GRE – VITA

Online Courses for GRE

GRE stands for Graduate Record Examinations. It is a standardised aptitude exam with a pre-defined syllabus. It is one of the most widely accepted admissions tests for graduate and business school programs, and is used for admissions decisions for MBA, specialized master’s in business and doctoral programs.

GRE is divided into two categories. The GRE General Test that measures verbal reasoning, quantitative reasoning, critical thinking and analytical writing skills – the types of skills required for success in today’s demanding graduate and business school programs – and the GRE Subject Test that measures knowledge of a particular field of study helping students stand out from other applicants by emphasizing their knowledge and skill level in a specific area.
Preparation is key to getting a good score in the GRE. Investing time and effort in preparing for the exam is a critical element in the test taking strategy. The Vita -Excellence in International English Training offers quality GRE coaching that ensures students get the best possible preparation.

Here are just a few of the reasons why students should choose to prepare for their GRE with The Vita:

• One of the largest and most successful global education companies in India with 20 years of experience in assisting students make informed decisions about their futures and guiding them about their education options both in India and overseas.
• Vast experience in providing quality test preparation programmes for some of the most common standardized tests worldwide having helped several thousand students every year to successfully achieve their desired test scores.
• Experienced, qualified and professional faculty drawn from some of the most elite institutions in India all of whom have undergone a rigorous training schedule and who are subject to a regular and thorough evaluation process to ensure that their subject knowledge and teaching practices continue to be amongst the best in the industry.
• Thorough understanding of university entry requirements and admission processes worldwide with a vast network of partner institutions across the globe where thousands of students are placed annually having successfully achieved their desired test scores.
• Flexible and convenient schedules that suit students’ needs and requirements with small batch sizes that allows for personalized attention to ensure that every individual establishes realistic goals for score improvement, understands the key test concepts and is given comprehensive guidance on effective test taking strategies.

In addition, The Vita also offers all its students a comprehensive 5 Point Study Plan built around their needs and requirements. Students enrolling for GRE preparation with the Vita will benefit from the ability of:

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• monitor progress through personalized review sessions after class hours
• improve test scores through extra tutoring and result orientated strategies
• enhance aptitude levels through customized question pools and strategic quiz tools
• revise from question banks that mirror the test exam

The Vita GRE coaching centres adopts multiple and powerful preparation methods:

• Content: The Vita uses the most relevant and frequently tested content helping its students to fully familiarise themselves with the GRE and to organise their time in an effective manner to achieve the best scores.
• Critical Thinking Strategies: Realising that standardised tests rely on more than just the content, The Vita constantly updates and customises its study and reference material, along with practise test papers, to ensure that it is addressing students’ specific areas of concern. A personalised report which identifies areas of weaknesses and strengths is generated to help the student identify his or her testing patterns and work in a focused manner. All answer explanations are detailed and provide alternative approaches to answer a question. The Chopras result-oriented strategies enable students to increase both speed and accuracy.
• Essential Practice: The Vita collection of practice tests, other than basic content and timed drills, follow the same structure of the actual GRE. The realistic practice and extensive training, as well as test day tips and exam strategies provided by expert instructors, enhance students’ confidence in preparation for the actual test.
• No Time Constraints: The Vita classroom training programme lasts two months with an additional four months given to the student to use its centre resources. The class schedule is divided into modules, each of which concentrates on the topics tested on the GRE. Though two months of training is recommended, students may opt to complete the course faster or slower according to their needs. A combination of attending both weekday and weekend classes allows students to prepare for the GRE faster if necessary.

The GRE is a multiple-choice multi-stage test that measures verbal reasoning, quantitative reasoning, critical thinking and analytical writing skills. It has been designed in a way so as to calculate the student’s intellectual and logical abilities, adapting to performance by selecting questions based on previous answers. The test allows its takers to skip questions within a section, go back and change answers and have the flexibility to choose which questions within a section they want to answer first.

The GRE question types are designed to closely reflect the kind of thinking that students will be expected to do in graduate or business school and are based upon the following skills:

• Verbal Reasoning – This section measures a student’s ability to analyze and evaluate written material and to synthesize information obtained from it. It measures the ability to analyze relationships among component parts of sentences and recognize relationships among concepts and words.
• Quantitative Reasoning – This section measures a student’s problem-solving ability and focuses on basic concepts of algebra, arithmetic, data analysis and geometry.
• Analytical Writing – This section measures analytical writing skills and critical thinking. It specifically measure’s a student’s ability to articulate and support ideas that are complex in nature both clearly and effectively.

The Analytical Writing section will always precede all other test sections. The Verbal Reasoning, Quantitative Reasoning and Experimental Section (the latter of which is not scored but which can be either Verbal or Quantitative) may appear in any order. An identified Research Section that is not scored may also be included in the test, but will always appear at the end.
GRE General Test Scoring Methodology

The Vita`s 10 key insights into the GRE:

• The GRE selects questions in groups, or stages meaning that it is critical to perform well section by section rather than question by question.
• The difficulty of questions is governed by performance in the preceding ones. Difficulty levels therefore alter in accordance with the student’s answers as they progress through the test.
• The first section is reflective of an ‘average’ difficulty level.
• The student has the provision to skip, navigate and return, and change their responses within a section. However, once they finish with a section, they cannot return to it.
• There is a ‘mark and review’ feature to mark questions the student may want to review later.
• The student will be scored on the basis of the number of questions answered, the number of correct answers and the difficulty level of the sections.
• The GRE can be taken once every 21 days, up to five times within any continuous 12-month period (365 days)
• Scores are valid for five years after the testing year in which a student was tested.
• There is an on-screen calculator for use in the Quantitative Reasoning section to reduce the emphasis on computation and to ensure that the student focuses more attention on reasoning skills.
• There is emphasis within the test on the student’s knowledge of vocabulary through reading.

8. Business & Corporate English

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Effective Presentation Skills

You’re smart. You’re intelligent. You’re hard-working. Then what makes your colleagues more successful than you? The answer is simple, they’ve better presentation skills, while you fumble for words, they’ve already put across their point confidently and effectively. You avoid your seniors like the plague, your colleagues, on the other hand, are on a first-name basis with them .Whether you are an Executive or a Manager, good presentation skills are important for long term career building. Not only do they increase the impact of your presentation Skills, they also show decisive planning and leadership qualities. A good presentation inspires confidence in you from your bosses and colleagues.

Let’s Talk Presentation Skills module teaches on how to make your presentation effective by helping you plan your presentation in an unique and interesting manner, effective usage of voice and body language, the importance of being focused and alert, techniques of dealing with disagreement in a calm manner .Present yourself with this module and present yourself with a difference . Like a promotion, Perhaps!

Communicating for Business

Communication can be defined as the process by which people share ideas, experience, knowledge and feelings through the transmission of symbolic messages .Effective communication is imperative in the business world. However the communication style differs while dealing with different types of people. The manner in which we address our boss is totally different from the way we talk to our colleagues. An effective communication skill is about understanding the right style of communication in business environment and also about overcoming the barriers in communication. This module elucidates the usage of non-verbal communication likes body language, facial expressions, etc. And also explains the importance of being an effective listener.

Mastering Business Etiquette

A bright smile, a smart walk, great dressing sense and oodles of confidence gets you noticed within seconds. We call it making a great first impression. It is the magic that you create much before you display your technical knowledge, your brilliant sales report or before you crack that crucial business deal. Some call it basic manners, we call it business etiquette. This module is about mastering the ABC’s of this skill that you learn all the seemingly minor details which could have a major impact on the way your colleagues, juniors, bosses, clients and other business associates think of you. This module teaches you all you need to know presenting yourself in and around your corporate setup.