I think NTA percentile system was very unfair with me in sept 2020 jee main. my friend scored 176 and his rank is around 3500 and i scored 208 and my rank is 4928. He got 32 marks less than me still he got better rank?? do you think nta percentile system has failed this time??

Hey there!

NTA percentile system takes a lot into consideration than just total score. They have an order of preference while deciding the rank

1. Candidate scoring higher percentile in first subject of the question paper either physics or mathematics gets the highest percentile

2. Candidates who has attempted all three sections gets more percentile than candidate who leaves one section untouched or doesn't answer a lot from a particular section

3. The importance of subjects goes in a descending order i.e, first subject on the screen has highest priority

All of these and some other factors decide the rank that may be why your friend got a better rank even though he scored less. Hope this helps.