Banking, Finance & Insurance

Yes. Normalisation procedure is applied for the calculation of RBI Assistant scores. The normalisation of scores is done because the exam is conducted in multiple shifts. This is done to adjust the difficulty level of the question papers held across various sessions. The result is announced based on the normalised marks.
Normalisation is very common in all the banking exams that are conducted online and in multiple shifts. RBI employs this process to evaluate the candidates' performance based on difficulty level and parameters of the entrance exam.
RBI conducts the exam in multiple slots. The topics, questions and cut off vary for each shift. Despite all hard work and preparation, the question in one slot may be comparatively difficult from another. To carry out fair and transparent evaluation process, RBI normalizes the scores obtained by candidates.

The total marks allotted to the prelims exam are 100 whereas it is 200 marks for the Mains exam. The section-wise marks for prelims and Mains exam are given below.
Mains: The mains exam of RBI Assistant carries 200 marks. Each section of the exam carries 40 marks.
Prelims: The prelims exam of RBI Assistant carries 100 marks. The English section carries 30 marks and Quant and Reasoning sections carries 35 marks.
The scores of candidates are calculated as per the marking scheme. For correct answer, candidates score one mark. The marks deducted for wrong answers are 0.25. The corrected score is arrived based on the number of correct and incorrect answers. The corrected score is then normalised using the equi-percentile method.