JEE Main 2024 Normalization: How to Calculate Percentile in JEE?

JEE Main 2024 Normalization - The Percentile Normalization Procedure in JEE Main 2024 helps the National Testing Agency to prepare the ranks of the candidates after the conclusion of the exam. Candidates need to know that the procedure of normalization has been used by NTA for the last year and this year the same will be followed. The JEE Main 2024 Normalisation Procedure is used for calculating the JEE Main Percentile Scores. The entire details on the normalization process of JEE Main 2024 by NTA have been explained well in this article. So, before we proceed with the article on JEE Main 2024 Normalization Process, do you know What is the Full Form of JEE?

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Importance of Normalisation Procedure based on Percentile Score for Upcoming JEE Main 2024

NTA will conduct the JEE Main 2024 exam on January 24 to February 1, 2024, for session 1 and between April 1 to 15, 2024 for session 2. In each session, students will get different sets of question papers, and the difficulty level may not be the same across all sets of question papers. Despite NTA’s efforts to hold an equivalent difficulty level for all sessions of the JEE Main 2024 exam, some of the candidates may attempt a more difficult question paper when analogized to other sets. Hence, these students attempting the tougher shift will end up scoring lower marks in JEE Main 2024 than the candidates who tried an easier question paper.

In order to provide justice to the candidates who attempted a difficult or tough question paper, NTA uses a normalisation procedure based on JEE Main percentile scores so that the candidates are neither benefited nor disadvantaged. The true merit of the candidate can be identified through the normalisation procedure. Therefore, NTA compiles JEE Main 2024 scores for multiple session question papers through a normalisation procedure based on the JEE Main 2024 percentile scores.

What is Normalisation Procedure?

Normalisation procedure is a popular practice of comparing candidates’ score across multiple sessions question papers. Percentile equivalence is used for normalisation across all sections of the exam. Normalisation procedure is incorporated in all popular national and state-level entrance exams. 

The normalisation process is used to derive a solution affected by different shifts and different question papers. It assures that applicants are not disadvantaged or benefitted as a result of the examination's difficulty level. The goal is to uphold the rule of law and find actual merit.

Normalization is a well-established method for comparing candidate scores over multiple-session examinations, and it is comparable to the method used in other major educational selection tests in India.

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What is Percentile in JEE Main 2024?

JEE Main 2024 Percentile scores show the comparative performance of all candidates who appear for the JEE Main 2024 exam. The marks scored by candidates in JEE Main 2024 shall be converted into a scale varying from 100 to 0 for each JEE Main exam session of examinees.

For example, the percentile in JEE Main 2024 denotes the percentage of students who scored equal to or below marks of the students who scored the highest marks in a particular session of JEE Main 2024 exam. The marks of these students will be transformed into a percentile. A percentile score is denoted for each session of JEE Main 2024, the topper of each session exam will get 100 percentile in JEE Main 2024.

The percentile in JEE Main 2024 is the normalised score for the JEE Main 2024 exam, and it is used to prepare the merit/ rank list of 2024 JEE Main. In order to avoid imbalance or bunching effect and lower ties, JEE Main 2024 percentile scores are calculated up to 7 decimal places.

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Highest Raw Score and Percentile Score

For each session in which the applicants attended, their highest raw score will be normalised to a 100 percentile score. For each session, the highest raw results will be turned into normalised percentile scores of 100.

Lowest Raw Score and Percentile Score

The total number of candidates taking the exam for each session is used to calculate the lowest raw score. For the lowest raw score, the JEE Main 2024 percentile score is different.

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How to Calculate Percentile Score in JEE Mains 2024?

The following credentials are required for calculating the percentile in JEE Main 2024 –

• Total number of candidates who appeared in any one session of JEE Main 2024 exam
• The highest raw score of a candidate in that session of JEE Main 2024

Note: The JEE Main percentile score secured by a candidate will be different from the raw score. The percentile score is not similar to the percentage of marks obtained by a candidate.

The percentile in JEE Main 2024 is Calculated As Per the Formula Given Below –

100 multiplied by the total number of candidates who appeared in a particular session of JEE Main 2024 exam with the raw score less than or equal to the candidate who scored the highest raw score divided by the Total number of candidates who appeared in that particular session.

Example 1

In JEE Main 2024, 4 marks are awarded for each correct answer while 1 mark is deducted for each wrong answer. JEE Main 2024 exam will have 90 questions for 360 marks. The marks secured by candidates out of 360 shall not be considered for preparing ranks. The marks secured by candidates will be transformed into a scale ranging from 100 to 0 through normalisation procedure. Check the example below –

Let us assume that the JEE Main 2024 exam was conducted in four sessions and the highest and lowest score of the candidates is as follows –

From the above example, it is clear that a candidate who secures the highest raw score in each session will get 100 percentile.

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Example 2:

In this example, let us check the raw scores and percentile of students in a particular session of JEE Main 2024 -

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JEE Main 2024 Tie-Breaking Rules

If two or more candidates obtain the same percentile score in a session of JEE Main 2024, the following rules shall be applied to determine the order of the candidates in the merit list –

• Candidates scoring the highest JEE Main percentile in Mathematics shall be considered
• In case there is a tie after incorporating the above rule, the highest marks obtained by candidates in Physics shall be considered
• If the tie still persists, the highest percentile secured by candidates in Chemistry shall be considered
• If the tie still persists, the candidate with older in age shall be considered

Preparation of JEE Main 2024 Results for Each Session

NTA prepares the results for each session by considering the following components –

• A raw score of the candidates, i.e., total marks scored by candidates out of 360
• JEE Main 2024 Percentile score secured by the candidates, i.e., overall percentile, percentile scores in mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry

The percentile scores are prepared as per the examples mentioned above. A similar formula applies for denoting percentile scores for each subject

JEE Main Ranking System 2024

The JEE Main 2024 percentile score of all sessions will be calculated separately and the raw score of candidates in 3 subjects (Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry) and overall raw score shall be considered for preparing the overall rank list/ merit list. The final NTA score is prepared on the basis of an overall raw score and raw score in three subjects.

Candidates can find the calculated JEE Main 2024 opening and closing ranks for more transparency. You can also check a detailed comparison between JEE Main 2024 Marks vs. Ranks here.
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JEE Main 2024 Results, Merit List, Rank List, Normalization

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