The examination’s five-year validity, its streamlined test process, and an increased interest in higher education abroad have led India to surpass the US in taking the test, say experts India recently surpassed the US in the number of students taking the Graduate Record Examinations (GRE) for the first time in over 80 years since the inception of the test. Data from the Educational Testing Service (ETS) revealed that during the 2022-23 testing period, India recorded the highest number of GRE test-takers with 1,13,304 individuals, followed by the US with 97,676 and China with 57,769.