<P> In December 2009 , ETS announced plans to move forward with significant revisions to the GRE in 2011 . Changes include a new 130 -- 170 scoring scale , the elimination of certain question types such as antonyms and analogies , the addition of an online calculator , and the elimination of the CAT format of question - by - question adjustment , in favor of a section by section adjustment . The Revised GRE General test replaced General GRE test on August 1 , 2011 . The revised GRE is said to be better by design and gives better test taking experience . The new types of questions in the revised pattern are supposed to test the skills needed in graduate and business schools programs . From July 2012 onwards GRE announced an option for users to customize their scores called ScoreSelect . </P>
<P> In December 2009 , ETS announced plans to move forward with significant revisions to the GRE in 2011 . Changes include a new 130 -- 170 scoring scale , the elimination of certain question types such as antonyms and analogies , the addition of an online calculator , and the elimination of the CAT format of question - by - question adjustment , in favor of a section by section adjustment . The Revised GRE General test replaced General GRE test on August 1 , 2011 . The revised GRE is said to be better by design and gives better test taking experience . The new types of questions in the revised pattern are supposed to test the skills needed in graduate and business schools programs . From July 2012 onwards GRE announced an option for users to customize their scores called ScoreSelect . </P>
when was the last time the gre was revised
when was the last time the gre was revised
August 1 , 2011
August 1 , 2011