CUET 2025 Normalisation Process: Percentile Score Calculation
Common University Entrance Test 2025 ( CUET )
CUET UG Result 2025 will be declared by the National Testing Agency (NTA) tentatively in last week of July 2025. CUET 2025 Normalisation Process will be used to calculate marks of students for CUET Results. CUET Normalisation Process is a technique to calculate marks of students with another of the same subject exam held in multiple shifts.
CUET Normalisation Process
CUET 2025 Normalisation Process: For academic session 2025-26, the National Testing Agency (NTA) will announce CUET result 2025 at exams.nta.ac.in/CUET-UG/. Candidates can download the scorecard soon after the CUET UG 2025 results are declared. CUET exam is conducted for admission to Undergraduate courses (UG) in all the Central, State, Private or Deemed Universities. Candidates appearing for the CUET exam will have the opportunity to select a combination of subjects from 29 different subjects. Notably, CUET 2025 will be held on different days for different subjects. The exam is expected to be held in 387 cities across India and 24 cities outside India. Therefore, the CUET 2025 normalisation process will help candidates to compare and analyse their written test of the same subjects held on different days.
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.
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
- What is CUET Normalisation 2025?
- How Normalised Marks are Calculated?
- FAQs Related to CUET 2025 Normalisation Process
What is CUET Normalisation 2025?
Providing a solution to the above-mentioned problem, NTA stated a technique called as ''equi-percentile method''. According to NTA,'' In this method, percentile for each candidate is calculated using the raw marks of the candidate as compared to the raw marks of others in the same session. This is done for every session across multiple days for the same subject. These percentiles are then equated and converted into normalised marks. For sessions with a smaller number of candidates, these are clubbed with bigger sessions.''
In the normalisation process, the raw marks of students appearing for the same subject on different days and multiple shifts, are converted into normalised marks. The UGC Chairman, Mamidala Jagadesh Kumar, explaining about the Normalisation process, talking to PTI said, ''These normalised marks of the candidates, obtained using equipercentile method, in different sessions in a given subject can be used in the same way we use the raw marks of a conventional single session examination. Therefore, in a particular university, if the raw marks of the skill component have a certain weightage it can be added to the remaining weightage of the normalized marks to prepare the rank list.''
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As mentioned above, equipercentile method is used for all candidates who appeared in different sessions for the same subject to make comparisons across sessions. Here are the different steps involved in calculating normalised marks.
Step 1: Calculation of Percentiles of students in each shift using raw marks of multiple shifts
To find the percentile, first the percentile of each group of students is calculated using the raw marks they have scored in each shift.
Step 2: Percentiles are arranged in descending order
In the second step, these percentiles are arranged in descending order by noting the raw marks of the students in each shift.
Step 3: Linear interpolation
Then through the linear interpolation method, marks of students are calculated in the above blanks in the table.
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. CUET UG cutoff 2025 will be released by accepting universities after declaration of CUET UG 2025 results. NTA is expected to declare CUET result 2025 anytime soon.
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
National Testing Agency is a exam conducting body for CUET UG. NTA conducts the following events for CUET UG:
- Application process
- Admit card release
- Intimation slip release
- Exam
- Answer key release
- Result declaration
Candidates must note that role of NTA ends after the declaration of CUET results. CUET accepting universities will release the cut off list.
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Step 4: Calculation of normalised marks
In the final step, normalised marks for each student are calculated on a common scale.
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FAQs Related to CUET 2025 Normalisation Process
Q. What is equipercentile method in Normalisation process?
A. In equipercentile method percentile for each candidate is calculated using the raw marks of the candidate as compared to the raw marks of others in the same session. This is done for every session across multiple days for the same subject. These percentiles are then equated, and converted into normalised marks. For sessions with smaller number of candidates, these are clubbed with bigger sessions.
Q. How do you normalize a CUET score?
A. In the normalisation process, the raw marks of students appearing for same subject on different days and multiple shifts, are converted into normalised marks.
Q. How to calculate CUET score?
A. In order to calculate CUET score, candidates need to follow the following steps.
- Candidates are required to log in to the official website of CUET UG 2025 and download the response sheet and CUET answer key.
- In the next step, the total number of questions attempted in the CUET exam is determined.
- Now, candidates are required to use the CUET answer key to determine the total number of correct answers and incorrect answers.
Q. What is the minimum qualifying marks for CUET for Delhi University?
A. To get admission in Delhi University through CUET, candidates must obtain a minimum CUET score of 480 out of a maximum of 800. It is important to check the specific eligibility criteria for the course candidate are interested in, as certain courses have more stringent minimum score requirements.
Q. Do marks increase in normalisation process?
A. Normalisation process is basically a statistical technique to evaluate students' performance on the basis of similar exam parameters. Yes, in this process, actual marks obtained by candidates can be increased or decreased.
Q. What is the first Normalisation rule?
A. The first normalisation rule is as follows:
Calculation of Percentiles of students in each shifts using raw marks of multiple shifts- to find the percentile, first the percentile of each group of students are calculated using the raw marks they have scored in each shifts.
Q. Is 86 percentile good in CUET?
A. In order to get admission in the top 10 best colleges, candidates should obtain 80 per cent in CUET.
Q. What us the second Normalisation rule?
A. The second rule rule of Normalisation is Percentiles are arranged in descending order. In this step, these percentiles are arranged in descending order by noting the raw marks of the students in each shift.
Q. Is 60 percent good in CUET?
A. A good mark in CUET exam depend on the course and university opted. However, a marks above 60 per cent is considered a good score. Score is considered good if that meets the cut-off for the opted course and university.
Q. What is the third Normalisation rule?
A. The third normalisation rule is Linear interpolation. In this process, marks of students are calculated in the above blanks in the table.
Q. What is the fourth Normalisation rule?
A. The fourth Noramlisation rule is calculation of normalised marks. In this step, normalised marks for each student are calculated on a common scale.
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