What is percentile in JEE : Percentile in JEE Main is used to calculate a candidate's rank in their exam. It calculates the number of students who scored or got less rank than you. For example, if a candidate scored 80 percentile in the JEE Main exam, then it means that out of a hundred people, this candidate scored better than 80.
The candidate who scores 100 percentile will be ranked first, and the person who scores 99 percentile will be ranked second.What is Percentile In JEE? : The Joint Entrance Exam uses percentiles to represent the JEE Main score . The percentile in JEE Main tells the number of participants who rank less or equal to you. The topper of JEE Main will score 100 percentile in the exam, which means that he/she is higher than any other participant in the JEE Exam.
Candidates can convert the percentile score into a normal score to calculate their actual score. Read more below to learn about the JEE Main Percentile Calculator and normalization process.
Important Points About JEE Percentile Score : Candidates must be familiar with some important points given below regarding the JEE percentile score.
The difference between Percentile and Percentage in JEE Main exam is a crucial thing for the candidates to understand. Candidates can check the difference in the table below.
Difference Between Percentile and Percentage in JEE Main |
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Feature | Percentage | Percentile |
Definition | Represents the marks obtained out of total marks. For example, scoring 70% means achieving 70 out of 100 marks. | Indicates a student’s rank relative to all test-takers. For instance, being in the 80th percentile means scoring better than 80% of candidates. |
Calculation | Calculated as: Percentage=(Marks Obtained/Total Marks)×100 | Calculated as: Percentile=100×(Number of Candidates Scoring Less than or Equal to You/Total Number of Candidates) |
Focus | Reflects an individual's performance based solely on their score, independent of others. | Provides a comparative measure, showing how a student’s score stands against peers. |
Nature | Can be a decimal or fraction (e.g., 70%). | Always expressed as a whole number (e.g., 80th percentile). |
Usage | Used to assess individual performance in terms of marks. | Used to rank students and understand their performance relative to the entire candidate pool. |
Candidates who wish to appear in JEE Main 2025 exam must check the category-wise JEE Main 2024 cutoff to prepare accordingly. The cutoff for the general category is 100 to 93 percentile in JEE Main exam.
JEE Main 2024 Cutoff |
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Category | Cutoff |
Unreserved (UR) | 100.0000000 to 93.2362181 |
OBC-NCL | 93.2312696 to 79.6757881 |
SC | 93.2312696 to 60.0923182 |
ST | 93.2312696 to 46.6975840 |
UR-PwD | 93.2041331 to 0.0018700 |
JEE Main Percentile Score |
100 X number of candidates appeared for the session and scored marks equal to or lesser than the candidate / total number of candidates who appeared in the session |
Consider an exam given below, where a candidate's percentile is calculated based on the total number of participating candidates and the number of candidates who scored equal to or below the highest score of a candidate.
Example: in 2021, NTA conducted JEE Main in four sessions and the exam date and shift were allotted randomly to the candidates
Session 1: Day 1, Shift 1, Session 2: Day 1, Shift 2, Session 3: Day 2, Shift 1, Session 4: Day 2, Shift 2
Appeared candidates were distributed in the following manner
Session | Day/Shift | No of Candidates | Marks | |||
Absent | Appeared | Total | Highest | Lowest | ||
Session-1 | Day-1 Shift-1 | 3974 | 28012 | 31986 | 335 | -39 |
Session-2 | Day-1 Shift-2 | 6189 | 32541 | 38730 | 346 | -38 |
Session-3 | Day-2 Shift-1 | 6036 | 41326 | 47362 | 331 | -49 |
Session-4 | Day-2 Shift-2 | 9074 | 40603 | 49677 | 332 | -44 |
Total(Session-1 to Session-4) | 25273 | 142482 | 167755 | 346 | -49 |
Session | Total Candidates Appeared | Highest Raw Score | Candidates who scored EQUAL OR LESS THAN Highest Raw Score | Percentile Score |
Session-1 | 28012 | 335 | 28012 | 100.0000000 [(28012/28012)*100] |
Session-2 | 32541 | 346 | 32541 | 100.0000000 [(32541/32541)*100] |
Session-3 | 41326 | 331 | 41326 | 100.0000000 [(41326/41326)*100] |
Session |
Total
Candidates Appeared |
Lowest
Raw Score |
Candidates who scored EQUAL OR LESS THAN
Lowest Raw Score |
Percentile Score |
Session-1 | 28012 | -39 | 1 | 0.0035699 [(1/28012)*100] |
Session-2 | 32541 | -38 | 1 | 0.0030730 [(1/32541)*100] |
Session-3 | 41326 | -49 | 1 | 0.0024198 [(1/41326)*100] |
JEE Main Marks vs Percentile 2025 |
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JEE Main 2024 Score | JEE Main 2024 Percentile |
300-281 | 100 - 99.99989145 |
271 - 280 | 99.994681 - 99.997394 |
263 - 270 | 99.990990 - 99.994029 |
250 - 262 | 99.977205 - 99.988819 |
241 - 250 | 99.960163 - 99.975034 |
231 - 240 | 99.934980 - 99.956364 |
221 - 230 | 99.901113 - 99.928901 |
211 - 220 | 99.851616 - 99.893732 |
201 - 210 | 99.795063 - 99.845212 |
191 - 200 | 99.710831 - 99.782472 |
181 - 190 | 99.597399 - 99.688579 |
171 - 180 | 99.456939 - 99.573193 |
161 - 170 | 99.272084 - 99.431214 |
151 - 160 | 99.028614 - 99.239737 |
141 - 150 | 98.732389 - 98.990296 |
131 - 140 | 98.317414 - 98.666935 |
121 - 130 | 97.811260 - 98.254132 |
111 - 120 | 97.142937 - 97.685672 |
101 - 110 | 96.204550 - 96.978272 |
91 - 100 | 94.998594 - 96.064850 |
81 - 90 | 93.471231 - 94.749479 |
71 - 80 | 91.072128 - 93.152971 |
61 - 70 | 87.512225 - 90.702200 |
51 - 60 | 82.016062 - 86.907944 |
41 - 50 | 73.287808 - 80.982153 |
31 - 40 | 58.151490 - 71.302052 |
21 - 30 | 37.694529 - 56.569310 |
20 - 11 | 13.495849 - 33.229128 |
0 - 10 | 0.8435177 - 9.6954066 |
JEE Main Percentile vs Ranks 2025 |
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JEE Main 2024 Percentile | JEE Main 2024 Rank |
100 - 99.99989145 | 1 - 20 |
99.994681 - 99.997394 | 80 - 24 |
99.990990 - 99.994029 | 83 - 55 |
99.977205 - 99.988819 | 210 - 85 |
99.960163 - 99.975034 | 367 - 215 |
99.934980 - 99.956364 | 599 - 375 |
99.901113 - 99.928901 | 911 - 610 |
99.851616 - 99.893732 | 1367 - 920 |
99.795063 - 99.845212 | 1888 - 1375 |
99.710831 - 99.782472 | 2664 - 1900 |
99.597399 - 99.688579 | 3710 - 2700 |
99.456939 - 99.573193 | 5003- 3800 |
99.272084 - 99.431214 | 6706 - 5100 |
99.028614 - 99.239737 | 8949 - 6800 |
98.732389 - 98.990296 | 11678 - 9000 |
98.317414 - 98.666935 | 15501 - 11800 |
97.811260 - 98.254132 | 20164 - 15700 |
97.142937 - 97.685672 | 26321 - 20500 |
96.204550 - 96.978272 | 34966 - 26500 |
94.998594 - 96.064850 | 46076 - 35000 |
93.471231 - 94.749479 | 60147 - 46500 |
91.072128 - 93.152971 | 82249 - 61000 |
87.512225 - 90.702200 | 115045 - 83000 |
82.016062 - 86.907944 | 165679 - 117000 |
73.287808 - 80.982153 | 246089 - 166000 |
58.151490 - 71.302052 | 385534 - 264383 |
JEE Main Percentile Calculator |
(100- your percentile)* Total number of students /100 |