JEE Main: What is percentile score, explained
Representative Image. NEW DELHI: The Joint Entrance Examination (JEE Main) comprises two papers. The Paper1 is conducted for admission to Undergraduate Engineering Programs (B.E/B. Tech) at NITs, IIITs, other Centrally Funded Technical Institutions (CFTIs), Institutions/Universities funded/recognized by participating State Governments, as well as an eligibility test for JEE (Advanced), which is conducted for admission to IITs. The Paper 2 is conducted for admission to B. Arch and B. Planning courses in the Country.
Method of determining merit
Tie between candidates obtaining equal Total NTA scores in Paper 1:
B.E./B.Tech will be resolved in the following descending order:
- NTA score in Mathematics, followed by
- NTA score in Physics, followed by
- NTA score in Chemistry, followed by
- Candidates having a lesser ratio of negative to positive responses
NTA scores calculated corresponding to the raw marks obtained by a candidate. This shall comprise of the NTA scores for each of the three parts (Mathematics, Aptitude Test, Drawing Test or Planning Based Test) and total in B. Arch/B. Planning of JEE (Main).
Only the All India Rank (AIR) is used for admissions through Central Seat Allocation Board (CSAB)/Joint Seat Allocation Authority (JoSAA) to NITs/ IIITs/ CFTIs/ SFIs/ Others. All participating institutions that do not use the Centralized Seat Allocation Process prepare their own ranking based on the performance in JEE (Main) and other criteria as decided by them.
Normalization procedure based on Percentile Score is used by NTA for ensuring that candidates are neither benefitted nor disadvantaged due to the difficulty level of the examination. With the objective of ensuring that a candidate’s true merit is identified, and that a level playing field is created in the above context, the Normalization Procedure, set out below shall be adopted, for compiling the NTA scores for multi-session papers.
The process of Normalization is an established practice for comparing candidate scores across multi-session papers and is similar to those being adopted in other large educational selection tests conducted in India. For normalization across sections, NTA shall use the percentile equivalence.
Percentile Scores: Percentile scores are scores based on the relative performance of all those who appear for the examination. Basically the marks obtained are transformed into a scale ranging from 100 to 0 for each session of examinees.
The Percentile Score indicates the percentage of candidates that have scored equal to or below (same or lower raw scores) that particular Percentile in that examination. Therefore the topper (highest score) of each session will get the same Percentile of 100 which is desirable.
The marks obtained in between the highest and lowest scores are also converted to appropriate Percentiles.
The Percentile score will be the Normalized Score for the examination (instead of the raw marks of the candidate) and shall be used for preparation of the merit lists. The Percentile Scores will be calculated up to 7 decimal places to avoid bunching effect and reduce ties.
The Percentile score of a Candidate is calculated as follows
100 X Number of candidates appeared in the ‘Session’ with a raw score equal to or less than the candidate/ Total number of the candidates appeared in the ’Session’.
Method of determining merit
Conversion of the raw score in Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, and Total into NTA scores. Overall merit shall be prepared by merging NTA scores of all shifts of all days.
Method of resolving ties
Tie between candidates obtaining equal Total NTA scores in Paper 1:
B.E./B.Tech will be resolved in the following descending order:
- NTA score in Mathematics, followed by
- NTA score in Physics, followed by
- NTA score in Chemistry, followed by
- Candidates having a lesser ratio of negative to positive responses
NTA scores calculated corresponding to the raw marks obtained by a candidate. This shall comprise of the NTA scores for each of the three parts (Mathematics, Aptitude Test, Drawing Test or Planning Based Test) and total in B. Arch/B. Planning of JEE (Main).
Only the All India Rank (AIR) is used for admissions through Central Seat Allocation Board (CSAB)/Joint Seat Allocation Authority (JoSAA) to NITs/ IIITs/ CFTIs/ SFIs/ Others. All participating institutions that do not use the Centralized Seat Allocation Process prepare their own ranking based on the performance in JEE (Main) and other criteria as decided by them.
Normalization procedure based on Percentile Score is used by NTA for ensuring that candidates are neither benefitted nor disadvantaged due to the difficulty level of the examination. With the objective of ensuring that a candidate’s true merit is identified, and that a level playing field is created in the above context, the Normalization Procedure, set out below shall be adopted, for compiling the NTA scores for multi-session papers.
The process of Normalization is an established practice for comparing candidate scores across multi-session papers and is similar to those being adopted in other large educational selection tests conducted in India. For normalization across sections, NTA shall use the percentile equivalence.
Percentile Scores: Percentile scores are scores based on the relative performance of all those who appear for the examination. Basically the marks obtained are transformed into a scale ranging from 100 to 0 for each session of examinees.
The Percentile Score indicates the percentage of candidates that have scored equal to or below (same or lower raw scores) that particular Percentile in that examination. Therefore the topper (highest score) of each session will get the same Percentile of 100 which is desirable.
The marks obtained in between the highest and lowest scores are also converted to appropriate Percentiles.
The Percentile score will be the Normalized Score for the examination (instead of the raw marks of the candidate) and shall be used for preparation of the merit lists. The Percentile Scores will be calculated up to 7 decimal places to avoid bunching effect and reduce ties.
The Percentile score of a Candidate is calculated as follows
100 X Number of candidates appeared in the ‘Session’ with a raw score equal to or less than the candidate/ Total number of the candidates appeared in the ’Session’.
- What is the difference between percentile and percentage of marks?
The percentile of the total shall not be an aggregate or average of the percentile of individual subject. Percentile score is not the same as percentage of marks obtained. - What is Percentile Scores?
Percentile scores are scores based on the relative performance of all those who appear for the examination. Basically the marks obtained are transformed into a scale ranging from 100 to 0 for each session of examinees. - Why to convert marks in to percentile scores?
Generally exam is conducted on multiple dates and in two sessions per day. The candidates will be given different sets of questions per session and it is quite possible that in spite of all efforts of maintaining equivalence among various question papers, the difficulty level of these question papers administered in different sessions may not be exactly the same. Therefore the scores are normalized and converted into n Percentile Score. - What is the formula to calculate percentile scores?
The Percentile score of a Candidate is calculated as follows:100 X Number of candidates appeared in the ‘Session’ with raw score EQUAL TO OR LESS than the candidate/Total number of the candidates appeared in the ’Session’. - What is a Test Practice Centre (TPCs)?
Test Practice Centres are established especially in remote and rural areas to enable candidates to practice and be comfortable in taking a Computer Based Test (CBT). - When JEE Main is conducted?
The JEE Main exam is held four times in a year known as sesssions. First session exam is conducted in February and the second, third and fourth session exams are held in March, April and May respectively.
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