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See it is a clear case of rank inflation. When students appear for the first session of the Joint Entrance Examination, Main, most of them are inexperienced and this translates at a higher percentile even for the lower rank. But, when the second session happens, the students know the process and as a result many of them score much higher, due to which even at high marks like 126 you get lower percentile as in your case.
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