduling the exam at a cost of $50.

GRE Special Handling Request

GRE Special Handling Request is an additional fee instead of additional services being provided. It is an extra amount paid independent of the GRE form fees. The special Handling request charges are mentioned in the GRE Subject Fee.

If there is no service requested by a candidate, GRE exam fees is the only cost that a student has to bear.

Conclusion

This Blog has given you the detailed information about the GRE fee structure from the Gre Exam fees to the GRE retake fee whereas the GRE Exam registration fee varies as per the type of test chosen and the applicant's location.

If you are an Indian applicant then exam fees would  be different  as mentioned in this Blog. Make sure that your  GRE exam registration is error free. So, don't wait and get a complete understanding of registering for the GRE exam beforehand.


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