What is the difference between percentage and percentile in JEE Mains?

100 Views|Posted 9 years ago
Asked by Tarun Sai
1 Answer
Sunil Soni
9 years ago
In mathematics, a percentage is a number or ratio expressed as a fraction of 100. In JEE, it is number scored by you on the scale of 100. A percentile is a measure used in statistics indicating the value below, which a given percentage of observations in a group of observations fall. For example,

...Read more

Thumbs Up IconUpvote Thumbs Down Icon

Similar Questions for you

Yes, students can get admission in BTech at Chanakya University without JEE Main. The university accepts other entrance exam such as: Chanakya University Pravesha Pareeksha (CUPP), or national-level tests like CUET, KCET or COMEDK UGET.

...Read more

The JEE Mains 2027 session 1 cit slip will be out on December 30.

The JEE Main 2027 session 1 admit card will be out on January 13.

NTA will release the JEE Mains session 1 result in February 2027. The exact release date is yet to be announced.

No, IIT Tirupati does not accept JEE Main exam for admission, instead the institute accepts the JEE Advanced exam for admisson to the BTech course. To be eligible for JEE Advanced, students have to first appear in the JEE Main exam and land among the top 2,500,000 candidates. After clearning the adv

...Read more

Taking an Exam? Selecting a College?

Get authentic answers from experts, students and alumni that you won't find anywhere else.

On Shiksha, get access to

67K
Colleges
|
1.2K
Exams
|
7.2L
Reviews
|
1.9M
Answers

Learn more about...

Share Your College Life Experience

Didn't find the answer you were looking for?

Search from Shiksha's 1 lakh+ Topics

or

Ask Current Students, Alumni & our Experts

Have a question related to your career & education?

or

See what others like you are asking & answering