- How to calculate JEE Main rank from percentile
- Can JEE Main rank be calculated from percentile score?
While some experts believe that candidates cannot calculate JEE Main Rank from the percentile score of just one examination, others believe the opposite. Let’s discuss both cases in this article.
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Candidates can analyse their NTA scores and calculate their approximate JEE Main rank through their percentile scores. Here’s how.
Take the total number of candidates who appeared for the JEE Main exam as "N". The exam is conducted in four days in two slots (4 days x 2 slots = 8 sessions in total). So, "S" number of students took the exam in each session. Note that the JEE Main results/scorecard mentions only the NTA score for each subject and not the subject-wise marks secured by candidates. The percentile score is displayed against each of the subjects and the overall percentile score is calculated up to 7 decimals using a pre-determined formula.
| For more information on how JEE Main 2022 Percentile score is calculated, read this article on How to calculate JEE Main 2021 Percentile Score - Know Normalization Process |
So, to convert your JEE Main Percentile into a Rank, you need the following figures:
- Your NTA score
- Total number of students who have appeared for the exam
- Percentage of students below or equal to your marks
- Percentage of students above your marks
- Number of students above your marks
While the data for the first two aspects are easily available, the figures for the other three data points are difficult to find. To calculate these, here's what you need to do.
Let’s assume:
| Your NTA score = |
P |
| Total Number of Students = |
N |
| Percentage of students below or equal to your marks = |
P For example: if you have secured a 70 percentile in JEE Main, which means that 70% of the candidates who appeared for JEE Main are below or at the same level as you are |
| Percentage of students above your marks = |
100 - P |
| Number of students above your marks |
((100 – P)/100)*N |
Now, the formula to calculate JEE Main Rank from Percentile Score is:
((100 – P)/100)*N + 1
The rank generated will be the probable All India Rank (AIR) you can expect to secure in JEE Main. The actual rank might differ owing to different factors.
Can JEE Main rank be calculated from percentile score?
According to an IIT Bombay expert, it’s difficult to derive an AIR through one’s percentile score. To help you understand why you cannot calculate JEE Main rank from percentile scores of the first attempt of the exam, let’s take an example of two students.
| Student |
Percentile Score – January |
Percentile Score – April |
AIR (All India Rank) |
|---|---|---|---|
| A |
96 percentile |
65 percentile |
? |
| B |
60 percentile |
98 percentile |
? |
Student A has secured 96 percentile in JEE Main January exam, while Student B got 60 percentile in the same session of the examination. Now, the same set of students has secured 65 percentile and 98 percentile respectively in JEE Main.
Now, the general thought process of candidates after seeing the percentile score of the January attempt would be that Student A has performed better than Student B in JEE Main. But, that’s not the case. Because, in the second attempt of the exam, Student B secured a better percentile than Student A. And as per NTA, JEE Main ranks or rank list will be published after taking into account the better of the two four NTA scores of all candidates who have appeared for JEE Main February, March, July and August sessions. Furthermore, to determine JEE Main results and rank list, the agency will adopt the process of normalization which will be based on percentile calculation. Thus, deriving one’s rank from the percentile score of the first attempt is not possible as the exam is being conducted twice.
Important note:
- The percentile is not the same as a percentage.
- JEE Main merit list will be prepared on the basis of percentile scores and not on the raw marks secured by aspirants in the exam.
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FAQs regarding JEE Main Percentile and Ranks
Q. Is percentile equal to a percentage?
A. No, percentile and percentage are totally different from each other. The percentile rank of a score is the percentage of scores in its frequency distribution that are equal to or lower than it.
Q. What is percentile vs percentage?
A. The percentile is relative to the score that other people made on the test, while the percentage is your individual score. Percentile is used when scoring standardized tests and is used in statistics.
Q. What is the percentile in JEE Main?
A. JEE Main percentile score will be the normalised score for the exam and not the raw marks of the test taker.
Q. Is 100 percentile possible?
A. If the "percentage below or equal to" definition is used, then, yes, we can have 100 percentile. However, if we use the "percentage below" definition, then, no, you cannot have a 100 percentile.
Q. Can I get nit with 94 percentile?
A. According to your percentile, your approximate rank is 66,000. If you have a home state quota, then you will definitely get an NIT.
Q. Is 97 percentile good in JEE mains?
A. Scoring 97% is good, so, when you are looking for the colleges that you can get at such percentile. It can be an NIT.
Q. Can I get nit with 70 percentile?
A. No, there is no chance to get admission to any NITs with a 70 percentile for the general category. For the general candidates, at least 97 percentile is required to get a seat in NITs. You can try to get admission to other good engineering colleges.
Q. Can I get nit with 90 percentile OBC?
A. You have very low chances of getting admission in any of the NITs based on your JEE Main percentile score and category rank. Try for admission in private colleges through state counselling.
Q. What percentile is required for IIIT?
A. Every year cut off score for IIIT Hyderabad's last closing branch is around 250-260 or 99 percentile, which means a rank of around 1000 will be required for admission.
Q. Is IIIT better than nit?
A. It depends on which IIIT/NIT you are getting according to your rank. In terms of placement, faculties and infrastructure some IIITs are far better than many NITs.
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Can I get admission in NIT Mizoram with 41.97 percentile In JEE Main?
Your JEE Main rank is not enough for getting NITs, IIITs and GFTIs. Please seek admission in other Engineering colleges near you.
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Can I get into MMMUT with a decent branch if my JEE Main percentile is 60.8? I am girl with OBC-NCL.
You can get civil or mechanical engineering branch in spot round of counselling.
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I have 57.74 NTA score in JEE Main 20221st attempt. What are best college for me in B.Tech CSC?
Good day, Aritra Ghosh. Nearly 8L students have signed up for JEE Mains this year. Your nearly 60 percentile score indicates that 40% of the 3.2 L or 8L students that took the test scored higher than you. Additionally, practically all students choose CSE as their first choice. Because of this, I ...Good day, Aritra Ghosh. Nearly 8L students have signed up for JEE Mains this year. Your nearly 60 percentile score indicates that 40% of the 3.2 L or 8L students that took the test scored higher than you. Additionally, practically all students choose CSE as their first choice. Because of this, I believe you have no chance at all of being admitted to this branch. However, I have provided a website below that will forecast the branch and college you can go depending on your percentile in order to assist you. https://www.shiksha.com/engineering/jee-main-college-predictor
I wish you well.
Hello Aritra Ghosh, this year close to 8L students have registered for JEE Mains. Your almost 60 percentile means that 40% of 8L i.e. 3.2 L students have scored better than you. In addition, almost every student gives CSE as first choice. In view of this, I feel that you have no reasonable chance...Hello Aritra Ghosh, this year close to 8L students have registered for JEE Mains. Your almost 60 percentile means that 40% of 8L i.e. 3.2 L students have scored better than you. In addition, almost every student gives CSE as first choice. In view of this, I feel that you have no reasonable chance of getting admission in this branch. However, to help you I am attaching a link that will predict the branch and college that you can get based on your percentile. https://www.shiksha.com/engineering/jee-main-college-predictor
Best wishes to you.
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I have 8.16 percentile in JEE Mains session one. Am I eligible for JEE Advanced? I belong to OBC NCL.
Greetings Eshan For your category, the NTA imposed a cutoff last year of roughly 60. As a result, I don't believe you have a chance to pass and be eligible to take the JEE Advanced exam. Along with the results of the second session, which the agency will be revealing soon, the National Testing Ag...Greetings Eshan For your category, the NTA imposed a cutoff last year of roughly 60. As a result, I don't believe you have a chance to pass and be eligible to take the JEE Advanced exam. Along with the results of the second session, which the agency will be revealing soon, the National Testing Agency will again this year provide cut offs for several categories.
Hello Eshan, last year, the cutoffs declared by NTA for your category was about 60. Hence, I do not think that you have any reasonable chance of appearing being eligible to appear for JEE Advanced examination. This year also National testing agency will be announcing cut off for different categor...Hello Eshan, last year, the cutoffs declared by NTA for your category was about 60. Hence, I do not think that you have any reasonable chance of appearing being eligible to appear for JEE Advanced examination. This year also National testing agency will be announcing cut off for different categories along with the results of the second session that the agency will be announcing shortly. To help you understand I am attaching cut off declared by NTA last year.
2021 : Cut-off for JEE Advanced in different categories:-
General : 87.8992241
OBC NCL : 68.0234447
SC : 46.8825338
ST : 34.6728999
Gen EWS : 66.2214845
PwD : 0.0096375
Best wishes to you.
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What will be my EWS rank for JEE Main 2022, I got 120 marks?
Hello, I really do not know what is there to hide your name from or your reasons behind it. Okay. Ranking in JEE Mains depends on the percentile that one secures in the examination. In addition National testing agency selects best out of the two performances of a student to determine his or her p...Hello, I really do not know what is there to hide your name from or your reasons behind it. Okay. Ranking in JEE Mains depends on the percentile that one secures in the examination. In addition National testing agency selects best out of the two performances of a student to determine his or her percentile. This is calculated up to the 7th decimal place. Once both the sessions of examinations are over NTA will declare the results of JEE Mains and devil also announce simultaneously the percentile and the ranking which students have obtained in this examination. No one else can determine the percentile since the data required is available only and only with NTA. Suggest that have a patience of few days and you will come to know from the official website of this agency about your results. Best wishes to you.
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I got 83 percentile in JEE Main and belongs to OBC NCL, can I still crack JEE advance?
Hello MV, always remember the proverb where there is a will there is a way. Yes you can always crack JEE Advanced examination if you study well and study to a plan. It is definitely not impossible to get into IIT. What is required is to be in the bracket where you are married or the ranking is qu...Hello MV, always remember the proverb where there is a will there is a way. Yes you can always crack JEE Advanced examination if you study well and study to a plan. It is definitely not impossible to get into IIT. What is required is to be in the bracket where you are married or the ranking is quite good and you are within the prescribed quota for OBC NCL in different IIT's. Utilise the time available up to the examination to brush up on your weak areas and also try to give mockup examination so that you will come to know in which areas you need to work on for getting better results. Best wishes to you.
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My son has scored 99.347 in JEE Mains. Which NITs can I get for CSE branch?
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Is NCERT sufficient for inorganic part in JEE MaIN?
If you read it seriously because many time NTA give that questions whuch are based on only one line of ncrte. I hope you understand that how to study ncrte. This is very important to make self notes and questions from ncrte important lines.
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I have 93 percentile in JEE Mains. Can I get any branch at LNMIIT Jaipur?
Hi. To be eligible in First Semester, candidates should have secured JEE Advanced AIR rank up to 12000 or JEE Main Percentile of 97 and above. To be eligible from Second Semester onwards, candidates need to maintain a CGPA of 8.50 or above and no backlog.
Yes chances of getting Mechanical at LNMIIT Jaipur can be developed.
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