What T.I.M.E.

offers for GRE

GRE® test stands for GRADUATE RECORD EXAMINATIONS®. There are two types of GRE® tests:

(1) GRE® General test, and

(2) GRE® Subject test.

The GRE® General Test is required by many graduate and professional schools in the U.S and is an important criterion for admission to their graduate program
must submit their GRE® scores together with certain other records/requirements as part of the process of admission to graduate schools.

The GRE® General Test measures the Quantitative and Verbal skills that a candidate has picked-up and refined during his school and college days. The variou
admission committees are of the opinion that a high GRE® test score is a very good indicator of how successful a person could be at graduate school. Hence, m
committees, to assess the suitability of a candidate for their graduation programmes use the GRE® General Test.

Structure of our classes

Vocabulary: To cater effectively to the vocabulary levels of GRE® test we have several classes exclusively dedicated to building the vocabulary of our studen
test the skills acquired in class, the vocabulary sessions have additional mini-tests called VCTs or Vocabulary Class Tests. These are administered from the sec
session onwards. There is a mid-course test and a full-fledged, vocabulary-skills test covering antonyms, analogies and sentence completion. We offer 17 voca
where we use proven methods of vocabulary improvement to help you prepare for one of the most dreaded areas of the GRE® Test.

Besides this, there are classes dedicated to strategies involved in sentence completion, analogies, antonyms and reading comprehension. Since analytical writin
crucial component in the admission process, we offer 15 classes, where we focus on this critical area. Some classes focus on basic writing skills, where you wi
simpler topics. We then move on to classes where the focus is on sentence construction and grammar-related issues. These classes will help you prepare yourse
rigours of the analytical writing section.

Quantitative Aptitude: We offer 8 classes in Quantitative ability, where all the concepts of Arithmetic, algebra, geometry, data interpretation, etc., are taught
students from the non-maths streams, there are additional special classes to build-up the basic concepts.

Statement of Purpose: Most college admission committees ask for a write-up from candidates seeking admission called the "Statement Of Purpose (SOP)". O
devoted to this important exercise of how to write an SOP. Apart from that if a student writes the final SOP he can e-mail the essays to us and we will edit the

Selecting Universities: If a particular student needs help in selecting the universities he needs to apply to, we can help him select the universities which suit hi
budget.

Material

For further honing your skills

• 10 additional full-fledged practice sets are given as part of a "take-home" package.

• Computer Adaptive Tests that can be taken at our offices.
• Four booklets and a pack of vocabulary cards also form part of the study material.
• One book, containing original T.I.M.E. material, explains concepts that are required for the Quantitative Ability section and practice exercises that
skills required for the Quantitative Section of the GRE® Test.
• 1 book that supplements your preparation on vocabulary front.
• 1 separate book that gives an overview of the Analytical Writing Section and includes a pool of topics similar to those used by ETS.
• A booklet that contains ten sample essays each of the issue and argument topics. These twenty essays give you an idea of how the two types of GRE
writing essays can be written.

Preparation

We believe that a student from a branch of Science and Engineering has adequate grip over maths and can tackle the section on quantitative ability with a fair d
This is because the concepts tested are usually of High School level only. With some grounding on basic maths, even students from non-maths background can
However, since GRE® test is a 'verbal-intensive' examination we feel that the verbal part of the test will take about 3 to 6 months of active preparation. Beside
preparation is required to effectively tackle the analytical writing section.
How have we designed our course at T.I.M.E. ?

When you register for the GMAT® exam you will receive a test preparation kit which comprises of 2 full-length practic
addition there is a host of preparatory material available in the market, by way of coaching manuals and CDs.

However, a programme like ours is the most appropriate supplement to your preparation. Over the years we have hel
number of students with their preparation for exams like the CAT, GRE® and TOEFL iBT®, focusing on the areas of W
Reasoning, Quantitative ability and Verbal ability. We have a good idea of the areas of strength and weakness in our g
young working people. As such, we have prepared our course content and practice material, and have planned our cla
sessions, taking this into account.

For instance, considerable attention is paid to Analytical Writing, since this is an area where guidance and practice rea
the Verbal ability area, while we do pay attention to Reading Comprehension and Critical Reasoning – we focus equally
proficiency with standard English, so as to help you improve in error identification and in correct and precise presentat
Moreover, improved ability with the elements of standard English also helps you in the Reading Comprehension and Cr
Reasoning areas. In the Quantitative ability area, while attention is paid to the revision of mathematical concepts to he
Solving, equal attention is also paid to the careful application of these concepts, along with reasoning, in the area of D
Sufficiency.

In the classroom sessions you will be provided with a combination of inputs, by way of explanation, practice exercises
discussion. It will be an intensive course of about 50plus classes each of 11/2 to 2 hours duration - spread over 10 to

The study material that will be provided covers all areas, including AW practice. Apart from evaluating your performan
we will also encourage you to mail in your doubts for clarification, and essays for evaluation.

We will also assist you in that most important part of your application for admission – the Statement of Purpose (SOP)
providing classroom inputs, we will also encourage you to mail in your SOPs (in various stages of progress) so that we
with them.

In short, the preparatory course at T.I.M.E. would be the most valuable first step towards your preparation
Management and Business studies in your chosen institution among of international standing.

IELTS training is carried out on a comprehensive scale and is in-depth. Batches are formed on roll-on basis. To introdu
candidates the pattern of the IELTS exam, they are put through an orientation, which explains the details of the IELTS
before they join the rest of the class either on week ends or on weekdays. It also gives detailed information about leng
passages, content of dialogues, accents heard, kinds of questions, marks allotted, time available, band score, etc. Sam
answer scripts for Listening, Reading and Writing are also provided. The students are also given ‘take-home’ material
their lexical resource as required for the Writing and Speaking modules.

The candidates are trained in all the four modules on a daily basis in both the weekday and the weekend batches. Dur
training period, the class listens to the recordings and reads the reading passages together in the stipulated time. The
explains the answers at the end of the session and helps sort out individual problems. Reading, and Listening sections
daily tests. Writing and Speaking sections of the test are done under personalized supervision of the faculty in charge.
is given performance feedback at the end of each section. The candidates are also given feedback on their writing Tas
well in the form of remarks on Task Response, Coherence and Cohesion, Lexical Resource and Grammatical Range and
They are also provided with sample answers for writing which helps them improve. The Speaking section is dealt with
training, with the Cue Card section alone being different for each candidate, on a daily basis.

We also conduct 5 mock tests for IELTS .We provide the students with headsets to simulate the experience of the ac
 tests are evaluated in the same way as in the actual IELTS exam.

What T.I.M.E. offers for TOEFL

The Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL®) measures the ability of non-native speakers of English to use and
North American English as it is spoken and written in college and university settings. Most people who take the TOEFL
planning to study at colleges and universities where the medium of instruction is English.

In addition, many government agencies, scholarship programs, and licensing / certification agencies use TOEFL® scor
English proficiency.

Educational Testing Service (ETS) has introduced a new version of the TOEFL® Test. The most important change in th
better known as the TOEFL® iBT, is that the test would be conducted via the Internet.

The TOEFL® iBT is an exam that is aimed at testing the students on their skills in English usage. The test is structured
manner so as to ensure that there is a match between the actual environment the test taker would face and the stude
The new test pattern focuses on all round communication skills.

The iBT tests the ability of a test taker to deal with the day-to-day situations. It therefore aims at testing the test take
using English while communicating in the real world and not academic excellence in English as a subject per se. Keepi
mind the exam now looks at all aspects of using a language ,viz., Reading, Writing, Listening and Speaking.

The CBT did not have a section on speaking and neither did it include the concept of testing the application of multiple
simultaneously. These tasks (the ones that require the test taker to use multiple skills simultaneously) are known as ‘i
tasks’. In the old pattern of TOEFL® test there were only three sections - Reading, Writing, and Listening. However th
TOEFL® iBT includes a section on Speaking as well.

The T.I.M.E. TOEFL® iBT programme

30 highly interactive sessions are conducted over approximately 45 – 50 days. The highlight of these sessions is that t
prepare you for the TOEFL® iBT, they also give you the confidence to communicate better in everyday life.

The breakup of these 30 classes is as follows:

The first 3 classes focus on Basic language and accent skills, similar sounding words (homophones) and on common id
phrases. In these classes familiarity with the various American accents will be developed in addition to a focus on lang

For the Reading Comprehension section 6 classes will be conducted. As is the case with all T.I.M.E. courses, we wil
the basics, move to practice exercises and end with practice tests. All types of questions that you are likely to see in t
iBT such as “identify the most suitable heading for the given passage” or meanings of words, or pronoun references, w
in these classes.

To train you for the Listening section of the TOEFL® iBT, we have 6 classes, all of which will be conducted with th
(Audio) CDs.

Speaking is perhaps the section that most students are wary of. We have 8 classes over which we will prepare you fo
There are a total of six speaking tasks on the TOEFL® iBT and we have one class dedicated for the understanding and
each of these tasks. The last two classes are revisions or mini tests. Each student will have the opportunity to speak in
will get feedback from a specially trained faculty. Audio CDs are used in class for most of these sessions.

We have 7 classes dedicated to the writing section of the TOEFL® iBT. We will start form the basics of writing, have
functional grammar and 5 classes for the two tasks that you will encounter in the TOEFL® iBT. In these classes, you w
write essays in class and will receive feedback on your performance from specially trained faculty. Specially developed
aid the faculty in some of these classes.

We are confident that this is the best and the most comprehensive TOEFL® iBT programme and that you w
immensely from your decision to join T.I.M.E.
 The International English Language Testing System (IELTS) is a usual entrance
requirement by British, Australian, New Zealand and Canadian universities and for
secondary, vocational and training programs.Now increasingly American universities
have started accepting valid scores in this exam.
IELTS is designed to assess the language ability of candidates who need to study or
work where English is used as the language of communication. Tests are administered at
accredited Test Centers throughout the world - there are currently more than 300 Centers,
in over 120 countries.

ACADEMIC AND GENERAL TRAINING CANDIDATES

Candidates must select either the Academic or General Training Reading and Writing
Modules depending on the stated requirement of their sponsor or receiving institution.
The Academic Reading and Writing Modules assess whether a candidate is ready to
study or train in the medium of English at an Undergraduate or Postgraduate level. The
emphasis of General Training is on basic survival skills in a broad social and educational
context. It is suitable for candidates who are going to English speaking countries to
complete their Secondary Education, to undertake work experience or training programs
not at degree level, or for immigration purposes.
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