Difference Between Percentile and Percentage in JEE Main 2025 - The National Testing Agency releases the marks obtained by a candidate in JEE Main in the form of percentile scores. The authority does not release the percentage of marks obtained by the candidates in the JEE Main exam. To know the JEE Mains percentile scores candidates need to check the NTA JEE exam result. Candidates who wish to know the difference between Percentile and Percentage in JEE Main can refer to the article.
Percentage is the ratio of two numbers while the Percentile is calculated up to the seven decimal number. Below is the difference between Percentile and Percentage in JEE Main.
Percentage | Percentile |
|---|---|
Percentage is calculated out of 100 | Percentile is the normalization of the raw marks obtained by the candidates |
Percentage gives the ratio of the total number | Percentile helps to compare the rank with the total number |
The percentage value is based on the individual performance | Percentile is used to evaluate the performance of the total students scoring the same score or below |
The formula to calculate the Percentage is (value/total value)*100 | The formula to calculate the Percentile score is: (100*Number of candidates who appeared in the Session with a raw score Equal to or less than the candidates) / number of candidates who appeared in the ‘Session’ |
Candidates can check the JEE Main marks vs percentile below.
JEE Main marks | JEE Main Percentile |
|---|---|
175-290 | 99.02150308 - 99.3487614 |
161-174 | 98.52824811-98.99673561 |
149-160 | 98.07460288-98.49801724 |
132-148 | 97.0109678-97.97507774 |
120-130 | 96.0687115-96.93721175 |
110-119 | 95.05625037-95.983027 |
102-109 | 94.01228357-94.96737888 |
95-101 | 93.05600452 -93.89928202 |
89-94 | 92.05811248 -92.88745828 |
79-88 | 90.0448455 -91.79177119 |
62-87 | 85.56203931-91.59517945 |
41-61 | 70.26839007-84.22540213 |
1-40 | 66.6590786-69.5797271 |
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
The formula to calculate the percentile is (100*Number of candidates who appeared in the Session with a raw score equal to or less than the candidates) / number of candidates who appeared in the ‘Session’.
JEE Main 20 marks are likely to be 67 percentile.
JEE Main marks between 45 to 55 is the 75 percentile.
On Question asked by student community
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