ETS Sees Big Jump in Number of GRE Tests Taken in India

By Vimal Patel. The number of GRE tests taken by students in India increased by 70 percent in 2013 from the year before, according to figures being released on Tuesday. The numbers, from the Educational Testing Service, which administers the GRE, the entrance examination used by most graduate-school programs, suggest that a recent surge in the number of Indian students entering American graduate schools may continue. A report released last fall by the Council of Graduate Schools showed a 40-percent rise in first-time graduate enrollments from India from 2012 to 2013. More...