The Educational Testing Service (ETS) made a recent, and sudden, decision to suspend the computer-based GRE and reintroduce the paper-based version of the exam in China, effective Oct. 1.
The test administration change is apparently in response to security breaches in China. According to a press release by ETS, an investigation uncovered numerous websites offering questions and answers from live versions of the computer-based GRE.
Also, according to the ETS website, although the GRE General Test at home is not available to test takers in Iran, it is available at testing centers in country.
At Home Testing
The GRE® General Test at home is a safe and convenient option for test takers who prefer to take their test at home rather than at a test center. It’s offered everywhere that the test is normally available, based on the country of your account address, except Mainland China and Iran.
Testing Locations
The GRE® General Test is a computer-delivered test that is offered both at test centers and at home.
Test Center Testing
The GRE General Test is administered in a secure testing environment at more than 1,000 ETS-authorized test centers in 160-plus countries.
- In most regions of the world, the test is available on a continuous basis throughout the year.
- In Mainland China; Hong Kong, China; Taiwan, China; and Korea, the test is available up to three times per month.
