GRE Coaching at T.I.M.E. Coimbatore
GRE General Test prep for graduate school admissions - international MS programs, Indian institutes accepting GRE (IISc Bangalore, IIT Madras, etc.), and some Indian one-year MBA programs.
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GRE at a glance
- Conducting body
- Educational Testing Service (ETS)
- Full form
- Graduate Record Examination
Key dates
- Availability
- Year-round at Prometric test centres + GRE At Home (remote-proctored)
- Score validity
- 5 years from test date
What is the GRE exam format?
Duration: ~1 hour 58 minutes total (revised shorter format)
Scoring: Verbal + Quant each 130-170 (scaled, 1-point increments); AWA 0-6.
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Analytical Writing
30 min
One 'Analyze an Issue' essay. Scored 0-6 in half-point increments.
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Verbal Reasoning
~41 min (across two sections)
Reading comprehension, text completion, sentence equivalence. Section-adaptive difficulty between two Verbal sections.
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Quantitative Reasoning
~47 min (across two sections)
Arithmetic, algebra, geometry, data interpretation, quantitative comparisons. Section-adaptive between two Quant sections.
What does my GRE score mean?
- Verbal 160+ / Quant 168+
- Strong score for top international STEM programs (CMU / Berkeley / GeorgiaTech / UIUC) and fully-funded PhDs. Required for IISc Bangalore competitive programs.
- Verbal 158+ / Quant 165+
- Competitive for mid-tier US grad programs and Indian institutes like IIT Madras MS.
- Verbal 155+ / Quant 162+
- Acceptable for many international masters programs; below the bar for top-tier and competitive PhD funding.
How does T.I.M.E. Coimbatore teach GRE?
- Batch types
- Classroom (weekends + weekday evenings) • Online live • Test-series only
- Course duration
- 10-14 weeks (foundation-to-test); 6-8 weeks accelerated for retakers or students starting from 295+ baseline
- Mock series
- GRE mock series using ETS PowerPrep + section-wise drilling on weak areas
T.I.M.E.'s GRE prep emphasizes the section-adaptive nature of the test - first-section performance in Verbal and Quant determines second-section difficulty, which caps your maximum possible score. Most students target the test 8-12 weeks before application deadlines so retakes are an option. Fee structure: please enquire below.
GRE or GMAT for Indian programs?
ISB and IIM PGPX accept both; most engineering candidates choose GRE since the Quant section overlaps with their existing strengths. Pure-finance / consulting backgrounds tend to choose GMAT. For US grad school (MS / PhD): GRE is the standard. For US MBA: GMAT is the historical standard, though GRE is increasingly accepted.
Is the GRE shorter test easier?
No - same scoring scale, same per-question difficulty. The total time was cut by reducing question counts per section and dropping the unscored experimental section. Per-question time stays comparable, so time pressure feels similar.
How does section-adaptive scoring work?
Within Verbal and Quant, your first section's performance determines the difficulty of the second section. Higher difficulty in the second section means higher potential score; lower means a capped range. The algorithm reports your final scaled score after combining both sections. Pace + accuracy in the first section matters disproportionately.
What our students say
"T.I.M.E. has been a great support for me throughout the pre-MBA journey, right from CAT to GDPI preparation. .... The high quality questions from AIMCAT test series were at par to the actual CAT experience .... The faculties are very approachable and provide multiple solutions to every problem making the students to think beyond their conventional way. ... The mock interview sessions were really helpful and the feedback given by the faculties added new perspective to approach interviews. One the most important aspect I believe to be the success of this institute is their flexibility in class timings as to adapt our availability. Overall my journey with T.I.M.E. had been really good and greateful to have received such support from all the faculties."
Arvind P
"I began my CAT preparation in May 2024. Under the mentorship of the staff of T.I.M.E. Coimbatore, I scored 99.24 percentile and 99.54 in CAT 2024 and XAT 2025 respectively. T.I.M.E. provided me with the structure and guidance that aided me in approaching the tests effectively. Their guidance extended to GD, PI and WAT preparation, providing me with advice that helped me throughout the admission process of various b-schools."
Vaishnavi M
"I'm absolutely thrilled with my experience at T.I.M.E. Institute! The faculty has been incredibly supportive, always willing to lend a helping hand and clarify my doubts. But what I think has made the biggest difference is the community - I've made some amazing friends and connections here who share similar goals and aspirations. We've studied together, motivated each other, and celebrated our successes along the way. T.I.M.E. has not only helped me grow academically, but also personally. I'm so grateful to be a part of this community and would wholeheartedly recommend it to anyone looking to achieve their dreams!"
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GRE - frequently asked questions
Yes - GRE General Test at Home is available with a personal computer, webcam, and ProctorU monitoring. Same content and scoring as test-center version. Useful in tier-2 / tier-3 cities far from Prometric centres.
Once every 21 days, up to 5 times in a 12-month period. ETS reports all attempts taken in the last 5 years via the ScoreSelect feature, but you can choose which scores to send to programs.
IISc Bangalore competitive programs typically see admitted students at Quant 165-170. IIT Madras MS programs accept slightly lower thresholds (160-167). Below 160 starts requiring offset via strong GPA, research, and SOP.
T.I.M.E. Coimbatore's focus is the GRE prep itself. For end-to-end grad school application support (SOP / LOR / shortlisting / visa), our sister brand KC Overseas Coimbatore is the natural fit - see kcoverseasedu.com for that workflow.
Increasingly less. GRE Subject Tests in many fields were discontinued in recent years (Computer Science, Biology, etc.); a few remain (Mathematics, Physics, Psychology, Chemistry). For most US masters programs, GRE General is sufficient. Verify per program.
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