{"id":33443,"date":"2023-09-26T11:38:00","date_gmt":"2023-09-26T11:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kaptest.com\/blog\/prep\/?p=33443"},"modified":"2023-09-26T17:04:02","modified_gmt":"2023-09-26T17:04:02","slug":"physics-gre-subject-test","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wpapp.kaptest.com\/study\/gre\/physics-gre-subject-test\/","title":{"rendered":"Physics GRE Subject Test: What\u2019s Tested?"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Physics GRE Subject Test consists of approximately 70 5-choice questions covering material typically taught in the first three years of undergraduate physics courses. You will have 2 hours to complete the Physics GRE Subject Test. <\/span><\/p>\n

In addition to your overall score, which is calculated by scaling the total number of correct answers on a 200-990 scale, you\u2019ll receive subscores in the following three categories: <\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. Classical Mechanics<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. Electromagnetism<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. Quantum Mechanics and Atomic Physics<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Questions coinciding with these subscores will be scattered throughout the test, not grouped together.\u00a0 <\/span>You\u2019ll be provided a table including some physical constants and SI conversion factors in your test booklet.<\/span><\/p>\n

    [ RELATED:<\/strong>\u00a0GRE Subject Test Ultimate Guide\u00a0<\/a>]<\/strong><\/p>\n

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    Content Tested on the Physics GRE Subject Test<\/h2>
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    The topic distribution and examples of subtopics tested on the Physics GRE Subject Test, <\/span>according to ETS<\/span><\/a>, are as follows:\u00a0<\/span>
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    Classical Mechanics (20%) <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>