What is NTA Score? - Check Steps to Calculate NTA Score

The National Testing Agency (NTA) employs a method to derive the percentile score of the individuals who appeared for any exam conducted by them. NTA score signifies the percentage of applicants, and the calculations are based on the level 1 performance of all students who appeared for the NTA exam. However, most candidates find it difficult to calculate their NTA scores. By the time you have finished reading this article, you will have a good grasp of calculating NTA scores for JEE examinations.

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Table of Contents

• What is NTA Score?
• How to Calculate the NTA Score?
• Is NTA Score and Percentile the Same?
• NTA Score Required to Qualify for IIT
• JEE Main Rank Calculation Example
• How to Calculate NTA Score to Rank?
• NTA JEE Main 2023 Expected Rank vs Score Table 

What is NTA Score?

NTA score is a positional rank or percentile score of a candidate who appeared for the JEE Main exam. The score calculation is based on the performance of candidates who have appeared for the exam.

The process goes like this: the raw marks obtained from the session-wise test are normalised. The marks obtained are transferred into a 100-to-0 scale for each session. Then, the candidate's position on the scale is calculated by a simple percentile. The normalised score is then calculated against the multi-session scores to get an NTA score.

Let us say that 100 candidates appeared for the JEE Main exam, including you. On results day, it is revealed that your percentile score is 99. It means that 98 candidates scored below you.

Is NTA Score and Percentile the Same?

NTA score signifies the percentage of marks scored by the applicants who appeared for the exam. In contrast, the JEE main percentile score indicates the percentage of candidates scoring equal to or below the target given percentile, which is determined after the normalisation process with the marks scored by the candidates. Next, compiling the raw marks, the NTA utilises the percentile equivalence for the normalisation process (formula) across subjects - Physics, Chemistry, Maths (PCM) as well as total.

Here are three terms to keep in mind:

• Raw Score or Raw Marks: The raw score/ mark is your score. Your raw score may vary a lot, but depending on the range your raw score falls under, you will get a particular NTA score and Percentile. Generally, the maximum raw score you can get is set to 300.
• NTA Score: NTA score is the percentile score or position of the students who have shown up for the JEE exam. The NTA score is determined after applying the normalisation process to your raw marks against the multiple sessions. An estimation is derived from many understudies who showed up for the JEE Main assessment. More importantly, do not mistake NTA scores for crude scores!
• Percentile: The percentile score denotes the percentage of candidates that have scored equal to or below (same or lower score) the percentile in the exam. This score is based on the relative performance of candidates who have appeared for the exam. The percentile score is calculated by converting the total marks secured by the candidate into a scale ranging from 100 to 0 for each session of examinees.

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How to Calculate the NTA Score?

The percentile scores of the candidates are based on the examination performance. The raw marks scored by the candidates are converted into a scale range (100-0) per session of examinees. The Percentile Score (JEE Main Percentile score) will be the "Normalised Score" (instead of the candidate's raw marks), which will be used for the preparation of the merit list. It indicates the percentage marks of candidates scoring is EQUAL TO OR LESS (same or lower raw scores) than that of a particular session in that examination. The percentile scores can be calculated to 7 decimal places to avoid the bunching effect and reduce ties among participants with similar scores.

The formula for Percentile Score is as follows:

100 x Number of candidates who appeared in the "session" with a raw score EQUAL TO OR LESS than the candidate

The total number of candidates who appeared in the "Session."

Note: The Percentile of the total shall NOT be an aggregate or average of the Percentile of the individual subject. The percentile Score is not similar to the Percentage of Marks achieved.

NTA Score Required to Qualify for IIT

One of the most frequent questions asked is, 'how to estimate the score to qualify for JEE Advanced?' The answer to this is simple; you can learn about the score by calculating the JEE Advanced cut-offs for the current year.

The table below showcases the expected JEE Advanced 2023 cut-offs.

Expected NTA Score Required to Qualify for IIT

Category	Minimum Marks
Common Rank List (CRL)	86-91
GEN-EWS	77-82
OBC-NCL	71-76
SC	51-55
ST	39-44

If we were to calculate the JEE Advanced 2023 cut-off numbers, these numbers in the table would prove to be good estimates. However, again, treat them as estimates only. As per experts, they say a candidate who scores 90 percentile will have qualified for the exam.

Read More: JEE Main Passing Marks 2023

JEE Main Rank Calculation Example

Two candidates, A & B, appeared for the JEE Main 2023 in June and July. 'A' scored 95th percentile and 65th Percentile in June and July, respectively. 'B,' on the other hand, got 80th and 98th Percentile in the respective months.

Looking at the bigger picture, B has the highest percentage (98th), which overtakes A's highest percentage (95th). Therefore, B will rank higher than A.

It works because the highest Percentile out of the two tests is considered. So if B had not written the second test, but A still did, then A would have ranked higher.

Here are a few key points to remember about JEE's Main percentiles:

• Percentiles and percentages are different from each other.
• Percentile even during your day of work matters.
• Percentile calculation takes into consideration your current age.
• JEE Main rundown set-ups are based on percentile scores, not on crude marks by others.

How to Calculate NTA Rank from Score?

From a candidate's perspective, it would make sense to look at the toppers and their percentile scores and judge how they rank against them. Likewise, they think figuring out their percentile may make them understand how they rank up. Given below is the percentile calculator JEE. It can also be used as JEE Mains percentile predictor. We can use the following formula to obtain your JEE Main 2023 rank from your Percentile Score.

([100 - P] / 100) * N + 1

Where,

• N is the total number of students who have appeared for the exam;
• P is the percentage of students below or equal to your marks;
• (100 - P) is the percentage of students above your marks;
• ([100 - P]/100) * N+1 is the number of students above your marks.

The rank obtained here is estimated to be the All-India Rank (AIR). The actual rank, however, will vary. The factors also include normalisation of the results, for which we do not know the process.

NTA JEE Main 2023 Expected Rank vs Score Table 

Ranks are alloted based on the percentile achieved by the candidate. Refer to the table below to know the ranking.

JEE Main 2023 Expected Rank and Percentile Table

JEE Main All India Rank	Percentile (NTA Score)
1	100
8,750	99
17,500	98
26,200	97
35,000	96
43,700	95
52,400	94
61,200	93
70,000	92
78,700	91
87,450	90
1,31,100	85
1,74,900	80
2,62,350	70
3,49,800	60
4,37,240	50
5,24,700	40
6,12,150	30
6,99,600	20
7,87,000	10
8,30,750	5
8,74,470	0