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GRE General Test Syllabus
Comprehensive prep for the GRE General Test covering Verbal Reasoning, Quantitative Reasoning, and Analytical Writing.. The complete GRE General Test outline — 4 subjects, 22 chapters and 100 topics — laid out so you can see exactly what has to be covered and tick each item off as you go.
GRE General Test subjects
Each subject below has its own page with the full chapter → topic → sub-topic tree and a set of real exam-style flashcards.
GRE General Test flashcard decks
200 question-and-answer cards across 4 decks, written against this syllabus. Preview any deck free.
How to work through the GRE General Test syllabus
The outline on this page is arranged the way the syllabus itself is: subject, then chapter, then topic, then sub-topic. That last level is what most study plans skip, and it is where coverage actually goes wrong — a chapter marked "done" often has three sub-topics inside it that were never touched.
Weight your plan accordingly: Quantitative Reasoning carries 35 topics while Test Logistics and Strategy carries 16. Giving both the same number of weeks is the most common planning mistake for GRE General Test.
The ~75 hour estimate above is a first pass only: roughly 45 minutes per topic plus 12 minutes per sub-topic. Revision cycles, past papers and mocks sit on top of that number.
GRE General Test syllabus FAQ
What subjects are in the GRE General Test syllabus?
GRE General Test covers 4 subjects: Verbal Reasoning, Quantitative Reasoning, Analytical Writing and Test Logistics and Strategy. Together they contain 22 chapters and 100 named topics.
How much do you have to study for GRE General Test?
The full GRE General Test outline breaks down into 22 chapters, 100 topics and 0 sub-topics. Quantitative Reasoning is the largest single subject with 35 topics across 7 chapters.
How long does it take to cover the whole GRE General Test syllabus?
Roughly 75 hours for one full pass. That estimate allows about 45 minutes per topic plus 12 minutes per sub-topic, so it is first-pass coverage — revision, past papers and mock tests sit on top of it. At 3 hours a day that is about 4 weeks.
Are there GRE General Test flashcards?
Yes — 200 question-and-answer flashcards across 4 decks, one per subject, written against this syllabus. A sample of every deck is readable on this site for free, and the complete decks are in the Examius app.
Is this GRE General Test syllabus free to use?
Yes. Every page here is free to read, and importing the GRE General Test syllabus into the Examius app to tick off topics as you finish them is free too. No account is needed to start.
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