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I got 91 percentile in chemistry 88 in maths and 78 in Physics but still got only 87 percentile overall . Why ?


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jatin321gupta 8th Mar, 2021
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Atif Ali 9th Mar, 2021
Hello,

91 in chemistry, 88 in maths, and 78 in physics, these are your sectional percentiles. Your overall percentile is decided on the basis of your overall score not on the basis of your sectional percentiles. Your predicted rank is 132990-149500. If you want to know more about percentile vs marks them do visit this link and you will get a complete clarification

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