How is the XAT percentile calculated?

The XAT percentile is calculated based on the performance of a candidate relative to all other test-takers who appear for the XAT exam in a particular year. The percentile is a measure of the percentage of test-takers who have scored less than the candidate in the exam. The formula used to calculate the XAT percentile is as follows: Percentile = [ (Number of candidates who scored less than the candidate / Total number of candidates who appeared for the exam) x 100] For example, if a candidate scores 80 marks out of 100 in the XAT exam and 20,000 candidates appear for the exam, and out of those 20,000 candidates, 18,000 candidates score less than the candidate, then the percentile for the candidate would be calculated as follows: Percentile = [ (18,000/20,000) x 100] = 90 Therefore, the XAT percentile for the candidate would be 90. It is important to note that the XAT percentile may vary from year to year depending on the performance of all test-takers in the exam. Additionally, each participating institute may have its own cutoff percentile based on which candidates are shortlisted for the next stage of the admission process.

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Xavier Aptitude Test Percentile essentially refers to the rank of a student with respect to the rest of the test takers. The raw score of all the test takers are sorted in descending order and then each student's rank is divided by the total number of students and multiplied by 100. So, suppose 10,000 students have appeared for the test and your rank is 200. Then, your Xavier Aptitude Test percentile will be 10,000-200 (9,800)/10,000 x100 = 98 percentile. For more information, visit the Shiksha Xavier Aptitude Test exam page. (<a href="https://www.shiksha.com/mba/xat-exam-analysis" style='word-wrap:break-word;'>https://www.shiksha.com/mba/xat-exam-analysis</a>). I hope this will help you.

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