Difference Between Percentile and Percentage in JEE Main 2025 - Check Analysis

Difference Between Percentile and Percentage in JEE Main 2025 - Check Analysis

Maniprabha SinghUpdated on 20 Feb 2025, 03:24 PM IST

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.

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Difference Between Percentile and Percentage in JEE Main 2025 - Check Analysis
Difference Between Percentile and Percentage in JEE Main 2025

Difference Between Percentile and Percentage in JEE Main 2025

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.

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’

Difference Between Percentile and Percentage in JEE Main: Marks Vs Percentile

Candidates can check the JEE Main marks vs percentile below.

JEE Main 2025 marks vs percentile

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)

Q: How to calculate percentile?
A:

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’.

Q: What is 20 marks in JEE Mains percentile?
A:

JEE Main 20 marks are likely to be 67 percentile.

Q: How many marks out of 300 is 75 percentile?
A:

JEE Main marks between 45 to 55 is the 75 percentile.

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