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The exam tests your knowledge of computers, networks &
design.
If you plan to study computer science or a related field at a graduate school,
you may be required to take the GRE subject test in computer science. This
GRE exam assesses your knowledge of concepts and theory regarding
computers, networks, and design. You also will have to demonstrate
proficiency in calculus and linear algebra as they relate to computer science.
The computer science exam consists of 70 multiple-choice questions with 5
answer options each. Although this is a computer science exam, the test is
paper-and-pencil format. You are given 170 minutes to complete it.
Note that exams are administered once a month in October, November, and
April.
Conclusions
1. The GRE Subject Test spans 2 hours and 50 minutes, at the price of US$ 160
(approximately Rs. 14,000). It is not affordable for a majority of the
students and this heavy cost puts real extra burden on these students. In
fact, many good students, who would easily pass it, hesitate to take the GRE
Subject Test because of its huge fee.
2. Percentile rank is best to compare the students of same subject in the
same test (in which they appeared) but it is not recommended to be used as
a tool for making merit.
3. ETS recommends the use of “Scaled Score” for comparing the ability of
students as they appear in the test at different schedule (three times in a
year).
4. This test is not generally meant to be used for the students and institutions
outside the United States.
5. Most public sector universities in Pakistan are not score recipients of
ETS and it is very easy to use fake result cards to get admission, and the ETS
never confirms the result to institutions if they are not score recipients.
6. It is very difficult to register for the test because many students don’t have
Credit or Debit cards for payment through the internet.
7. Pakistan is a very big country and this test is conducted only in three
cities, with limited number of seats at each location. This is really creating a
big problem for the students living far from these cities.
8. The number of examinees per year clearly indicates the popularity of the test.
For example, 1870 students in the subject of Computer Science and 2797
students in the subject of Chemistry appeared in a year all over the world.
9. Percentile rank actually is a comparison of the students of certain group
taking GRE Subject Test in a period of last three years with respect to the test
date. In eight subjects, Pakistani students are compared against a small
community of students from all over the world, and for the remaining subjects
the criteria is totally different.
10. The HEC team was unaware of the true mechanism of the GRE Subject Test.
Yet, they decided that a PhD scholar must appear in this test, just to meet
international standards no matter what he/she will score.
11. There are a lot of deficiencies in the HEC letters regarding GRE Subject Test.
Against the decision of 7th meeting of Quality Assurance Committee of HEC,
the HEC officials are still communicating it as an international test.
12. All the grading terminologies used by the HEC don’t match with the ETS
standard terminologies.This clearly shows that HEC officials are unaware of
the objective and mechanism of the GRE Subject Test.