How is percentile calculated IN CUET PG?

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2 years ago

The National Testing Agency (NTA) does not officially release percentiles for the CUET PG exam.

However, percentiles in CUET PG are based on the same concept as other entrance exams: relative ranking. Your percentile indicates the percentage of test-takers who scored lower than or equal to your score

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Manisha Kumari | Contributor-Level 10

2 years ago

The Percentile score will be the Normalized Score for the examination (instead of the raw marks of the candidate) and shall be used for the preparation of the merit lists.

The Percentile score of a Candidate is calculated as follows:
Here is the formula given for how to calculate percentile score of

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