ETS (Educational Testing Service) has canceled plans to launch the revised GRE(Graduate Record Examinations) General Test. The decision was made in consultation with the Executive Committee of the GRE Board. The primary reason for canceling the launch of the Test was test taker access. Plans called for it to be delivered over the new worldwide network of 3,200 Internet-based testing centers. Despite the network’s size, ETS officials did not believe that full access to the Test for all students could be confidently assured. GRE officials said they believe problems guaranteeing complete access to the new Internet-based test outweighed the benefits of immediately moving to the new format.

　　ETS originally planned to launch the revised GRE General Test worldwide in September. Instead, the company will continue to offer the test worldwide in its current computer-based, continuous testing format. Registrations in India, China and Japan, which was closed, will be reopened in the near future to accommodate application deadlines. Likewise, registrations for the current GRE General Test will continue elsewhere.