CUET Marks Vs Percentile 2025: How to Calculate Marks, Percentile, Normalised Score
Common University Entrance Test 2025 ( CUET )
Exam On - 13 May '25 - 3 Jun '25
Are CUET marks enough to get admission to the desired institute? Know how the scores are converted to percentile and normalised scores to ensure fairness. Know in detail the key differences between marks, percentile and normalised scores. Check the complete procedure here.
CUET Marks Vs Percentile
CUET marks and percentile are two different scores that assess a candidate’s performance in the Common University Entrance Test (CUET). CUET marks or CUET score are the total number of marks that the candidate has scored in the exam following the exam marking scheme. Whereas, the CUET percentile is a relative score that indicates how well a candidate has performed compared to the candidates in similar and other sessions of the exam. CUET 2025 results will be declared after the release of the CUET UG final answer key. CUET 2025 exam is scheduled between May 13 and June 03, 2025 in CBT mode.
BHU accepts CUET UG scores for admission to several undergraduate courses, including BA (Hons.) in Social Sciences, BA LLB (Hons.), BSc (Hons.) Mathematics and BSc (Hons.) Biology, among others. CUET cut off for BHU has been released for UG courses. BHU has released the Round 8 Seat Allotment Result and as per the BHU last round cutoff 2023, B Sc (Hons) Agriculture was the most competitive course with a cutoff score of 506.96 for the General category student. Candidates can refer to the table given below to check out the BHU cut off 2023 for several undergradute courses:
| Course | Round 8 Cutoff Score 2023 |
|---|---|
| B Sc (Hons) Agriculture | 506.96 |
| B.Com (Hons.) in Financial Markets Management | 493.8 |
| Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com. Hons.) | 478.46 |
| B.Sc. (Hons.) Zoology | 465.54 |
| B.Sc. (Hons.) Computer Science | 457.41 |
| Discontinued (Apr 2023)- B.Sc. (Hons.) in Geology | 354.68 |
The CUET UG cut off is determined by CUET participating universities seperately. Parameters on the basis of which CUET UG cut off is released are:
- Total number of candidates that appeared for the CUET UG exam
- The number of seats offered by the participating universities through CUET UG
- The difficulty level of the CUET exam
- Overall performance of the test takers (pass percentage/ score range, etc.)
CUET cut off is based on the percentile of the candidate. To calculate the CUET percentile following formula is applied:
100*Number of candidates appeared in the session with a raw score is equal to or less than a candidate/ total number of candidates appeared for CUET UG.
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CUET 2025 Marks Vs Percentile
To learn about the differences between CUET marks Vs Percentile, refer to the table below to understand:
| Feature |
CUET Marks |
Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| What is it? |
The raw scores that a candidate receives for each subject |
A measure of how a candidate's score compares to the scores of other candidates |
| How is it calculated? |
The sum of the marks that a candidate scores in each subject |
The number of candidates who scored equal to or lower than a particular score divided by the total number of candidates who took the exam |
| What does it indicate? |
A candidate's performance in each subject |
A candidate's performance relative to other candidates |
| How is it used? |
Used to determine a candidate's eligibility for admission to a particular program |
Used to rank candidates for admission to a particular program |
Also Read: CUET Passing Marks
CUET Marks Vs Percentile: How is CUET 2025 Percentile Calculated?
CUET percentile is calculated separately for each session. Refer to the steps below to know how CUET raw score is converted into percentile.
- Note the number of candidates who appeared for the exam. Let the number be N
- Filter all students in one shift and arrange them in decreasing order based on their CUET NTA score.
- Note the raw score of each candidate (T) and count the number of students whose raw scores are less than or equal to Denote this number as M
- Then the CUET percentile score is calculated as:
P= M*100/N
Both factors of CUET- score and percentile are important for admission committees when evaluating candidates for admission to Undergraduate programs. However, the percentile is considered a more important factor as it provides an accurate measure of how a candidate has performed. Check the table below to know the CUET expected percentile for the following marks range:
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| CUET Marks Range | Expected Percentile |
|---|---|
| 250 - 235 | 100 |
| 234 - 213 | 99 |
| 212 - 188 | 98 - 97 |
| 187 - 163 | 96 - 95 |
| 162 - 138 | 94 - 93 |
| 137 - 113 | 92 - 90 |
| 112 - 100 | 89 - 84 |
| 99 - 88 | 83 - 80 |
| 87 - 75 | 79 - 75 |
| 74 - 63 | 74 - 70 |
| 62 - 50 | 69 - 55 |
| 49 - 25 | 54 - 30 |
CUET Marks Vs Percentile: Top NIRF 2024 Ranking Universities
Check below to know the top CUET NIRF ranking 2024 universities:
CUET NIRF Ranking 2- Jawaharlal Nehru University
CUET NIRF Ranking 3- Jamia Millia Islamia
CUET NIRF Ranking 5- Banaras Hindu University
CUET NIRF Ranking 6- University of Delhi
CUET NIRF Ranking 8- Aligarh Muslim University
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CUET Marks Vs Percentile- Normalization Process
This year, CUET UG 2025 will use normalisation process as the exam will be held in CBT Mode. The CUET normalisation process apply for the CUET subjects which are held in multiple sessions. Since the question paper and subjects in different shifts are different, the difficulty level of the question paper may vary. Some students might attempt relatively tougher question papers while some may attempt an easy one. The candidates who attempted the comparatively tougher examination are likely to get lower marks as compared to those who attempted the easier one; the scores of the students across shifts are not directly comparable. There is a need for CUET normalising the marks across shifts to make them amenable to such comparisons.
Multiple factors affecting CUET cut off for DU, include:
CUET UG 2025 Normalised Score
Total number of seats available for admission
- Number of applicants
Category of the candidate
- Reservation Policy
Type of course or college chosen by the candidate
- Difficulty Level of the CUET UG exam
Students can access the CUET UG cut off list only after the cut offs are released by the CUET UG participating universities. The following steps should be followed to access the CUET cut off list of universities candidate is desirous to take admission in.
- Visit the official website of the applied and participating institutes
- On the homepage, click on the link to the current academic session CUET Cut Off
- A new login page will open on screen. Enter the credentials and submit
- Now, you can access the CUET UG cut off list when released
The above steps will be applicable only if instittues release the CUET UG cut offs. Otherwise, if the institutes release merit lists carrying their scores, then the minimum score would be considered as the CUET UG cut off. Universities like Delhi University does not released CUET cut off. Candidates will know the college/course allocated on the basis of the preferences filled by the candidate while filling the application form.
National Testing Agency (NTA) does not release the CUET UG cutoff. Once the CUET results are declared, the socres are shared with the participating universities and role of NTA ends with the declaration of results. CUET UG 2025 cutoff will be released by the CUET participtaing universities seperatley. Candidates will be able to check the course wise and category wise cutoff. The CUET UG 2025 cut off will begin relasing soon after the counselling registrations are over.
Candidates securing 90-99 percentile in CUET UG have chances of getting admission into the following universities:
- University of Delhi
- Dr. B.R. Ambedkar University Delhi
- Banaras Hindu University
- Allahabad University
- B.Sc. (Hons.) Botany: 644 for general, 630 for OBC
- B.Sc. (Hons.) Chemistry: 665 for general, 651 for OBC
- B.Sc. (Hons.) Computer Science: 672 for general
CUET Result: Process of Converting Raw Score to Normalized Score
Check the illustration below to know how the raw scores are normalized:
Suppose the examination was conducted in four phases as per the details provided below:
CUET Percentile (1)
Calculation of Highest Raw Score and Percentile Score:
CUET Percentile (2)
Calculation of Lowest Score and Percentile Score:
CUET Percentile (3)
Convert Raw Score Into Percentile
The percentile for the above-illustrated candidates will be calculated as:
Percentile score = 100*No. of candidates appeared from the session with raw score Equal to or Less than T score/ Total Number of candidates appeared in the session.
Also Read: CUET UG Toppers 2024
CUET Results Statistics (Previous Year)
National Testing Agency releases the CUET results statistics soon after the declaration of results. Candidates can check the previous year CUET 2023 result subject wise statistics below. NTA conducted the CUET 2024 in hybrid mode. The normalisation process was not applied in CUET UG 2024.
Number of Students Scoring 100 Percentile
| CUET 2023 Statistics | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | 100 percentile | 95 percentile and above | Total in subject |
| English | 5685 | 4328 | 719 |
| Hindi | 102 | 11788 | 201439 |
| Bengali | 18 | 137 | 2206 |
| Urdu | 24 | 430 | 7894 |
| Arabic | 20 | 43 | 702 |
| Sanskrit | 71 | 283 | 4729 |
| Accountancy/Bookkeeping | 1074 | 9205 | 155347 |
| Biology | 4850 | 18405 | 294206 |
| Business Studies | 2357 | 9908 | 168052 |
| Chemistry | 233 | 25821 | 504496 |
| Environmental Studies | 6 | 772 | 15204 |
| Computer Science/ Informatics Practice | 51 | 4469 | 83126 |
| Economics/Business Economics | 2836 | 11390 | 186855 |
| Entrepreneurship | 80 | 632 | 11612 |
| Fine Arts | 153 | 1019 | 14439 |
| Political Sciemce | 1796 | 8684 | 154638 |
| Psychology | 978 | 1793 | 26929 |
| History | 1361 | 8289 | 147438 |
| Mathematics | 251 | 19439 | 379027 |
| Geography | 389 | 4674 | 84385 |
CUET Score Vs Percentile: 2024 Statistics
|
Dates of Examination |
Mode |
Total Registered Candidates for Test Papers |
Total Appeared Candidates for Test Papers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15, 16, 17, 18 May, 2024 |
Pen & Paper (OMR-based) |
5395062 |
4420380 |
| 29 May 2024 |
Pen & Paper (OMR-based) |
||
| 21, 22, 24 May 2024 |
Computer-Based Test (CBT) |
375403 |
201002 |
| Re-Test: 19 July 2024 |
(CBT) |
1203 |
288 |
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CUET UG cut off will vary from course to course and universities. To know the cut off for CUET UG courses, candidates must stay updated with the notification released by the universities for admissions. As per the previous year analysis, candidates can expect the CUET UG cut off for various top courses under Arts, Commerce and Science as mentioned below:
UG Courses
DU Cut off Percentile
BHU Cut-off Score (Normalized)
Jamia Millia Islamia Cut off
B.R Ambedkar University Cut off Marks (Out of 850)
B.A (Hons) English
95+
170+
65-80
600-700
B.A (Hons) Economics
98+
170+
70-80
550-650
B.Com (Hons)
96+
220+
60-80
-
B.Sc (Hons) Mathematics
97+
160+
50-70
-
B.Sc (Hons) Chemistry
95+
160+
45-70
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