how was percentile and percentage differ from each other in jee mains
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21st Aug, 2020
Hello,
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Simple difference between percentile and percentage is, percentage tells you the marks you have scored out of total marks in your examination.
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Percentile tells you the rank you got with your marks in given examination, in simple means it tells your position just like #3, #, #7
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Simple difference between percentile and percentage is, percentage tells you the marks you have scored out of total marks in your examination.
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Percentile tells you the rank you got with your marks in given examination, in simple means it tells your position just like #3, #, #7
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21st Aug, 2020
Hello govind,
JEE Main Percentile Score is the score based on the relative performance of candidates who have appeared for the JEE Main entrance exam and it is not the same as the percentage % of marks secured. Q. ... It is the practice of comparing candidates' scores who appeared in different shifts of the JEE Main examination.
Please go through this link all details available about this :-
https://engineering.careers360.com/articles/jee-main-marks-vs-percentile
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Or go through this NTA link all details available
https://jeemain.nta.nic.in/webinfo/public/home.aspx
Hope that's helpful
JEE Main Percentile Score is the score based on the relative performance of candidates who have appeared for the JEE Main entrance exam and it is not the same as the percentage % of marks secured. Q. ... It is the practice of comparing candidates' scores who appeared in different shifts of the JEE Main examination.
Please go through this link all details available about this :-
https://engineering.careers360.com/articles/jee-main-marks-vs-percentile
*Copy and paste this link on google .
Or go through this NTA link all details available
https://jeemain.nta.nic.in/webinfo/public/home.aspx
Hope that's helpful
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